24th Annual Carmichael Public Lecture

Join the Downtown Halifax Business Commission and SHIFT+ Nova Scotia’s Planning Conference (hosted by LPPANS and Dalhousie University’s School of Planning) for a public talk by Colin Ellard, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo.

Event Details

Talk: “Minding the Street: What we can learn from psychology & neuroscience about building vibrant, vital cities.”

Location: The Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park St., Halifax

Date & Time: Thursday March 27th, doors & cocktail bar at 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7:00pm

Please note, the event will be hosted in the Imperial Ballroom, which is up a short flight of stairs. There is a lift in the lobby that can be used to access the Ballroom, as well as an accessible washroom on the same level as the ballroom.

About Colin Ellard

Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at Waterloo University, and the director of Waterloo’s Urban Realities Laboratory, which conducts studies of the human relationship with spaces and places at all scales from room interiors to urban streetscapes. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology and neuroscience of urban design, and consults with governments, museums, architects, and corporations to help find ways to build better places using what is known of the human brain. He has published two successful books on these topics – You Are Here, which explores the human ability to find our way and Places of the Heart, a much-praised account of the human psychological and neurological relationship with place.

About the Carmichael Lecture

The annual Carmichael lecture on urban planning celebrates the life and work of Kate Carmichael, who was the executive director of the Downtown Halifax Business Commission (1996-2001) and instrumental in downtown revitalization.

Open to all. Please note that a SHIFT+ ticket gets you a seat at this public lecture. For non-SHIFT ticket holders, please RSVP here.