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The Importance of Markets

Following the AoU’s successful markets event on 27th January one of its co-organisers Anwar Akhtar describes how his time as a youth, working on market..

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Protected: Wrong side of the Tracks

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Protected: Choosing layers, making places

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A Science Superpower needs Knowledge Freeports

The UK Government’s Levelling Up White Paper wants to create a 21st century Medici effect, with high levels of innovation and growth beyond the golden..
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In the city, everyone’s an urbanist

This special issue of the Journal is published to coincide with our Belfast Congress. The local team of Academicians in the city that has worked..
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The Story of My Place

The death of Richard Rogers, one of the twentieth century’s ‘starchitects’ and a great supporter of My Place led John Mullin to reflect on sixteen..
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No Place Left Behind

James Gross talks to Toby Lloyd, Chair of the Commission into Prosperity and Community Placemaking on the publication of their findings in the Create Streets..
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Protected: MY OWN VIEW IS: Atlantis

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Protected: SOUNDING OFF: Fertile Ground: The Unknown future of Town Centres

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Say but little and say it well

Following a trip to Edinburgh our roving architecture critic C. Gull delivers a characteristically grumpy assessment of some recent developments in the city. Prince’s Street..
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Protected: Message from the Chair

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Protected: REVIEW: Why Travel?

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Protected: REVIEW: Belfast Congress – Cities Overcoming Challenges

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Who Owns England?

The unasked question that affects so much of what we do as urbanists is who owns England? Nicholas Falk reviews Guy Shrubsole’s important book, subtitled..
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All Change at the Academy of Urbanism

The Academy is about to embark on a new chapter in its life as major changes take place within our management structure with two long-serving..
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Protected: Barrenjoey Head, Sidney, Australia

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Protected: The Krushi Bhavan, Odisha, India

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Protected: Orchard Gardens Estate, Lewisham

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Protected: Stevenson Square, Manchester

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Protected: Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

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Protected: Castle Howard, Yorks

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Protected: Poynton, Cheshire

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Protected: Palm House, Kew Gardens, London

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Lincoln City

Rita Brar: Strategic Planner Having lived in and experienced the beauties of both historic Cambridge, where my grandfather spent his life after emigrating from North..
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The National Mall, Washington, DC

Joel Mills, AoU My office is three blocks away from the National Mall. I have had a relationship with this grand gathering space throughout my..
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Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield.

Simon Allford: RIBA President, and founder partner AHMM Architects I am an architect, born to an architect father.  I grew up with him, my mother..
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Gibellina Vecchia, Italy

Giulia Vallone: Senior Architect, Cork City Council With every return home to Sicily, there are places I visit that never cease to replenish my creative..
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