Lectures and Presentations

A selection of lectures, presentations and panel discussions.

Lectures and Presentations

  • (2020) The Journal of Public Space. 2020: A Year Without Public Space under the COVID-19 pandemic: OurFutureCities: public space initiatives, innovative policies, creative actions 
  • (2019) Norval Foundation : Museum for the City / City for the Museum
  • (2019) Freespace Festival at Zeitz MOCAA : Future Space (Panel Discussion)
  • (2018) Global Youth Culture Forum, Jeju-do, South Korea.
  • (2018) 11th World Convergences Forum, Paris, France : Sustainable Development Goal 11 – “The Cities of Tomorrow.” (Panel Discussion) by Sharyn Sassen
  • (2018) MINI Urban-X Johannesburg (Panel Discussion). Reimagine Urban Life (Panel Discussion)
  • (2018) Future Cities Canada Summit, Toronto, Canada : Housing Us All (Panel Discussion) and Closing Plenary (We Are Cities)
  • (2018) Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. Title : Imagined MOCAA- Location in space and time
  • (2018) National Department of Public Works, South Africa. Title : Transforming Urban Spaces within South African Cities. 
  • (2017) Democratic Alliance Mayors Summit, Stellenbosch. Title : Thinking about the future city
  • (2017) MoneyWeb : The State of the Western Cape Water Infrastructure, Cape Town. Title : The Future City and Water. Watch here and here
  • (2017) Urban Think-Tank, The Joburg Action Lab, Johannesburg. Title : (Panel Discussion) Radical Jozi: Housing the Inner City.
  • (2016) No-Cost Housing Conference, ETH University, Zurich. Title : Densification and the Ambition for a Democratic City.
  • (2016) Smart City Expo, Casablanca. Title : Social Innovation, Public Life and the Future City 
  • (2016) The Future of Public Space lecture series. Title : Opening Lecture. Watch here
  • (2016) Cities for Life conference, Paris. Title : Inventing a New City (Panel Discussion) Watch here
  • (2016) Green Building Convention, Johannesburg : Title : (Panel Discussion) Building Collaborative Cities and Communities Now: ‘Collaboration Unusual
  • (2016) Marine Coastal Management Conference, Cape Town. Title : Envisioning Future Coastal Towns.
  • (2016) 2nd Annual Transit-Oriented Development, Kuala Lampur. TOD under tension – planning for transport equity in tense times presented by Brett Petzer
  • (2015) Municipal Art Society Summit, New York City. Title : Learning to ask for the future Cape Town we want. Watch here
  • (2015) Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona. Title : Building a democracy in Cape Town : The work of Future Cape Town. Watch here
  • (2015) SU-KU Leuven Think Tank, Stellenbosch. Title : Future of the City. Watch here
  • (2015) VII International Mobility Forum, Medellìn, Colombia (2015). Pedestrians After Apartheid: Walking the Divided City presented by Brett Petzer
  • (2014) Design Africa Symposium : The African Condition (Panel). Watch here 
  • (2014) Tshwane Urban Design Seminar, Pretoria.Title : (Panel Discussion) Inner City Revitalization
  • (2014) TCT Transit Oriented Development Summit, Cape Town. Title : Making a great future Cape Town with Transit-Oriented Development
  • (2014) Advancing the Green Economy and Environmental Design, Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Title : Designing the Green City
  • (2014) EachOne TeachOne Open Studio, Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers. Title : Retrofitting Suburbia
  • (2013) Tshwane 2055 Outreach Programme, Pretoria. Title : Livable Cities

This is a selection of our lectures, presentation and participation in panel discussions. Book a lecture, presentation or talk here. For a comprehensive list, please feel free to contact us