Month: October 2013

Thursday, November 14, 2013 | 7pm

Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St, Ottawa

Presented with the Royal Danish Embassy in Canada

Cost:  Free (first come admission)

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.

For more information on the film

October 23, 2013

Presented by:  Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.)

Director, International Making Cities Livable Conferences

 This lecture explored the question of the way we shape our built environment of streets and public spaces help to develop a robust “social immune system” that contributes to our mental andphysical health?

Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard explored how adopting healthy planning andurban design strategies for the public realm can vastly improve the physical health and well-being of the whole population.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | 7pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Ave. West)

Presenter:  Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.)

Director, International Making Cities Livable Conferences

 Can the way we shape our built environment of streets and public spaces help to develop a robust “social immune system” that contributes to our mental and physical health?

Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard will explain how adopting healthy planning and urban design strategies for the public realm can vastly improve the physical health and well-being of the whole population.

Urban Forum with the Royal Danish Embassy present the Ottawa Premiere of the Human Scale November 14th @ 7pm

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | 7pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Ave. West)

Presenter:  Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.)

Director, International Making Cities Livable Conferences

 Can the way we shape our built environment of streets and public spaces help to develop a robust “social immune system” that contributes to our mental and physical health?

Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard will explain how adopting healthy planning and urban design strategies for the public realm can vastly improve the physical health and well-being of the whole population.

Urban Forum with the Royal Danish Embassy present the Ottawa Premiere of the Human Scale November 14th @ 7pm