ProjectBloom, Nine Elms

Book / Complex City

Complex City is a detailed mapping of London’s historic layers, emerging from our work in characterisation studies. The book puts forward a new argument for character-based development.

Talk 02.11.2023 / Citymakers - City Knowledge, Knowledge City: Cambridge

How can a small city ensure the rapid growth to advance its reputation as a hub for innovation remains sustainable?

ProjectMIZA

ProjectZeus Building, Harwell

Research / Universities as urban catalystsUrban opportunism and higher education

Urban opportunism and higher education: How has one urban university, across multiple sites in London, evolved as both a patron of architecture and a participant in urban regeneration?

Project / White City PlaceThe changing face of White City

Research / SustainabilityNet Zero 2030

Net zero in the city: call for projects for a GLA research paper that will guide London’s decarbonisation journey.

ProjectCanada Water Plot A1

Book / Citymakers: Pragmatics of the Picturesque

The Picturesque has come to influence how we look at and respond to the city. We investigate what the picturesque is, as both a theory of historic origins and as a practical design tool for urbanists.

Project / Canada Water MasterplanGreen and blue

Talk 07.11.2023 / Citymakers - City Knowledge, Knowledge City: Manchester

When university, developer and city collaborate to transform a piece of city, how can design nurture this reinvention?

ProjectClove Building

Project / Bankside 123From bleak block to better Bankside

Research / Making Heritage WorkThe National Gallery's front door

The curious case of The National Gallery's front door: Considering the urban role of the cultural institution in the city.

ProjectSt Thomas the Apostle College

Research / Making Heritage WorkTowards a better balance between heritage and growth

Commissioned by Historic England, our report 'Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth' addresses public concern that many historic places are being damaged by unsustainable development.

Book / Citymakers: A new Urban Model

Msheireb Downtown Doha has sought to engage with a growing Gulf city's local climate and culture. To better appreciate it, we explored it as a case study in urban change.

ProjectRutherford Building, Goldsmiths