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Maria Herrera (project officer, City of London) “Designing for the senses in the public realm” (video)

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Maria Herrera presented the work done by the Environmental Enhancement Team within the City of London. In particular she looked at the challenges that thinking and taken into account the sensory experiences of place bring to develop a enhanced urban realm and engaging encounter with public spaces.

Alex Rhys-Taylor (Goldsmith College) “Fried Chicken and Flat Whites: Olfactory Agents of Demographic Change” (video)

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Alex Rhys-Taylor presented his work on the ways in which multisensory ambiences play into the socio-economic stratification of areas. Focusing on Whitechapel Road he contrasted the ways in which the sensory experiences of fried chicken shops and coffee shops cater for different social groups and the tensions that emerge around whose aesthetic codes are allowed to prevail in public spaces.

Caroline Pembroke and Mahbubul Anam (Whitechapel Vision Delivery Team, Tower Hamlets Council) “Whitechapel High Street Regeneration” (video)

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Caroline Pembroke and Mahbubul Anam discussed the key features of the regeneration of Whitechapel High Street. In particular how they need to take into account the senses to curate for different user groups and stakeholders in the regeneration process.  

Workshop – images day 1

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Museum of London – Guided sensory walk

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Some impressions

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