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Mark Bessoudo is a London-based writer and researcher specializing in topics at the intersection of urbanism, sustainability, culture, design and philosophy. His work has appeared in Conscious Cities Journal, The Journal of the Academy of Urbanism, Canadian Architect, New Philosopher, The Globe & Mail, The New York Times, Issues in Science & Technology and more. Mark is a Member Chartered Building Engineer (MCABE C.Build E) and holds degrees in building engineering and environmental engineering.
Itai is a practicing architect, researcher, and multidisciplinary artist focusing on the relationship between people and place. He is the Founder of The Centre for Conscious Design, and Director of Hume – a Science-Informed architecture and urban design practice.
In 2015, Itai founded the Conscious Cities movement; a new field of research and practice for building environments that are aware and responsive, using data analysis, AI, tech, and science-informed design. For his work in advancing changes in the design profession, he was named by Metropolis Magazine as one of 2020’s ‘Game Changers’ in transformative ideas in Health, Social Justice, Technology, and Urbanism.
Itai carries out thought leadership and advisory roles in a number of other research and policy bodies, contributing to strategies that focus on systems change and the promotion of design as a socially conscious profession.
His work and writing has been featured internationally and he is a regular speaker at events focused on the built environment and human impact.
People shape places, and, in turn, places shape people. How can we create cities that better contribute to human flourishing?
Conscious London brought together together multidisciplinary speakers for an online programme of talks, conversations and virtual visits across 3 sessions to inspire, agitate, and connect.
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DAY 3: ECOSYSTEMS
How can we create human-centric places that also support environmental priorities like decarbonisation, increasing biodiversity and promote circular economies?
Speakers include:
Helen Pineo, Lecturer in Sustainable and Healthy Built Environments, UCL
Liam O’Brien, Principal investigator of the Human Building Interaction Lab
Itai Palti, Founder, Centre for Conscious Design
Mark Thomann, Director, wHY Landscape
Jen Masengarb, Senior Project Manager, Danish Architecture Centre, Copenhagen
Adalberto Lonardo, Founder, Adalberto Lonardi
Mark Bessoudo, Global Research Manager, WSP
Conscious Cities Festival 2020 was a global event held in cities across the world throughout 18th to 24th October, focusing on human-centred and science-informed design to create healthier, equitable, innovative, and sustainable cities.
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