Commonwealth Lecture Series: How Barcelona Became a Tourist Destination – Lluis Bosch, 13th August 2014
Lluis Bosch, Head of Routes and Publications at Barcelona’s Urban Landscape Institute, explores the city’s transformation from an overlooked destination to a global hub for Art Nouveau tourism.
Commonwealth Lecture Series: Traffic Management in Historic Cities – Pierre Laconte, 16th July 2014
Urban planning expert Pierre Laconte discussed how historic cities can balance traffic management with liveability, using examples from Zurich, Copenhagen, Portland, Brussels, and Bilbao.
Commonwealth Lecture Series: Sustainable Development in World Heritage Cities – Elene Negussie, 4th June 2014
Glasgow City Heritage Trust, in collaboration with Architecture and Design Scotland and The Lighthouse ran a Commonwealth Lecture Series in 2014. Speakers travelled from various countries to speak at the series, which primarily focussed on Place-making and Sustainability. Elene Negussie, PhD, is an urban geographer, consultant and lecturer in cultural heritage for the World Heritage Programme at […]
Commonwealth Lecture Series: Hamburg City Park – Frank-Pieter Hesse & Heino Grunert, 3rd September 2014
Glasgow City Heritage Trust, in collaboration with Architecture and Design Scotland and The Lighthouse ran a Commonwealth Lecture Series in 2014. Speakers travelled from various countries to speak at the series, which primarily focussed on placemaking and sustainability. This lecture illustrates Hamburg’s green and urban development, plus the city’s background and transformation into the green network of […]