ProjectVan Hasselt Centre, Cranleigh School

Book / Citymakers: What we leave behind

The climate emergency demands we retain much more of our urban fabric rather than build anew. Here we explore ways of approaching the often awkward urban inheritance of the 20th century.

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?

Project / Clandon ParkLearning from Clandon

Project / York CentralNew York-ness

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.

ProjectNew Court Rothschild Bank

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.

ProjectMerton College, Oxford

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.

ProjectMercers Row

Project / Tate Britain LandscapeFirst impression

Project / Msheireb Downtown DohaFor culture and climate

Research / SustainabilityUpfront Carbon

Getting upfront with embodied carbon: a tool to empower designers at the beginning of building projects

ProjectDesign Museum

Research / SustainabilitySustainability Strategy

The climate emergency demands a paradigm shift in our everyday lives. This is why we have developed our Sustainability Strategy to underpin what we do and inform how we design.

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.

ProjectBuilding 2, Quayside