Jennie Savage
15 Oct – Public Spaces Theatre / 11am – 11:45am
Designing for diversity in public spaces
We know that public spaces are key sites for enabling social connections, cultural expression, recreation and heritage. But not all spaces are welcoming to everyone. Subtle signs and signals can influence whether people feel a place is meant for them. It’s understood that co-design is essential to make public spaces that work for all. What does an actively inclusive space look like? How can place-makers empower diverse ‘authors’ to shape public space? Join us to find out.
BIO
Jennie Savage is an award-winning urbanist, creative thinker and social researcher working in the fields of architecture, urban design and planning. Her unique approaches to understanding people and place ground big picture, strategic thinking in the fine detail of people’s stories, local knowledge and everyday experience. She has worked as a researcher and co-designer in public, private and academic sectors and has an independent design practice.
Jennie has been working in the planning policy team at London Borough of Tower Hamlets researching and writing an evidence base and design guidance on gender inclusivity. ‘This is for the Majority’ draws on engagement with over 500 women, girls and gender diverse people in the borough to propose a framework for inclusive design that advocates for the creation of regenerative spaces prioritising social prosperity, health, wellbeing, biodiversity and play.
