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“What would a feminist city feel like?”

Feminist City is an inclusive, intersectional and empowering place, writes Rachel Fisher, founder of Urbanistas, in this review of Leslie Kern’s new book

Radical rethink: Why now?

The industry is locked in competitive silos, landscape architecture has been marginalised, communities lack a mechanism for meaningful involvement, policy is not shifting in the right direction

Watch the talk: Green space or white space?

Watch on-demand: Festival of Place Bytesize presents an online event with Dr. Bridget Snaith

Chelsea Barracks: “The pendulum has swung back”

Lee Hallman, former Head of Design for Qatari Diar Europe, speaks in this podcast about Chelsea Barracks, the 13-acre development that found itself at the heart of a new style war, as revealed in the Prince of Wales’ Black Spider Memos.

New road order: This is our chance to change the way we engineer

Britain’s streets have been myopically obsessed with accommodating the car at the expense of everything else, damaging public health and public life, writes Stephen O’Malley

“What would a feminist city feel like?”

Feminist City is an inclusive, intersectional and empowering place, writes Rachel Fisher, founder of Urbanistas, in this review of Leslie Kern’s new book

Radical rethink: Call for ideas

We’re seeking to disseminate and promote radical thinking in the design and development of public space – or indeed any open space – to influence and ultimately improve the way we make places

Green is not garnish: We need a radical public-space revolution with landscape at its heart

To the industry, I ask: where are the fresh thinkers, the playful provocateurs, the forward-looking policymakers and the public realm protagonists? Will Sandy calls for a public space revolution

Radical rethink: Call for ideas

We’re seeking to disseminate and promote radical thinking in the design and development of public space – or indeed any open space – to influence and ultimately improve the way we make places

podcasts

Radical rethink: Why now?

The industry is locked in competitive silos, landscape architecture has been marginalised, ...

Chelsea Barracks: “The pendulum has swung back”

Lee Hallman, former Head of Design for Qatari Diar Europe, speaks in this podcast about Chelsea B...

“We call it ‘worthwhile use’ because meanwhile feels a bit temporary”

James Heather, U+I’s development director for Mayfield in Manchester, talks about how they are ...

Mayor of Hackney: 'Don't assume that everyone thinks like you'

Philip Glanville explains why people who believe in active travel shouldn’t assume that the ...

“Re-engineer from first principles: what and how you build”

Citu has gone from straight-up developer to bringing the whole design and manufacturing process in-...

Glasgow: a tale of two cities

With intense pockets of deprivation cheek-by-jowl with overheated housing markets, Kevin Rush, ...

Proactive landscapes: Can urban design clean air and water?

We need to make urban landscapes work harder, says Kevin Barton, who is making playgrounds that ...

Selling with nature: Why the Berkeley Group committed to biodiversity net gain

In this podcast, Louise Clarke, head of sustainable places at the Berkeley Group, explains how ...

Made in Dagenham: the Ford-less future of £1bn Beam Park

You might think a brownfield site makes for a smooth development run, but Beam Park proves there’s ...

film

Watch the talk: Can flats be complete homes?

Festival of Place Bytesize presents an online event with Dr. Christina Malathouni, architectural ...

Harlow homes: How PDR destroys local communities and builds Britain's worst housing

Permitted Development Rights allow developers to bypass community consultation and planning ...

Watch the talk: My London 3.0 with Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE

Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director of the Young Vic and acclaimed actor, director, playwright and ...

Watch the talk: Physical distancing and sociality in urban space

Prof. Nick Tyler will speak about how can we shape urban space to bring us together now that Covid-1...

Watch the talk: Can art connect us to places and bring communities together?

Artist Morag Myerscough speaks about community engagement through art for Festival of Place B...

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England’s sites stayed open during lockdown and hundreds of construction workers died

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“What would a feminist city feel like?”

Radical rethink: Why now?

Watch the talk: Green space or white space?

Chelsea Barracks: “The pendulum has swung back”

New road order: This is our chance to change the way we engineer

“What would a feminist city feel like?”

Radical rethink: Call for ideas

Green is not garnish: We need a radical public-space revolution with landscape at its heart

Radical rethink: Call for ideas

podcasts

Radical rethink: Why now?

Chelsea Barracks: “The pendulum has swung back”

“We call it ‘worthwhile use’ because meanwhile feels a bit temporary”

Mayor of Hackney: 'Don't assume that everyone thinks like you'

“Re-engineer from first principles: what and how you build”

Glasgow: a tale of two cities

Proactive landscapes: Can urban design clean air and water?

Selling with nature: Why the Berkeley Group committed to biodiversity net gain

Made in Dagenham: the Ford-less future of £1bn Beam Park

film

Watch the talk: Can flats be complete homes?

Harlow homes: How PDR destroys local communities and builds Britain's worst housing

Watch the talk: My London 3.0 with Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE

Watch the talk: Physical distancing and sociality in urban space

Watch the talk: Can art connect us to places and bring communities together?

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England’s sites stayed open during lockdown and hundreds of construction workers died

Boris’ slums: Why new planning changes are a pox on ‘building beautiful’

Repurposing the mall

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