Amsterdam: The Smart City

Amsterdam: The Smart City

(image coutesy of: divagacoesdeumleigo.blogspot.com) As we now enter the urban age the challenges of the city change, grwoing populations, increased CO2 emmsions and simply naviagting…

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A Borrowed Garden

A Borrowed Garden

This is a stunning piece of research and writing by Divyajyoti Sharma – a Landscape Architect in BDP’s New Delhi studio. This piece has recently…

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roof gardens and green space in urban environments

roof gardens and green space in urban environments

It’s common knowledge that trees and plants benefit our environment in terms of CO2 emissions but they can also provide added benefits to built up…

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A solar panelled future

A solar panelled future

Solar panels have long been criticised as an expensive unviable energy source. But Blackfriars Bridge in London has had a solar facelift and is now…

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Seeds sought to sow a new city

Seeds sought to sow a new city

This year’s Wolfson Economics Prize is inviting entrants to consider how they could deliver a new Garden City, which is visionary, economically viable, and popular. …

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Public Health and the Great Green Uplift of our Urban Ecosystem

Public Health and the Great Green Uplift of our Urban Ecosystem

‘Would you favour schemes which maintain, improve, enhance and increase green space and waterways in and around Manchester?’ Ask most people in Manchester this question…

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Subluminal

Subluminal

Welcome to Subluminal The Subluminal movement will play host to people’s emotions and twist their perceptions of light, sound and space in the forbidden areas…

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Inaugural SUE Event!

Inaugural SUE Event!

On Thursday 21st November 2013 we launched Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE).  The inaugural SUE event was attended by BDP staff representing the architecture, urbanism, engineering and…

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A Tale of Two Sites

A Tale of Two Sites

The following article was written by Freddie Ribeiro, Landscape Architect at BDP Delhi Studio.  The article was originally published in issue No.38 of Landscape, 2013….

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The Secrets of the World’s Happiest Cities

The Secrets of the World’s Happiest Cities

The following article was written by Charles Montgomery and is extracted from the book Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design.  The article was features…

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