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December 17, 2021

THE URBAN IDIOT: Radburn

So many times when visiting British cities you come across something that makes no sense at all. A piece of urban planning, architecture or traffic..
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November 29, 2021

Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India

Shruti Hemani, Urban Designer & Illustrator I qualified as an architect in India and trained as an urban designer at Nottingham University. I worked with..
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November 29, 2021

Villa Onala, Lagos, Nigeria

Tosin Oshinowo, Architect I was born in 1980 in Ibadan in Nigeria and spent part of my childhood in Lagos. It was happy and uneventful..
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November 29, 2021

Prince’s Exchange, Leeds

Simon Smithson, Architect I guess you could call me a Leeds lad as I was born at Jimmie’s, went to Leeds Grammar School, and did..
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November 29, 2021

LEGO Can Build a Northern Overground

A lot of people have been left disappointed by scaling back of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail. But Ian Wray argues that, in the UK,..
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November 29, 2021

How has Covid-19 made us rethink our cities?

Pandemic lockdowns have changed the way that we view the city. Cécile Poullain argues that the time is right to rediscover the concept of ‘The..
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November 29, 2021

REVIEW: Common Good: Design and Sustainability in the North

On the 10 November, to coincide with COP26, a new group of northern urbanists held their first event; Design and Sustainability in the North. Vicky..
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November 29, 2021

My own view is: HAPPINESS

As urbanists we believe that good quality urban environments make us happy. But, asks Andreas Markides, what do we mean by happiness? At several of..
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November 23, 2021

My Shed, Lingerfield, N.Yorks

Alistair Kaye, Proprietor autoVIP I’m a real townie, all the way from industrial Bradford in the days when it still had industries. I’ve spent most..
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October 28, 2021

REVIEW: Triumph of the City, Edward Glaeser

Ten Years after its original publication Nicholas Falk rereads this hugely influential book following a visit to Coventry, finding much wisdom but remaining frustrated that..
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October 28, 2021

108 Fine Art, Harrogate

Andrew Stewart, Gallery Owner I live in a town house with my family and art.  The house has had a colourful life. Allegedly built for the..
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October 28, 2021

Holland Park, London

Kathryn Firth, Urbanist Since arriving in London 23 years ago I have felt incredibly privileged to be within a 7-minute walk of an extraordinarily rich..
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October 28, 2021

Southchurch Hall, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Ann Limond, Secretary I came to England from Calcutta as a small child and grew up in Southend, a seaside town full of fun places..
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October 28, 2021

Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

Willie Watt, Architect I am an architect and urban designer, a past President of the RIAS and winner of the Sir Robert Lorimer prize for..
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October 28, 2021

What does the feminist city look like?

The Academy of Urbanism Young Urbanists hosted an event on 15th September looking at the feminist city. Young Urbanist Kirsty Watt, organiser and chair, reflects..
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