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Developers on climate: “We can’t change policy, but we can not make things worse”

In spite of a lack of government action, some developers are seeking to democratise public spaces, make a meaningful social impact and tackle the climate emergency – and Covid has helped gain public support

Developers on climate: “We can’t change policy, but we can not make things worse”

In spite of a lack of government action, some developers are seeking to democratise public spaces, make a meaningful social impact and tackle the climate emergency – and Covid has helped gain public support

“White middle-class man stands in front of public housing and bellows about how it doesn't work”

Social housing and other Brutalist public spaces were cast as dangerous and antisocial by the media, says Owen Hatherley in this talk on how the style wars ultimately decimated the availability of quality affordable homes in England

Winners of The Pineapples 2021 awards announced

Soapworks, Television Centre, Cheney Row Park and more scoop golden pineapples at the virtual ceremony on Friday the 16 July, 2021 at the closing celebration for the Festival of Place

Jane Jacob Says No: The trouble with street ballet

Owen Hatherley on how the single most widely read book on cities is linked to the demolition of the Heygate Estate in this excerpt from his latest book, "Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances"

It's free: Festival of Place: The Pineapples runs all next week

An amazing run of bitesize talks kicks off Monday with Festival of Place: The Pineapples in association with the Design Council

Future Place: Shortlist for The Pineapples awards 2021

These future places and their masterplans are up for a golden pineapple for Future Place and will be presented live in front of an audience and the judging panel at The Pineapples awards for place, 12-16 July

International Future Place: Shortlist for The Pineapples 2021

Announcing the international masterplans for future places that are up for a golden pineapple and will be presented live in front of an audience and the judging panel at The Pineapples awards for place, 12-16 July

Winners of The Pineapples 2021 awards announced

Soapworks, Television Centre, Cheney Row Park and more scoop golden pineapples at the virtual ceremony on Friday the 16 July, 2021 at the closing celebration for the Festival of Place

podcasts

Developers on climate: “We can’t change policy, but we can not make things worse”

In spite of a lack of government action, some developers are seeking to democratise public spaces, ...

With attacks on the rise, can we design public spaces to prevent hate crime?

Prof Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, talks to T...

“The office will be much more pay-as-you-go”

Maverick serial entrepreneur and tech cluster expert Claire Cockerton on how Covid is reshaping the ...

“Councils spend more on dog waste than teenage girls”

Make Space for Girls wants councils to stop and consider whether girls are using the skateparks and ...

“Greater Manchester is on the up, but not all of it”

Inequality is not just about race and income, it’s also about place, explains Andrew Westwood, ...

“We hope to get people's unfiltered opinions” – Ascha Lychett Pedersen

How can we empower citizens to reimagine our cities as greener places? That’s the question Ascha L...

“We're throwing away a thousand Boeing 747s every day” – May Al-Karooni

May Al-Karooni, the inspirational founder and CEO of Globechain, on how she spotted the need for a ...

“Small cities, if we do them well, can be prototypes” – Reif Larsen

Reif Larsen, founder of the Future of Small Cities Institute, talks to The Developer Podcast about ...

“When the places that made us are no longer made by us, how do we continue as an 'us'?” Omeasoo Wahpasiw

For the positive human need for identity, space and place matters, not only how it’s designed, but ...

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films

Harlow homes: How PDR destroys local communities and builds Britain's worst housing

Permitted Development Rights allow developers to bypass community consultation and planning ...

Places for girls

With 80% of public spaces taken over by boys, how do we create spaces for girls? In this film, ...

Marmalade Lane

In this film, the designers, developers and residents reflect on the development of Marmalade Lane ...

placetests

Liverpool One: “Shopping centres provide a stage for people to explore their identity”

In this exclusive placetest, anthropologist Rebecca Toop explores the user experience of L...

Kings Crescent Estate: “There’s a feeling of life coming back”

Placetest King’s Crescent Estate: A part-demolished estate in Stoke Newington is enjoying an ...

MediaCityUK: “Imagine waking up in the morning and you’ve got some office man staring at you”

Placetest MediaCityUK: What is it like to live and work in Peel’s MediaCityUK and has it brought ...

King’s Cross: It's a ‘treat space’ – somewhere special or a destination

Placetest King’s Cross: How does it work, who is there – and who isn’t? How does the ...

talks & events

“White middle-class man stands in front of public housing and bellows about how it doesn't work”

Social housing and other Brutalist public spaces were cast as dangerous and antisocial by the media,...

Winners of The Pineapples 2021 awards announced

Soapworks, Television Centre, Cheney Row Park and more scoop golden pineapples at the virtual ...

Watch the Bytesize talk with Nathalie de Vries: Shaping better places

Festival of Place Bytesize presents architect and urbanist Nathalie de Vries, Founding Partner of MV...

Chipperfield: "We have a train crash between the principles of good planning and a free market economy"

Watch the talk: Sir David Chipperfield sits down with Finn Williams, CEO, Public Practice and ...

Winners of The Pineapples 2020 awards announced

King’s Cross, North Cator Park, Leeds Dock and more scoop golden pineapples at the virtual ceremony ...

Radical Rethink #6: The Front Garden City

Zoë Berman and Roland Karthaus outline their proposal for how neighbours might come together to ...

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Smart windows score best for wellbeing and productivitySPONSORED ARTICLE

Tipner West: Portsmouth’s once-in-a-generation communitySPONSORED ARTICLE

Involving communities in the design of homesSPONSORED ARTICLE

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