The last fifty years have seen an exponential growth in urban populations worldwide. The 21st century city is now a site for the many and diverse practices that comprise everyday urban life. This new urban landscape present challenges and opportunities for urban planners, designers, and city communities. Key questions emerge:

How can we create vital urban environments that contribute to the wellbeing of people and place? How will we create public spaces that support diversity, foster creativity and enhance prosperity? How will we activate these sites to inspire human engagement and interaction? The goal is to design places that encourage people to live in healthy, happy and sustainable ways.

The Play, Creativity and Culture Symposium explores the concepts, practices and potential of play within cities – with a focus on Canberra – and the ways in which playful urban activation and design can enrich and enliven urban environments and enhance wellbeing. .

We have a fantastic line-up of practitioners and academics with expertise in urban renewal and design, place-making, the public realm, lighting, sound, creative activation and design for wellbeing.

View the program here.