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SUMMARY:Designing for parental wellbeing: a new way to conceptualise wellb
 eing in our cities
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (MA
 R.2.04\, Marshall Building)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 15 October 2026 6pm - 8pmSpeakersGeorgina BlixCristin
 a GarrigaFilippo LodiProfessor Almudena SevillaChairKatie BeckThe urban en
 vironment can either add to or help alleviate the mental load of parenting
 . The way we design housing\, streets\, public spaces\, services and every
 day journeys influences parents’ ability to access support\, connect wit
 h others\, feel safe\, rest and navigate daily life. Design has the abilit
 y to offer solutions to some of society's most complex challenges and in t
 his panel discussion\, we will explore how the built and social environmen
 t intersects with different dimensions of wellbeing—from mental and phys
 ical health to belonging\, connection and loneliness—and what it would m
 ean for cities to intentionally design with caregivers’ experiences in m
 ind.Meet our speakers and chairGeorgina Blix is an Associate Director at C
 HROFI in Sydney\, and Head of Wellbeing research for the architectural des
 ign studio. Georgina is an internationally renowned expert in design for w
 ellbeing and couples this with expertise in urban design\, master planning
 \, residential design\, and education. Her areas of research include how t
 o design for and measure wellbeing in cities with a focus on inter-generat
 ional connection\, reducing loneliness and inclusive design.Cristina Garri
 ga is an Associate and Senior Creative Strategist at UNS\, where she shape
 s meaningful experiences through insight-driven strategy\, brand innovatio
 n and human-centred design. Working across architecture\, urban design\, a
 nd product design\, she brings together strategic thinking and creative ex
 ecution\, ensuring brands\, places\, and environments are not only distinc
 tive and engaging but deeply purposeful\, relevant\, and built around the 
 needs of clients\, users\, and communities.Filippo Lodi is a Director at U
 NS\, where he leads a multidisciplinary team of architects\, interior desi
 gners\, urban planners\, creative strategists and product designers. Train
 ed in engineering\, architecture and business\, he bridges research\, stra
 tegy and design execution to create human-centred environments that suppor
 t everyday wellbeing. He has lectured and taught at Harvard GSD\, The Bart
 lett\, TU Darmstadt and the University of Bologna.Almudena Sevilla is a Pr
 ofessor of Economic and Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy a
 t LSE. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE
 ) in January 2025 for her contributions to economics and her leadership in
  advancing women in the profession. She is the Founding Chair and now Amba
 ssador of the Royal Economic Society’s UK Women in Economics Network\, a
 nd she leads the LSE Women in Social and Public Policy Research Hub.Katie 
 Beck is a Policy Fellow at LSE Cities where she manages the Urban95 Academ
 y\, working with an interdisciplinary team to help municipal leaders desig
 n more child-friendly cities. Her areas of interest include gender-equal\,
  child-friendly and care-centred city design and her independent research 
 has looked at the gender dynamics of urban play spaces in east London anal
 ysing the spatial and social factors that impact access to and experience 
 of public space.Any questions?You can contact us at urban95.academy@lse.ac
 .uk.From time to time there are changes to event details so we strongly re
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