Open source urban design | Kirsten Wilkins | TEDxCapeTown

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• published: 02 Sep 2014
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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Kirsten straddles the line between the 'urban real' and the 'urban imagined' and asks how the inhabitants of a city can participate in a system where the language of change is spoken by so few. Kirsten is a freelance Urban Designer and Disruptor living in Cape Town. She is a passionate about translating urban design theory into usable tools for improving authentic city living and is researching the parameters of Open Source Urban Design in the context of the African City. Kirsten is an advocate for social justice and believes that appropriate urban design response is birthed from empathy. After years of saying all the right things about NMT and livable cities, she decided to get on a bicycle and actually understand this intoxicating thing called cycling. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)