R
Categories
August 26, 2021

REVIEW: The Oxford/Cambridge Arc

The Oxford/Cambridge Arc has been with us for some time at least as a concept. This year the Government has published a policy paper and..
Read More
R
Categories
August 26, 2021

REVIEW: Shaping Neighbourhoods

Nicholas Falk reviews the monumental new edition of Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability by Hugh Barton, Marcus Grant and Richard Guise.
Read More
R
Categories
August 26, 2021

RAF Museum, Cosford

Darren Priday, Head of Conservation Having spent 26 years in the RAF as an aircraft mechanical engineer, the prospect of joining the RAF Museum was..
Read More
S
Categories
August 26, 2021

Shires House, Guiseley, Leeds

Mark Sidding, Architect I was born in Lichfield and attended Friary Grange School. I was always aware of architecture – who could fail to be..
Read More
W
Categories
August 26, 2021

Why Don’t We Just Listen to What Cities Say?

Chuck Wolfe asks in his new book Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character, what do these terms mean and why do we care about them so much?
Read More
E
Categories
August 26, 2021

Etosha Heights Private Reserve, Namibia

Eco Zhang, Urban Designer, Perkins & Will I grew up in northern China during the fast-developing period. Experiencing the built environment at an ambitious pace..
Read More
H
Categories
August 26, 2021

Heubach, Germany

Claire von de Meden, Businesswoman It was 1969, and my father had a teaching post in Zambia. During the holidays he enjoyed traveling around Africa..
Read More
W
Categories
July 22, 2021

Wilberforce House Museum, Hull

Robin Diaper, Curator of Maritime & Social History I never paid much attention to careers advice at school, and after leaving school with A-levels in..
Read More
R
Categories
July 22, 2021

Ripley Castle

Sir Thomas Ingilby: Owner My family has lived at Ripley Castle for 714 years. It was given to us as a dowry – a wedding..
Read More
T
Categories
July 22, 2021

The Civic in the Suburbs

Civic spaces are fundamental to urban life. Kathryn Firth asks how we can reintegrate the civic into suburban exurban spaces like malls and business parks. “Difference”..
Read More
R
Categories
July 22, 2021

Rapid Transit and Urban Recovery

The AoU recently organised a virtual study tour of four tram systems seeking to learn from those involved in their finance and construction. Nicholas Falk,..
Read More
M
Categories
July 22, 2021

Millhouses Park – Sheffield

Harshada Deshpande: Urbanist I work as an Urban Designer within the Planning Service of Sheffield City Council. My main role is as a design advocate..
Read More
H
Categories
July 22, 2021

Herceg Novi – Montenegro

Aleks Milentilevic – Urbanist I studied Architecture and Planning at Nikola Tesla University in Belgrade, then I did my Master’s in Spatial Planning at Oxford..
Read More
T
Categories
July 22, 2021

The Buzz of Urban Life

Following the article by Martin Crookson last month Steve Bee reviews his book ‘Why Face to Face Still Matters’ written with Jonathan Reades. I remember..
Read More
S
Categories
July 22, 2021

SOUNDING-OFF: Can you name a second famous female planner from history?

Vicky Payne argues that it’s time to celebrate some of the lesser-known pioneers of planning. Can you name a famous female planner from history? Of..
Read More