by Francis Glare, Manchester Studio Director Sustainable place-making In Cormac McCarthy’s apocalyptic novel ‘The Road’, the charred and apparently hopelessly denuded landscape is the setting…
by Jaimie Ferguson, Urban Design Director We live in an Urbanising world. In less than 50 years more than twice as many people will live…
by Chris Harding The concept of community is as old as civilisation itself . More than a practical necessity , it is fundamental to our…
by Darrell Wilson The idea of ‘greening the city’ has become synonymous with initiatives that increase and enhance the quality and content of nature and…
by Richard McDowell It could be said that one way of assessing a society’s degree of civilisation is the extent to which it invests in…
by Tim Leach The richness and diversity of our towns and cities create a visually stimulating, culturally rich sense of place, providing continuity and stability…
by Steve Merridew Our cities are our future. By 2030 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas.(ref 1) Global economic growth and…
by Tessa O’Neill The dynamic retail sector is going through its most significant period of transition in a century. The current global financial crisis is…
The mistake that architects made a century ago was to envisage the city of the future in terms of aesthetics. Such a view, is doomed…
Deyan Sudjic has likened the city to a forcefield, one in which mobility and ideas are the energy of the city flowing through the network…