Gathering in the City

We are wired to be social; we crave connection, thrive on forming relationships and the pandemic made us realise just how much we need social interaction. Perhaps more traditionally taking place in, for example, cafés, parks and libraries, we are now seeing a growing number of social spaces located within other types of buildings. In offices, universities and schools, in our cultural institutions, places of worship and even in residential buildings, there is a growing desire to create loose fit spaces where occupants can gather informally and do more-or-less whatever they want, for free! These spaces are often expensive to fit out and do not create a rentable income so why are we seeing an increasing number of these 'Third Spaces' appear within buildings across London?

To address this question, we have brought together an amazing panel including, developers, community leaders, placemakers and hospitality experts.

The Panel

Sarah Cary, White City Development Director - Imperial College
Fr Moses Enehizena, Parish Priest - St Mellitus
Auro Foxcroft, Director - Village Underground and EartH
Samuel Lawson Johnston, Co-founder - Kinrise
Lydia Lee, Assistant Director, Culture and Regeneration - Bromley Council
Laurence Pinnfire, Director here at Tate+Co, will chair.

There will also be plenty of opportunity to catch up over drinks before and after the panel discussion.

We do hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be an evening of lively conversation and debate.