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Chairman’s Blog #1: Curiosity
One of the books I had for Christmas was about ‘urban exploration’, or ‘place-hacking’. Unusually for me I read the book in one sitting. Much of it was gripping and it was occasionally funny. Some...
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Chairman’s Blog #2: The Farrell Review
The Farrell Review report of consultation is comprehensive. It has taken a broad view of the context of Architecture and embraced the relationships between all the components of the built...
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Chairman’s Blog #3: Verticality
It seems that every few years there is a resurgence of concern at the impact of tall buildings on the skylines of our cities. It seems to be triggered by pulses of such development in central London;...
View ArticleChairman’s Blog #4: Insight and Foresight
It’s just over a week to the Mid-Year Review and we’ve been collecting updates on the activities we’ve been engaged in so far this year. It’s quite a list: two visits to Marseille – our European City...
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Chairman’s Blog #5: Multi-stories
The Mid-Year Review generated lively discussion last Wednesday. I know some found sitting through three hours of presentations on plastic chairs on the hottest day of the year a bit uncomfortable, but...
View ArticleChairman’s Blog #6: Displacement activity
I’m not sure if this is Chairman’s blog #5 or #6.* I’m not sure if anyone has read those that came before and I’ve had no comments – positive or otherwise. If anyone reads this perhaps you could offer...
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Chairman’s Blog #7: An awarding experience
Aberystwyth collects the Great Town award It was an exciting week leading up to last Friday’s (14 November) Annual Urbanism Awards. In between the final preparations that kept Linda and Stephen and...
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Chairman’s blog #8: ‘Tis the season to celebrate great places
Ashton Road, Manchester by Matthew (Flickr) It’s the season when we decorate our places to be jolly and to celebrate – the depth of winter, the Virgin Birth, the elemental gods or just excess....
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Chairman’s Blog #9: Your nominations please
Urbanism Awards: Make a Nomination It feels only weeks since we celebrated this year’s great places at the excellent Urbanism Awards ceremony in London. It’s actually three months now, and time to...
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Chairman’s Blog #10: Shouting at the radio
One of the consolations of the UK’s general election result has been the replacement of Eric Pickles (now knighted for services to Local Government – and who could argue with that….) with Greg Clarke....
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