Events

Dec

13

Roger Madelin in Conversation with Ricky Burdett

Roger Madelin will discuss his leadership of Argent’s redevelopment of the 67 acre King’s Cross site with Professor Ricky Burdett, Director of LSE Cities.

Nov

29

State of European Cities

European launch of report

Nov

17

Urbanisation Trends in South Asia: The Case of Karachi

Conflicts of an Urban Age: expansion or redevelopment

Chaired by Professor Ricky Burdett, the discussion drew on Urban Age research. Panellists included Shlomo Angel, Head of Urban Expansion Program, NYU; Karen Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale; Edgar Pieterse, Director of the African Centre for Cities; and Somik Lall, World Bank.

Events

LSE Cities hosts public lectures, book launches, expert seminars and discussions about the complexities involved in running, building and living in cities around the world.

Architects, sociologists, politicians, and planners, join in the debate with engineers and film directors, mayors and policy makers, civil society and the general public.