The second talk that Dezeen hosted as part of Velux's Build for Life online conference focused on the importance of quality and beauty in sustainable architecture and placemaking.
Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs moderated the talk, which is titled Is the Future Beautiful"
Fairs was joined by Mary Parsons, commissioner for the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, Lorenzo de Simone, coordinator for the New European Bauhaus' high-level round table, and Dana Behrman, associate director at UNStudio.
The panel discussion examined the importance of quality and aesthetics in design and placemaking.
Speakers also discussed sustainable settlements and considered the role of homes as major levers for future change in sustainable architecture practice. Mary Parsons is a commissioner for the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
Parsons is currently a commissioner for the UK government's Better Building Beautiful Commission and a member of the University of Cambridge's property board.
Parsons is also a trustee of the Ministry of Building Education and Innovation, commissioner for No Place Left Behind, trustee of Design South-East and chair of the Town and Country Planning Association.
Lorenzo de Simone coordinates New European Bauhaus' high-level roundtable
De Simone has a postgraduate in energy and climate from the University of Antwerp. He is part of the New European Bauhaus team at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and pa...