URGE Collective’s Alexie Sommer, Michael Pawlyn and Sophie Thomas join over 220 Design Experts to contribute their experience and skills to the Design Council’s programme delivery to help accelerate their Design for Planet mission..

The Design Council Experts are a network of design pioneers who will work with them to advocate for design, share knowledge about best practice and help them deliver advice and programmes over the coming year.

The cohort was selected by Design Council colleagues and an external steering committee to represent a full spectrum of design disciplines, regional and demographic diversity, and skills.

Check out the full cohort here.

Dear Prime Minister,

You have the backing of the public to End Sewage Pollution. Now it’s time to deliver:

  • 604,833 sewage discharges in 2023 across the UK.
  • 3.6 million hours of untreated sewage running into our rivers, lakes and seas in England alone.
  • Hospital admissions due to waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease up 60% since 2010.
  • The largest ever investigation into criminal wrongdoing by water companies with six English companies in the frame.
  • Thames Water on the brink of collapse and investors more widely considering water company investment as toxic as the rivers they pollute.

Read on here for their 5 min read on the details.

Retrofit Reimagined: The Future Is Already Here

Civic Square have just released a short film sharing highlights and reflections of their Retrofit Reimagined 2023 festival last September.

‘The Retrofit Reimagined 2023 festival season highlighted the deep knowledge, skills, commitment and practice emerging to meet one of the greatest challenges of our time. From those who have been working in the field building the foundations for decades, to those joining their practice and creativity to the retrofit movement for the first time, this film is a celebration of the deep hope, possibility, rigour and skills across the UK. The film also acts as an invitation to the newly elected Labour government to support the scale of transformation enabled by our neighbourhoods, through a bold, transformative, and people-powered retrofit manifesto.’

Watch the short video here and connect with them for their next event near you.

Following the UK general election, Carbon Brief is hosting a free webinar this Tuesday to discuss the key climate issues facing the Labour government.

No formal presentations – just an informed discussion with three expert panellists who will also be answering your own questions.

Time: Tuesday, 9 July, 10-11am (BST) sign up here to register for the event on Zoom.

The RCA2024: School of Architecture postgraduate exhibitions and events opens this Friday 12–14 July 2024

Exhibiting programmes include:

Architecture MA, City Design MA, Environmental Architecture MA, and Interior Design MA

The Truman Brewery, 83 Brick Lane, London E1 6QR

12–6pm daily. Free entry.

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