we will take the opportunity to listen to Kelvin Campbell
'Making Massive Small Change: The operating system for Smart Urbanism'
within the context of wits school talks.
8.30 - 10h
school of architecture and planning
john moffat building, a1
hand out of intersection brief after the lecture
KELVIN CAMPBELL
Kelvin is a terminally-dissatisfied idealist as well as a seasoned contrarian, so has been at the forefront of new urban thinking for many years. An architect/urban designer, graduating from Wits in the 1970’s, he co-founded Urban Initiatives, a highly regarded urban design practice in 1989, and, more recently, the Smart Urbanism Group: one of the largest online communities bringing together sustainable urbanism with social innovation.
The lead author of ‘By Design’ (CABE) 2000, the national policy document on urban design, and the recent Mayor of London’s ‘Housing Design Guide’, he has published, edited and written numerous books and articles on urban design, including ‘Re:Urbanism: A Challenge to the Urban Summit’, which pointed the way to his latest book, ‘MASSIVE SMALL: The operating system for Smart Urbanism’ (published in April 2011 and available from Amazon)
He is Visiting Professor in Urban Design at the University of Westminster; was on CABE’s Design Review Committee and the Prince’s Foundation Advisory Panel; past Chairman of the Urban Design Group; and a long time assessor for the National Housing Design Awards. He regularly lectures and has undertaken a number of masterclasses, including an international British Council/Fulbright sponsored programme.
Kelvin lives in London with his wife, Louise, having moved there some 25 years ago from Cape Town, and is still in awe of the city.
