LSE Cities Ricky Burdett participated in Tehran workshop

The workshop on ‘Shaping Cities Through Culture’ was organised by the Alfred Herrhausen Society and took place from the 4-7 September in Tehran, Iran. Other participants included Thomas Matussek (Managing Director, Alfred Herrhausen Society), Ute Weiland (Deputy Director, Alfred Herrhausen Society), Justine Simons (Head of Culture, City Hall, London), Tim Renner (Permanent Secretary for Berlin Senate),Michael Schindhelm (Writer and Cultural Advisor in Dubai, Hong Kong and Moscow), Michael Naumann (Director, Barenboim-Said Academy) Peter Schneider (Writer)  as well as representatives from the Municipality of Tehran and representatives from local Iranian cultural institutions and universities.