Latest IMCL Conference Videos and Proceedings
Videos of the 59th IMCL conference plenary presentations and other events in Dorchester and Poundbury, UK, October 10-14, 2023 are below. We will add videos from the 60th IMCL conference in Newport, RI USA in the coming weeks - check back to see more!
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See the 59th IMCL Conference Proceedings (e-reader) here.
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See the 60th IMCL Conference Proceedings (e-reader) here. ​
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An insightful summary report on the 59th IMCL was prepared by attendee Nancy Woltering, senior planner for the City of Santa Rosa, California USA, and is available here. Our thanks to Nancy!
Highlights reel
Welcome and Introduction
Opening Film: "The Progress We've Made"
From Port Grimaud to Le Plessis-Robinson: Xavier Bohl, Atelier Bohl, and Yves Bovero, SEMPRO
Taking Good Urbanism Global, Planning for Rapid Urbanisation: Savini Rajapakse, The Prince's Foundation
Lessons from Poundbury: Ben Murphy, Duchy of Cornwall
Carmel, Indiana, 28 Years of Suburban Retrofit: Jim Brainard, City of Carmel, IN USA
The New (Old) Science of Cities for People: A Conversation with Semir Zeki, University College London, and Nikos Salingaros, The University of Texas at Austin
Journey to the Center of the Brain - Speculations on How the Multiple Facets of Urban Neuroscience Light a Path to Humanistic Urbanism: Nir Buras and Alison Hogg, Classic Planning Institute
Can Coding Enact "System A" at Large Scale? Sergio Porta, University of Strathclyde (UK)
Panel Discussion 1: With Xavier Bohl, Ben Murphy, Jim Brainard, Sergio Porta, and Savini Rajapakse. Moderated by Michael Mehaffy.
Welcome and Introduction - Day 2
The Intentional City: Urban Design and the Civic Ecology of Place
David Brain, New College of Florida
Learning to Make Livable, Beautiful Cities: The Key is the Process
Or Ettlinger, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, and Building Beauty Postgraduate Program in Architecture
Why Public Space Matters: Setha Low, The Graduate School, City University of New York
Propositions for a Meaningful Public Space: Vikas Mehta, University of Cincinnati
The Critical Importance of Public Space in Africa and the Establishment of CAPS: Ayanda Roji, City of Johannesburg
Just Accounting: The Strong Towns Approach to Alleviating Poverty in America
Chuck Marohn, Strong Towns
Panel Discussion 2A: With David Brain, Kristie Daniel (HealthBridge Canada), Vikas Mehta, Ayanda Roji, and late arrival Carl McClean of Green Flag Award; moderated by Setha Low.
It's Not Housing that Costs Too Much -- It's Land that Costs Too Much
Patrick Condon, University of British Columbia
The Next Paradigm Shift: The Unification of Form and Function in Beauty
Yodan Rofe, Course Director, Building Beauty
Speed Presentations
Ryan Smolar, Placemaking US
Jenny Donovan, Inclusive Design
John Burrell, Burrell Foley Fischer Architects
Making Beauty Matter
Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets
Evening Plenary Panel
George Ferguson, Cities and People
Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets
Hugh Petter, ADAM Architecture
Justin Shubow, National Civic Art Association
Common-Sense, Plain-Spoken Design
Steve Mouzon, Mouzon Design
Friday Plenary Panel 1
Bob Gibbs, Gibbs Planning Group
Steve Mouzon, Mouzon Design
Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame Rome Program
Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets
A Practice of Restorative Urbanism: Design, Policy, and the Evolution of Place
Mallory Baches, Congress for the New Urbanism
Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Central Role of Public Space
Jose Chong, Lead, Global Public Space Programme
Friday Speed Presentations
​Neil Coghlan, Scania AB
Marcus Zarbock, Starwit Technologies
Korkut Onaran, Pel-Ona and UC Denver
Mark Wilson Jones, Apollodorus Architecture and TAG UK
Kristie Daniel, HealthBridge
Elliott Tchitchiama, Telio TMF
Patrick Condon, University of British Columbia
Panel Discussion
Charles Marohn, Patrick Condon, Yodan Rofe
Cities for People, or Cities for Cars?
George Ferguson, Cities and People
Nansledan: Design and Delivery of Popular Planning
Hugh Petter, Director, ADAM Architecture
Best Practices Neighborhood Retail
Bob Gibbs, Gibbs Planning Group
Possible Urban Regenerations in Education and Practice
Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome Program
The Prince's Foundation: Seeking Harmony Between Built and Natural Environments
Ben Bolgar
Current Work of INTBAU
Harriet Wennberg, INTBAU Executive Director
Friday Plenary Panel 2
Ben Bolgar, The Prince's Foundation
Mallory Baches, Congress for the New Urbanism
Jose Chong, UN-Habitat
And introducing Christy Milliken, Seaside Institute
Research Symposium
Environmental Structure Research Group (ESRG)