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…
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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…
ByThe 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…
ByThis 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…
ByMusic 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)…
ByWhere 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…
ByLondon’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…
ByTo 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…
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