Crafting urban identities
From London and Manchester to the cities of the Gulf and Asia, dramatically changing skylines are a clear testament to the scale and ambition of redevelopment and expansion that our urban areas are currently undergoing. Yet despite this geographic diversity, much of what is being built looks the same. How can we counter generic development in the design of growing cities? Read more
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On urban fabric: how did we lose it, and do we still need it?
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ProjectThe Liberty
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Research
/ SustainabilitySustainability Strategy
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ProjectAl Balad, Jeddah
Talk / Citymakers - What we leave behind, Urban Legacies: Future
Can we create cities for the future, when we have no idea what the future will be?
Research
/ Madinat al IrfanUrban Picturesque
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ProjectFuture Shoreditch
Research
/ Fabric of PlaceOn public, private and communal space
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