For those who missed Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman's talk on Thursday 24th March, check out the recording of her talk!

Katrina is Founder and Director of THINK.urban, an urban consulting company specialising in research and analysis of behaviour in public space. Katrina has a background in social anthropology and works with urban planners to design heart-centred places. In her talk, she drew on her knowledge of ancient cities to challenge the dichotomy between public/private and individual/collective, advocating for cities that foster kindness. She talked about "spatial ethnography", a term that she coined to describe how she gets to know the people in a place. We particularly loved her reference to archaeology, and the way she studies waste to understand contemporary human behaviour. She's a fan of the American sociologist Willian H. Whyte, and believes that he and Jane Jacobs are the people who have influenced her most. Overall, she advocates for a non-linear approach to the city and would like to see more curvy placemaking.