(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…
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…
‘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…
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 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…