Writing & speaking
Publication List:
Phillippa’s work has been showcased in several recent publications including:
Safer Parks Guidance by Green Flag Award, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Make Space for Girls, Keep Britain Tidy and Leeds University.
Mayor of London’s Safety in Public Space
Mayor of London’s High Street Design Challenge playbook
Arup’s Cycling for Everyone report
Observing a Radical Shift: How ‘I’ see the world became how ‘we’ see the world, Shared Future Blog, December 2022
The Power of Prototyping to Design in Inclusivity The Academy of Urbanism Journal, March 2020
Community Can Thrive - the social enterprise reimagining public space Positive News 2020
Streets they’re ours for the taking - originally published on the RSA blog in 2015
East London residents are painting the streets pink and blue - City Monitor in 2015
Speaking List:
Speaker at the RSA and Impact Hub Bradford’s Northern Forum event on Placemaking May 2023
Speaker at Common Good event at the Wow Barn on Streets for Girls, Creating safe and inclusive places, May 2023
Speaker at the Association of Collaborative Design Journal Launch event, March 2023
Judge on Transformation Station, RSA Student Design competition 2022
Speaker on the topic of the ‘15 Minute City’, March 2021 organised by The London Society
Panellist on ‘Green in Our Cities’ - Talks as part of the redesign of Grosvenor Square, May 2020
Speaker for ‘Part Four’ Architecture Series organised by 100 Day Studio. April 2020
Speaker at Social Cohesion ‘Fireside Chat’ as part of DOTI Fest by Snook 2019
Speaker at Service Design Fringe Festival 2018 - Streets as a Service for Social Connection: summary
Speaker at RSA Engage - Design for Social Impact 2017 - Introducing #HackCohesion
Speaker at Better Places Symposium 2016 - Space for People, A Vision for Streets
Love is not a TREE by Phillippa Banister
I wrote this poem for my recent marriage ceremony. It forms part of a short anthology of poems about living called Playing in the Shadows.
If you’d like to purchase a copy for please contact me here and enjoy more of my poetry here.
#poem #wedding #marriagepoem #poemsforweddings
The Park Bench: A powerful symbol in the debate for people-friendly spaces
The humble park bench is often taken for granted: you could easily walk past one without so much as a second glance.
But after decades of anonymity, this common piece of street furniture has found itself at the centre of a roaring debate about urban design. It’s become the symbol of resistance for those advocating people-friendly towns and cities, while at the same time being feared as a trigger for anti-social behaviour.... Read on here.
An article I wrote for City Metric.
DOTI FEST 2019
Lovingly curated by Snook, the inaugural DOTI Fest on 31 October 2019, brought together over 200 people to explore together what a good system looks like for people and planet to thrive.
I was invited to join a panel conversation, expertly chaired by Julian Thompson, Founder of Rooted, exploring the themes of place, power and social cohesion, along with the artist and Founder of MAIA, Amahra and Sophia of Glasshouse Community-led Design.
You can catch up on highlights of the day’s workshops, talks and chats here.
Service Design Fringe Festival 2018
Invited to share thoughts and insights on my work relating to the 2018 SDFF topic of service design and inclusion.
I explored the question: How might we design streets as a service for social connection? Sharing examples of projects enabling residents to reclaim their streets, leading to an increased sense of belonging and social connection.
You can find a short summary of my talk here.
RSA Engage: Design for Social Impact
Pitching #HackCohesion at RSA Engage Design for Social Impact, October 2017.
How residents can be a powerful force in designing solutions to help communities get along better, when given one weekend + design thinking process + a room full of other residents (strangers) soon to become team mates.
Better places Symposium 2016
I was asked to speak at the November 2016 Better Places Symposium on the subject of Space for People: a vision for streets. A process for making 'human streets' a reality based upon this blog for Sustrans. You can download my slides here.
3 space blackfriars
I spoke at 3SPACE BLACKFRIARS about how to 'activate' unloved spaces by unlocking the ideas and energy of local community members.
Active by design
I was asked to speak at the Design Council's Active By Design summit. You can find my slides here.