The Leverhulme Unit for the Design of Cities of the Future (LUDeC) encompasses 15 interdisciplinary researchers working to transform the way we think about cities.

This two-day conference showcases some of their innovative research traversing disciplinary boundaries to creatively envisage new ways of living and working.

Wednesday, September 10 · 9am – 5pm , Reception 5-7pm
Thursday, September 11 · 9am – 4pm

Panels Include:

  • Playful Cities and Urban Improvisation
  • Replaying the city: interactive soundscapes
  • Transdisciplinary and Creative Urban Methods
  • Creative Workshop Hotline
  • Community Co-Creation, Difference and the Politics of Change Co-producing urban futures through community participation, long-term thinking, and socially embedded design.
  • Wander, Wonder, Workshop
  • Reimagining the traditional PhD, implications of interdisciplinary research for supervision teams

SODA (School of Digital Arts)
14 Higher Chatham Street Manchester M15 6ED