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Wren Conversations: Building Cities, Past and Present

22 Mar22 March 2023
London, UK

World Monuments Fund partners with Square Mile Churches to host a series of talks exploring the work of architect Christopher Wren to mark the 300 years since his death.

The talk held at St Stephen Walbrook on 22 March addresses the challenges of designing buildings in historic settings in cities such as London, as well as designing buildings and infrastructure that meet community needs and tackle the climate crisis.

The talk will be filmed by Dezeen and is chaired by former chairman of the Millennium Bridge Trust, Sir David Bell with architects Amanda Levete at ALA, Sumayya Vally at Counterspace, Kate Murphy at Foster + Partners and Rab Bennetts at Bennetts Associates.

Image is by Nigel Young at Foster + Partners.

Wren Conversations: Building Cities takes place on 22 March 2023 at St Stephen Walbrook, 39 Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN, UK.