Collaborative practice between artists and urban designers has been promoted as a means of producing creative solutions for urban environments; enhancing the quality of urban design and creating imaginative environments that reflect local identity and meet communities’ needs.
Multimedia presentations, capturing sound, graphics, slides and video, are available to view from the links below.
Recent funding and policy initiatives have encouraged collaborations, presenting greater opportunities for the professions to work together as part of a design team. But what is the real added value of these working partnerships, and how do they work in practice?
RUDI and Public Art South West (PASW) presented a one-day conference with the aim of informing, challenging and debating collaborative practice in the realm of contemporary art and urban design.
The event explored the process and experience of collaborations in terms of final outcome and considered the integration of artists and their ideas into urban design teams and programmes.
Keynote speech by artist David Cotterrell
An artist working across varied media, David teaches at Sheffield Hallam University and is a consultant to strategic masterplans and public art policy
Rob Aspland, Director, LDA Design & Chris Levine, artist
The ‘People’s Playground’, an artist/urban design collaboration, will transform Blackpool’s central seafront into a year-ound urban park that harnesses the town’s unique relationshipwith light and illumination
Exploring the integrated nature of successful public realm design and the benefits of multi-disciplinary working
Anna Minton, journalist & writer
Anna is a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Shelter’s magazine ROOF and Estates Gazette, and has written reports for RICS. She was a member of the Advisory Panel for ‘PROJECT – engaging artists in the built environment’
