All articles by Shain Shapiro
Shain Shapiro
Here’s how cities can protect creative industries from gentification
The way cultural infrastructure is built in our towns and cities leads to an inherent contradiction. Often, the more successful…
The UK planning system finally recognises the ‘Agent of Change’ principle. So now what?
In August 2018, the UK Parliament passed an amendment to the National Planning & Policy Framework (NPPF), including a few…
The UK is filled with empty shops. Why not fill them with culture?
First it was Poundland. Next, House of Fraser. And then, Marks & Spencer. In Aldershot, for example, the devastation of the local Marks &…
This is why the UK planning system needs the Agent of Change principle
Last month, the government issued a press release outlining that it would support Labour MP John Spellar’s planning bill to…
Music can improve our cities. So why isn’t music urbanism a thing?
In Colorado a few years ago, a non-profit teamed up with the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to…
Where are the “smart” technologies to protect our cities’ culture?
This week Sadiq Khan opened up London Tech Week, proclaiming in his speech that he wanted to make London the…
London’s music venues are recovering – but business rate review could stop them in their tracks
Much has been written about the revaluation of business rates and their impact up and down the country. Due to an…
To build a strong nighttime economy, our city planners need to learn to feel the music
Cities in the UK, from London to Belfast, are updating their local plans to outline how land will used from…
Why does poverty in Lafayette, Louisiana, teach us about developing creative talent?
Can a new perspective on urban regeneration change the way we develop creative talent? This study on the city of…
What can music venues learn from betting shops?
In March 2015, an amendment to the law altered the way that betting shops, bookies and pawnshops were classified by…