RIBA+VitrA Talk: Carlos Moreno and the 15-minute city
The final talk in the Well Being:Well Built RIBA & VitrA Talks Series.
Join Franco-Colombian scientist and university professor Carlos Moreno as he presents his innovative approach to modern urban planning; the 15-minute city. His Obel award-winning concept offers a radical departure to the current direction of modern urbanism, reducing the radius in which amenities and activities are situated and take place, making our cities more local, more accessible and more liveable.
“Our acceptance of the dysfunctions and indignities of modern cities has reached a peak. We need to change that, for the sake of justice, for our wellbeing and for the climate.” – Carlos Moreno
Daily life in the modern city is structured around arduous commutes and daily activities far too reliant on the car. Our alarmingly high carbon emissions are ensuring that we are enduring life in poor air quality. In contrast, Carlos Moreno’s 15-minute city promotes a human-centric and environmentally sustainable urban future.
The 15-minute city provides inhabitants with access to all the services they require; housing, work, food, health, education, culture and leisure, within their immediate vicinity. Restructuring urban life so that each resident could live the urban experience within a 15-minute radius, would revolutionise city living. The hyperlocal global urban movement, as Moreno terms it, would, drastically reduce traffic and CO2 emissions, fundamentally increasing the health and wellbeing of people around the world.