Built Barriers: The Launch

BuiltBarriers is Part W’s new campaign. It will consist in documenting how women navigate spaces that weren’t designed with them in mind. From missing lifts that make traveling with prams impossible, to poorly lit underpasses that become no-go zones after dark.

The initial phase will create a visual archive of everyday challenges, making the invisible visible. In the next phase of the project where they will be spotlighting examples of brilliant and exemplary work being done in this sphere as well as giving policy recommendations. Find more about it on their website.

Speakers:
Introduced by Sarah Castle, Part W and Founding Director of IF_DO
Manijeh Verghese - CEO of Open City
Hana Loftus - Director of HAT Projects
Dinah Bornat - Co-founder of ZCD Architects
Ishwariya Rajamohan - Confidence for Female Leaders Coach, former architect
Elena Tsolakis - Director of Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects
Rebekah Paczek, Director of Public Affairs, Social Impact and Community Relations at The Earls Court Development Company
Ellie Cosgrave - Publica, Director of CIC and Research