The City as a Canvas - Making People Smile Makes Good Cities

Places shape our behaviour, and behaviour over time is culture.

Art and culture is what defines places, defines societies and what makes us human. How do we embed a wry smile in urban design, and how can we drop some optimism bombs to spread some joy and laugher?

Sherry Dobbin, Managing + Cultural Director at Futurecity, is a cultural strategist and producer with significant experience within the public realm and non-traditional spaces. Her 30 years of delivery across the US and UK and past 13 years leading programmes and organisations gives her significant context for establishing policy, strategy and implementation plans.

​IdeasSPACE is a collaboration between the Urban Design Group, UrbanNous and Christopher Martin of Urban Movement.