We must design the vibrancy back into our urban places

By Sadie Morgan2023-02-21T07:00:00

This should be the ‘comeback’ year for culture in our cities, but we need to reconsider how best to define our cultural spaces, says Sadie Morgan

In December 2022, a report from the World Economic Forum revealed that “Europe’s urban areas need urgent action”, and outlined fears that urban centres were losing their vibrancy. It considered how that risk might be addressed while also tackling issues of social and environmental resilience.

This year has the potential to be the “comeback” year for towns, cities and urban places. Three years after a global pandemic crippled our social agency, people are returning to the urban core to participate in the activities that have been beloved by humanity for centuries – arts, culture, entertainment and an overall feeling of shared vitality.

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