What is the future for world class innovation districts in the UK?
Over 10,000 new students are arriving now at UCL East and the London College of Fashion's new home on the 'East Bank' at Stratford where new buildings for the V&A, BBC Music, and Sadler's Wells are under construction.
Future Cities Forum is holding its' 'Innovation Cities' event this week hosted by Here East, at Plexal on the Olympic Park. The full-day event will include four panel discussions with the Infrastructure & Projects Authority, The Alan Turing Institute, the V&A and British Land among other speakers with a planning workshop run by Arup.
We will be looking at the growth of innovation districts not only in east London but in the North of England. Best practice in design for science and innovation hubs will be debated and featuring among other campuses, the new university buildings of UCL East and the London College of Fashion. Questions will be asked about the role of data in mapping new innovation quarters in cities and the impact of AI on future research, and also on the curating of new cultural districts for the benefit of local communities. Finally, the planning of affordable housing connected to transport hubs and the making of vibrant, healthy places, will be considered by Homes England and The Bartlett as well as Populo Living and Hadley Property Group.
Image of Here East, courtesy Jason Hawkes.
You can see the line-up here: https://lnkd.in/eaVMNhVx