The push for economic growth continues to dominate government policy across multiple agendas, including climate and housing, and local...

I’m recently back from a few weeks in San Francisco and, as tour guide to a group of first-time visitor friends I duly showcased the...

Last October, before the government’s autumn budget, I wrote a blog making a case that the UK is at an inflection point in housing and...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”  ...

The Life Sciences industry is comprised of companies and organisations that research, develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals,...

Earlier this year I visited Singapore and wrote about how government  interventions have led to some remarkable outcomes on housing,...

There’s an ad going round social media this week by the city of Oslo, presented with irony by a droll Norwegian who asks if Oslo is “even...

Earlier this month, Asda unveiled plans for a “transformational Mixed-Use Redevelopment of its ten-acre Park Royal site in North West...

“Vulnerability” comes from the Latin word for wound – vulnis. It’s the state of being open to injury, or appearing as if you are. Feeling...

I’m delighted to share this blog from Josh Artus at Centric Lab. What they’re doing in rethinking and redesigning Health Impact...

At a time when evidence is fast increasing on how the built environment impacts our individual and collective health, it is regrettable...

This past year has seen real progress in demonstrating how our built environment - the homes & places where we live – impacts our...

Earlier this week I came home to find on my doormat a “special invitation” from Audley Villages to visit a newly developed “luxury...

A new docuseries dropped on Netflix last week called “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones”. The series is conceived, produced, and...

When I wrote over a year ago about the need to rethink public toilets, a journalist I know told me that the issue would not attract wider...

Anyone involved in medicine and the provision of healthcare will recognise this phrase and its origins in Hippocrates – it embodies the...

A planning application to redevelop the Stag Brewery in Mortlake was approved by Richmond Council last week. The largest regeneration...

Just when I thought it wasn’t possible, not one but two coalitions of Built Environment organisations have announced their arrival in the...

Earlier this year when Secretary of State for Levelling up Michael Gove suggested that a rethought approach to planning education could...

“We often hear about stepping outside ourselves, but rarely about stepping outside our generation.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy...