Beyond the Box – Youth at the Helm: Shaping Public Spaces Through Co-Design

27 Jun 2025

As London Festival of Architecture draws to a close, HTA was pleased to be joined by Beyond the Box for a Pecha Kucha and panel exploring the transformative potential of co-design.

Joined by architects, designers, and students from Beyond the Box’s People’s Pavillion programme, the discussion practiced what it preached by bringing young people into the conversation to explore how youth communities can lead the transformation of public spaces.

Speakers:

Shawn Adams – Architect, Writer, and Lecturer
Bongani Muchemwa – Director of McCloy Muchemwa
Sam Elbahja, Architectural Designer, Poet and Author
Peter Moore – Architectural Designer and Maker
Bianca Quiring – Aspiring Designer, People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer
Cy Sherliker – Aspiring Designer, People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer
Ayaz Akyol – Aspiring Designer, People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer

Chaired by:

Neil Onions, Director Beyond the Box  and Isata Kamara, Aspiring Designer & People’s Pavilion 2025 Co-designer