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November 19, 2023

Ljubljana to Trieste – Annual Young Urbanist Cycle Trip

By Benton Meador and Julie Plichon After a three-year hiatus induced by Covid, the Young Urbanist cycle trip took place between 8-12 June, taking a..
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November 19, 2023

How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors Behind Every Successful Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration – Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

Macmillan, 2023 , £18.00 Reviewed by Nicholas Falk The critical importance, cost and longevity of infrastructure makes strategic planning vital. As it crosses professional fields,..
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September 1, 2023

The Other City Tour

Author: Harrison Brewer The 2023 Congress began with a series of tours through Cambridge, each uncovering a lesser-known facet of the ancient university town. As..
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September 1, 2023

The Earth Transformed: The Untold History – Peter Frankopan

Bloomsbury Publishing 2023, 695 pages, £30 hard cover Reviewed by Nicholas Falk This weighty and fundamentally depressing book deals with the impact of climate on history..
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May 1, 2023

England’s Future

In his new book Nigel Moor explores the impact of politics on shaping the environment. Nicholas Falk finds much to agree with in his analysis..
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January 19, 2023

The Urbanism Awards 2022

We were delighted to be able to run our awards last year for the first time since COVID. Over the next few editions of Here..
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January 19, 2023

Changing course

With so many problems that we face, the question is not what to do, but how to make it happen. Nicholas Falk reviews a series..
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November 8, 2022

Two Urbanists Explore Placemaking Week

The final week of September saw the town of Pontevedra in Spain come alive with Placemaking Week Europe, billed as ‘Europe’s largest placemaking festival’. Shane..
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November 7, 2022

Stand and Deliver

At a time of political turmoil Nicholas Falk suggests some reading for the new Prime Minister but laments that that much of it says nothing..
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August 15, 2022

Message from the Chair

Academy of Urbanism Chair Andrew Burrell provides an update on a busy spell at the Academy over these past few months which has seen changes..
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August 15, 2022

REVIEW: Why Travel?

A collection of essays edited by Matthew Niblett and Kris Beuret seeks to understand our need to move and how it shapes our lives. Nicholas..
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August 15, 2022

REVIEW: Belfast Congress – Cities Overcoming Challenges

The Academy of Urbanism’s first in-person Congress for two years took place in Belfast in June. Shane Quinn reviews an event that came at a..
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June 9, 2022

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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April 6, 2022

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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February 21, 2022

REVIEW: The Levelling up White Paper

Much of the coverage of the Levelling Up White paper has focussed on the 12 missions. If anything the 300 page supporting document has been..
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