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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