Belonging is not accidental - it is designed. This panel explores how architecture shapes belonging, not just by providing shelter, but by structuring everyday life. Using the Bata village at East Tilbury as a starting point, it examines how modernist ideals, industrial ambition and community planning created a distinctive model of living. Historian Milan Balaban situates the settlement amongst Bata cities worldwide, while architectural historian Gillian Darley reflects on its significance for British modernism, and architect Ondřej Chybík discusses lessons for urban planning. Chaired by John Tusa, the conversation links historical experiments to today’s questions of identity, development and place-making.