--- id: "https://www.chngmkr.org/charles-landry#entity" name: "Charles Landry" url: "https://www.chngmkr.org/charles-landry" location: "Stroud, United Kingdom" city: "Stroud" country: "United Kingdom" recommended_by: ["Idoia Postigo"] collections: ["Arts & Culture", "Co-Being", "Education & Work"] website: "https://charleslandry.com" image: "https://www.chngmkr.org/photo/og/chngmkr-charles-landry-stroud-93a9ee.jpg" sameAs: [] languages: ["en", "fr", "it", "es", "zh"] date_added: "November 2026" --- # Charles Landry Stroud, United Kingdom ## Why Idoia Postigo recommends Charles Landry > “Charles Landry has redefined how we imagine cities, inspiring urban leaders worldwide to embrace creativity, challenge conventions and turn bold ideas into meaningful urban transformation.” > > Idoia Postigo, CHNGMKR correspondent, November 2026 ## About Charles Landry Charles Landry is a British urbanist who helped put culture and imagination at the centre of how cities are planned. He founded the consultancy Comedia in 1978, one of the first to study the cultural life of cities as an economic and civic force, and popularised the idea of the creative city with his 1995 book The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators. He works with city governments, cultural institutions and community organisations across Europe and beyond, running workshops and writing on urban change, civic leadership and the sensory experience of city life. His later books include The Art of City Making and The Civic City in a Nomadic World. ## About this card - Recommended by: [Idoia Postigo](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/idoia-postigo.md) - Collections: [Arts & Culture](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/arts-culture.md), [Co-Being](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/co-being.md), [Education & Work](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/education-work.md) - Website: https://charleslandry.com - Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/charles-landry - Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/charles-landry - Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/charles-landry - Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/charles-landry - 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/charles-landry ## Français > “Charles Landry a redéfini la façon dont nous imaginons les villes, inspirant des responsables urbains du monde entier à adopter la créativité, à remettre en cause les conventions et à transformer des idées audacieuses en véritables transformations urbaines.” Charles Landry est un urbaniste britannique qui a contribué à placer la culture et l'imagination au cœur de la façon dont les villes sont planifiées. Il a fondé le cabinet de conseil Comedia en 1978, l'un des premiers à étudier la vie culturelle des villes comme une force économique et civique, et a popularisé l'idée de ville créative avec son livre de 1995 The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators. Il travaille avec des gouvernements municipaux, des institutions culturelles et des organisations communautaires en Europe et au-delà, animant des ateliers et écrivant sur le changement urbain, le leadership civique et l'expérience sensorielle de la vie urbaine. Ses livres plus récents comprennent The Art of City Making et The Civic City in a Nomadic World. ## Italiano > “Charles Landry ha ridefinito il modo in cui immaginiamo le città, ispirando leader urbani in tutto il mondo ad abbracciare la creatività, sfidare le convenzioni e trasformare idee audaci in una trasformazione urbana significativa.” Charles Landry è un urbanista britannico che ha contribuito a mettere la cultura e l'immaginazione al centro del modo in cui si pianificano le città. Nel 1978 ha fondato la società di consulenza Comedia, una delle prime a studiare la vita culturale delle città come forza economica e civica, e ha reso popolare l'idea di città creativa con il suo libro del 1995 The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators. Lavora con amministrazioni cittadine, istituzioni culturali e organizzazioni di comunità in Europa e oltre, conducendo workshop e scrivendo di cambiamento urbano, leadership civica ed esperienza sensoriale della vita in città. Tra i suoi libri più recenti figurano The Art of City Making e The Civic City in a Nomadic World. ## Español > “Charles Landry ha redefinido la forma en que imaginamos las ciudades, inspirando a líderes urbanos de todo el mundo a abrazar la creatividad, desafiar las convenciones y convertir ideas audaces en una transformación urbana significativa.” Charles Landry es un urbanista británico que ayudó a situar la cultura y la imaginación en el centro de la forma en que se planifican las ciudades. Fundó la consultora Comedia en 1978, una de las primeras en estudiar la vida cultural de las ciudades como fuerza económica y cívica, y popularizó la idea de la ciudad creativa con su libro de 1995 The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators. Trabaja con gobiernos municipales, instituciones culturales y organizaciones comunitarias en Europa y más allá, dirigiendo talleres y escribiendo sobre el cambio urbano, el liderazgo cívico y la experiencia sensorial de la vida en la ciudad. Entre sus libros posteriores se encuentran The Art of City Making y The Civic City in a Nomadic World. ## 中文 > “Charles Landry 重新定义了我们想象城市的方式，激励世界各地的城市领导者拥抱创造力、挑战陈规，并将大胆的想法转化为有意义的城市变革。” Charles Landry 是一位英国城市学家，他推动文化与想象力成为城市规划的核心。他于1978年创立了咨询机构 Comedia，是最早将城市的文化生活作为经济与公民力量来研究的机构之一，并凭借1995年出版的著作 The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators 使“创意城市”的理念广为人知。他与欧洲及其他地区的市政府、文化机构和社区组织合作，举办工作坊，并撰文探讨城市变迁、公民领导力以及城市生活的感官体验。他后来的著作包括 The Art of City Making 和 The Civic City in a Nomadic World。