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How new methods of analysing walkable access can uncover spatial inequalities
Public open spaces in cities provide vast social, environmental and economic benefits, but for the community to enjoy them they…
Can African smart cities also be inclusive cities?
In 2013, the African city of Lagos broke ground for a new smart city on 25km2 of land reclaimed from the…
‘Beauty’ in architecture can’t be enforced – but design competitions could help architects strive for it
In 2021, the UK government made beauty an explicit objective of the English planning system. The Levelling Up and Regeneration…
Why the US’s current government funding programmes encourage bad decision-making
Over the past few months, several national publications have written about the challenges involved in trying to work during a…
Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia and Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm…
Why we’re betting on Birmingham being a tech leader
Advances in technology, from ever-more intelligent smart devices to autonomous transport, will transform not just how we live and move…
Can converting office space into homes solve the housing crisis?
The UK government is proposing to further relax planning rules as part of its long-term plan for housing. The Department…
Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’
Many Latinos regularly declare: “Día de los Muertos is not Mexican Halloween.” The declaration is increasingly repeated by non-Latinos too.…
A lot of hot air: How heat really affects our buildings
My thoughts and research on heat transfer in buildings have been triggered by the two observations: When a Florida resident…
Why Nantes is the best city in France
You might know that Nantes is a city in France, somewhere over there in the middle but towards the western…