Technology, people, space and place: discussion session one

Discussion session one: panel and delegates

Noah Raford, US director, Space Syntax
Noah is a researcher at the Department of Urban Studies at MIT. Space Syntax takes an evidence-based approach to the planning and design of buildings and cities, using advanced computer modelling technologies. Noah will talk about real time data collection methods, parametric modelling at the urban scale, and future possibilities of ‘remote control urbanism’

Chris Sharpe, co-founder, Holistic City
Chris Sharpe co-founded Holistic City Software with Svet Pelipenko in 2005. He has led the development of CityCAD, a software tool integrating design, planning, movement, environmental, liveability and viability analysis into masterplanning. Chris trained as an architect and has worked as an masterplanner/urban designer

Michael Kohn, director, Slider Studio
The youcanplan project is exploring ways in which the planning system can support pre-approval for enabled self build community schemes, based on design rules or codes. The youcanplan software will support the design initiative