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Colin is available for speaking engagements at university, public, and corporate events. He can provide a general overview of recent research in the lab or tailor a presentation to your group. In the past, he has spoken to a wide range of audiences including the general public, architecture and design groups, environmental graphic design meetings, and urban planners, both virtually and in person.
Get in touch to learn how Colin could contribute to your next event.
Speaking Engagements
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Speaking in 2023
29 January 2023. Immensity, psychology and urban form. Università luav di Venezia, Venice, Italy
15 May 2023. Places for Inspiration, Novartis Campus, Basel, Switzerland
28 June 2023. Psychological perspectives on urban form from the ground up. Autodesk Research, Toronto, Canada.
21 October 2023. The future and promise of neuroarchitecture. NeuroArq Day, São Paulo, Brazil.
16 November 2023. The future and promise of neuroarchitecture, Iberoamerica University, Mexico City, Mexico.
9 November 2023. Place attachment and urban form. Intentional Spaces Summit, Washington DC, USA.
8 December 2023. Agency, psychology and urban form. Mindcore Seminar Series, Penn State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Speaking in 2021
17 February 2021 – Colin Ellard – Our Universal Attraction to Vitality and Its Implications for the Built Environment. Martin Centre Lecture Series, University of Cambridge
10 March 2021 – Our universal attraction to vitality and its implications for the built environment. Centre for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley
Speaking in 2020
7 May 2020. The city we have in mind #1. A panel discussion. Centre for Conscious Design (https://theccd.org/event/the-city-we-have-in-mind/)
15 July 2020. The city we have in mind #2. A panel discussion. Centre for Conscious Design. (https://theccd.org/event/the-city-we-have-in-mind-2/)
19 October 2020. Our universal attraction to vitality: Implications for design. Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico.
21 October 2020. Our Universal Attraction to Vitality: Some implications for COVID19 Queens University Belfast School of Planning, Belfast.
Speaking in 2019
Toronto, Canada (March 2, 2019). The universal human attraction to vitality. Living Architecture Systems Group Symposium, Ontario College of Art and Design.
Dallas, Texas (April 16, 2019). Neuroscience, psychology and architectural design. HKS Symposium on Architecture and Neuroscience (by invitation only). Dallas Center for Brain Health.
Montreal, PQ (April 29, 2019). Challenges to mental health in urban settings. IHSP Research to Policy Dragon’s Den: Cities and Mental Health.
Seattle, Washington (May 1, 2019). Body, mind and spirit: How architecture moves us. YMCA Facilities Summit. Edgewater Hotel, Seattle Wa.
Moscow, Russian Federation (July 4-7, 2019). The neuroscience of urban design. Moscow Urban Forum. Zaryadye Park, Moscow, Russia Federation.
Jakarta, Indonesia (October 8-9, 2019). Challenges to mental health in urban environments. Wellbeing in Urban Living: Challenges and Opportunities, Universitas Indonesia.
Geneva, Switzerland (November 4, 2019). Places to love. How to Measure Baukultur. Pavillon Sicli, Geneva.
Speaking in 2018
Davos, Switzerland (January 21, 2018). Baukultur and urban form, Conference for European Ministers of Culture: World Economic Forum Satellite Conference.
Moscow, Russia (May 17, 2018). This is your brain on urban design. First International Forum on Sustainable Development and Cities of the Future.
Venice, Italy (May 30, 2018). Thinking on your street: Methods in urban psychogeography. Università luav di Venezia NAAD program in Neuroscience Applied to Architecture.
San Diego, CA (August 15, 2018). The neuroscience of urban design. Neuroscience for Architecture, Urbanism, and Design Intersession Program, NewSchool of Architecture and Design.
Salzburg, Austria (October 11, 2018). Global Seminar on Building Healthy, Equitable Communities.
London, England (October 23, 2018). Visual perception, emotion and streetscape design. Conscious Cities (via webinar).
Toronto, Canada (November 19, 2018). Mental wellness and high density. Vertical Neighborhoods Summit, Canada Green Building Council, Sidewalk Toronto.
Yekaterinburg, Russia (December 7, 2018). The psychology of high-rise designs. 100+ Forum Russia 2018.
Ottawa, Canada (December 13, 2018). This is your brain on urban design. NCC Urbanism Lab.
Curious about Colin’s speaking history? Check out the archives.