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VIDEO | HOW TO DESIGN A CITY FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET

What are the golden rules for sustainable city design?

In this session recorded at Sustainable Cities in Action Forum 2024, leading international architects and designers discuss the importance of balancing form and function. Panelists consider how, by contextualising for culture and geography, urban designers can create cities that are beautiful, functional and respectful of planetary boundaries.

Contributing to this absorbing conversation, moderated by: Farah Naz, Director of ESG and Innovation Middle East, and Africa, AECOM, are:

  • Gordon Gill, Founding Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

  • Daniel Muñoz, Managing Director, Luxury, Architecture & Design, AGi Madrid

  • Ahmed Bukhash, Director, Urban Planning at Dubai Development Authority & Chief Architect and Founder, ARCHIDENTITY

  • Hassan Ragab, Media Artist, Interdisciplinary Designer, Architect & Founder of HSNRGB Studio

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How to Design a City for People and the Planet

Panelists consider how, by contextualising for culture and geography, urban designers can create cities that are beautiful, functional and respectful of planetary boundaries