Fika with Friends
At our monthly webinar “Fika with Friends”, we gather everyone with an interest in urban design, landscape architecture and sustainability to a conversation on what really matters. Each episode highlights a specific United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal to make them more tangible. And each month, we invite leading industry experts to hear all about the inspiring work they are doing to make the world a better place. Through these conversations, we hope to encourage others to make a difference. One webinar at a time.
Events and articles
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Growth: Outdoor Workplaces (June 2021)
For our June Fika we welcome Barry Jenkins of BroomeJenkins, experienced specialists in workplace and product design, and Oliver Heath, biophilic architect and globally recognised expert in the field of sustainable architectural and interior design.
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The Plus So Far (May 2021)
This week we’re focussing on SDG 12.2: achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. We’ll provide an update on The Plus, our amazing new factory that’s currently being built in Norway.
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The Third Space (April 2021)
For our April Fika we are delighted to welcome Simon Hall and Beatrice Freeman of PWP Design Ltd, and Rob Vint of R Vint Engineering Ltd. The team’s entry ‘My Third Place’ captured our attention in the Landscape Institute’s ideas competition ‘Transforming the Urban Landscape’
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Climate Adaption, Social Cohesion and Democracy (March 2021)
Join us this month for a spotlight on Dan Hill to discover how an exciting Swedish parklet project is an attempt to give urban residents more direct control over their surroundings and address today’s most urgent crises of climate adaptation, social cohesion, and democracy.
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The Future of the Highstreet (January 2021)
For our first Fika of 2021 we'll be discussing the urgent need for a high street reboot, with a focus on the work of the High Streets Task Force with Ben Stephenson, Wendy Maden and Emily Woodason.
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Equitable Landscapes (December 2020)
On Friday 18th December we have SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities at the heart of our conversation, and you’ll get to hear from three practitioners with extensive experience of the subject.
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What Makes a Sustainable Business (November 2020)
We’ll be discussing the foundations of sustainable business, with a focus on B Corps, and how authentic leadership is vital in an ever-changing world. These business leaders will give their best advice on running a sustainable company.
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Value Engineering in the Landscape Sector (October 2020)
In October we are welcoming Wayne Grills (CEO of the British Association of Landscape Industries and Alistair Bayford (Operations Director at I D Verde UK). We'll be discussing value engineering in the landscape sector and its impact on sustainable procurement and construction.
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Public Space, Proxemics and Design (September 2020)
For September we welcome Professor Nick Tyler (Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering at University College London) and Cannon Ivers (director at LDA Design and author of ‘Staging Urban Landscapes : The Activation and Curation of Flexible Public Spaces’). Nick and Cannon will discuss the influence of proxemics on the design of our public spaces.
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Inequality and Social Mobility in the Built Environment (August 2020)
For August we welcome Idrees Rasouli (Founder/CEO of X-Crop), Abu Siddiki (ambassador at the Architects Benevolent Society & Director of Speakout Woolwich) and Noel Farrer FLI PLI of Farrer Huxley Associates, who will discuss both academic and practice perspectives of the built environment sector, and current issues around inequality and social mobility.
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Tactical Urbanism and Covid Recovery (July 2020)
This month we welcome Will Sandy and Mike Cowdy of McGregor Coxall, who will talk us through 'Temporary to Timeless' - describing their current work on tactical urbanism and how they're supporting the post-Covid recovery in our towns and cities.
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