All Cities articles – Page 7
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Do we need a new best practice for our supply chains?
If we scrutinise something hard enough, the cracks will start to show, and demonstrate that today’s best practice is not enough
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The future of infrastructure lies with industry collaboration
The technology exists to bring together the government, businesses and the public on infrastructure schemes
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Labour floats plan to give cities more powers
Labour has outlined plans to give ‘city regions’ more control over funding for housing, transport and infrastructure
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Future impossible?
A couple in the future decide to extend their semi-detached home - here’s how they might do it
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More small sites needed to boost housing supply
There’s no chance of meeting demand for homes by prioritising large sites, despite political consensus, says Chris Tinker of Crest Nicholson
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Garden City Prize: Now the hard work begins
Barton Willmore’s Ian Tant on how a housing obsession bagged a place on the prestigious Wolfson Prize shortlist
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Sustainable infrastructure - myth or reality?
Is our infrastructure becoming more sustainable? The news is good but we still have a long way to go
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Boris asks firms to design new Heathrow city
Rick Mather, Hawkins Brown and Maccreanor Lavington appointed by mayor to come up with plans for development of Heathrow
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Making it - or faking it?
Delivering real sustainability outcomes and being accountable for that delivery is becoming the norm for a growing band of intelligent clients
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Healthier by design
Experts have suggested that up to £1bn a year could be saved on healthcare if the UK introduced better town and city planning
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We need a new wave of innovation to tackle climate change
The next wave of innovation must bring together different fields of activity - a nexus of technology
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Humanising city systems
There is a lot going on in the development of smart city concepts, but what are they prospects for us, mere humans?
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Sustainability can transform our urban areas
As an industry, we have to strive for the delivery of future-proofed resilient infrastructure
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Need to achieve local and competitive supply?
Small businesses are important but it is important also to attract businesses with larger balance sheets and working capital to contribute to the economy
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What is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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Learning from the flooding
We need to develop a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce future flooding risks
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Watch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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Let's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community
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Politicians can't be trusted on Garden Cities
They never take the long-term view needed to create places which stand the test of time