Hopeful Futures Interactive Exhibition

Schedule

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

A&DS:SpACE, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

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Interactive Imaginative Exhibition exploring what good neighbours, communities & homes look like with imaginative activities to share ideas.
About this Event

Open Daily between 10am and 5pm

An interactive exhibition that explores ideas about the future of home, streets and neighbourhoods.

  • Explore you ideal living environment by playing the Imagine If Game - drop in and play, then compare your results to real life examples of housing.
  • Build a fictional street together to explore what good design should and shouldn't consider. Join a workshop to help us build it.
  • Contribute to the "gallery of hopeful futures" showcasing good ideas from the neighbourhood workshops.
  • The short film “Hopeful Futures” will be played every half an hour between workshops
  • Come along to our to find out "What do good neighbours, communities & homes look like?"

This exhibition aims to encourage conversation and surface good ideas to contribute to Hopeful Futures.

This event is part of a wider upcoming event/exhibition series we are hosting in A&DS:SpACE at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and we would love for you to be a part of it. We are hosting these events with support from Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS), who runs the venue in collaboration with Space for Architecture, Carbon & Environment (SpACE) and are giving us access for free.

  • week long exhibition (14th - 17th September) in celebration of National Housing Week to explore what good homes, streets and communities look like
  • workshops (15th - 17th September) to invite deep exploration of ideas and tools to work towards hopeful futures.


About A&DS:SpACE

A&DS:SpACE is a collaborative venue by Architecture and Design Scotland and Space for Architecture, Carbon & Environment, hosting events and exhibitions about all aspects of the built environment.


Agenda
Play the Imagine If Game to find out your ideal living environment
Contribute to the "Gallery of Hopeful Futures"
Watch Hopeful Futures Short Film
Design, Build and Steward a fictional street
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Where is it happening?

A&DS:SpACE, Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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