All BTF creating communities articles
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Features黑洞社区 The Future Commmission: Delivering the communities the nation needs
聽After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the 黑洞社区 the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman explores ways in which we might close the聽gap between good development and the development we too often deliver
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Features黑洞社区 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Anna Mansfield at Publica
Episode 4: Anna Mansfield on the loss of shared spaces after covid and the importance of designing for the needs of women and young people
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to deliver communities that work for those who live and work in and around them
The arrival of thousands of new homes and jobs alongside existing communities can sound daunting to existing residents. But developments such as Waterbeach and Oxford North, which support the thriving knowledge economies of Cambridge and Oxford, can enhance lives across the board, writes Jonathan Kendall of Fletcher Priest, masterplanner for ...
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Features黑洞社区 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP
Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places
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Features黑洞社区 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Selina Mason at Lendlease
Episode 2: Selina Mason talks about people-focused urbanism and the work she is doing on Birmingham鈥檚 Smithfield scheme
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Features黑洞社区 Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Jo Wright at Perkins & Will
Episode 1: Jo Wright talks about the impact on her career of working in Berlin before the wall came down and designing for the long term
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Features黑洞社区 Talks: our new podcast season all about urban design and creating communities
Tune into the 黑洞社区 Talks podcast from tomorrow to hear leading experts on how to deliver thriving communities and great places to live
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FeaturesHow the creative reuse of ordinary buildings is revolutionising regeneration
As the government鈥檚 levelling up agenda struggles to gain traction, a group of industry leaders share their thoughts on alternative approaches to regeneration. Ben Flatman reports.
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FeaturesDesign codes are coming but will they deliver?
Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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FeaturesPhoenix rising: Plans for the 鈥榣argest timber development in UK鈥� take shape
A new East Sussex-based developer is seeking to disrupt the housebuilding sector and create a template for higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, writes Ben Flatman
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Nicholas Boys Smith
Nicholas Boys Smith 聽discusses the need for deep examination of the industry, the importance of the growing focus on sustainability and a passion for the聽history of our streets
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Features黑洞社区 the Future Commission: introducing the creating communities stream
The commission will look at how we can overcome systemic challenges in order to create thriving communities聽
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FeaturesHanover Square: Exemplary collaboration and placemaking
A new over-station development on Hanover Square shows how major infrastructure projects can catalyse the delivery of excellent placemaking