Art of City Building 2020

Dates: September 21, 2020

Location: Halifax

Description: ART OF CITY BUILDING (AOCB) IS A CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE CONVERSATIONS AROUND PEOPLE, DESIGN AND PLACEMAKING.

Save the date for this year’s virtual Art of City Building conference on September 21st! ???? We are thrilled to partner with the Canadian Urban Institute (@canurb) to host conversations with thought leaders from around the globe to inspire us to engage, consider and activate. More details next week. #aocb2020

Visit https://www.artofcitybuilding.ca/ for more.

Interested in hosting your event or community walk/run on the waterfront? Please complete our event request form.

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