Last month City Talks hosted ‘Children in the City’ A seminar providing insights into how to make our cities more child-friendly. Copyright Keith Diamond
My Playground, directed by Kaspar Astrup Schröder
An Architect in the Landscape, directed by Carlos Lopez
ANNOUNCING AN URBAN DESIGN FILM NIGHT, THE FIFTH EVENT IN ‘CITY TALKS: an URBAN LANDSCAPES SEMINAR SERIES’
This month, on March 15, The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Tasmanian Chapter) with partners Hobart City Council and Kompan, are taking a different approach to raising awareness of landscape architecture and urban design. They will be hosting a film night that will screen two documentaries providing artistic windows into two very different landscapes.
An Architect in the Landscape (2009 – 60min) is a poetic and philosophical journey about the redevelopment of a landscape near Amsterdam that was destroyed following a plane crash.
My Playground (2009 – 51min) explores the way Parkour and Freerunning are changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings are changing the traceurs and freerunners.
The event will run from 5:30pm – 8:00pm on March 15 at the Centre for the Arts on Hunter Street in Hobart. The event is free, which includes a light dinner.
The film night is the fifth event in the City Talks: Urban Landscapes
Seminar Series and provides an opportunity for built environment professionals to network and enjoy an evening of film.
Last month, the fourth event, ‘Children in the City’ was a great success with over 7o professionals from child development, architecture and planning fields joining to hear four speakers provide insights into how to make our cities more child-friendly.
When cities are planned, they have a tendency to forget about children as users. Dr. Karen Malone presented how councils and developers could consult with children in a way that informs city planning.
Playgrounds are often restrained, unimaginative and made up of off-the-shelf play equipment. Designers Ric McConaghy, Fiona Robbé, and Kate Luckraft took the audience on a playful journey through what it means to be a child and how environments can be much improved to suit a child’s physical, social and imaginative growth.
To watch last’s months speakers or to find out more information about the upcoming film night visit www.hobarturban.com.au.
For more information or RSVP contact: [email protected]
Partners: Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Hobart City Council, Kompan
Major Sponsors: Lappsett, Grating Tasmania
Support Sponsors: Southern Lighting & Distribution, University of Tasmania, Place Leaders Association, Street And Garden and Tasmanian Early Years Foundation.
