Universities as urban catalysts
Globally minded educational and cultural institutions are local actors too, able to shape the social and physical fabric of the communities they call home. They can power and unlock significant regeneration, taking on the roles of developer, patron and urban citizen. A resilient neighbourhood can also provide an institution with the vital urban soup that can nourish its own people and programme. So how can we use design to nurture this valuable reciprocity between university and city? Read more
Talk / Architecture and science in dialogue - Designing Imperial College White City
What are the key ingredients needed to design a new university campus at the cutting edge of scientific research?
Talk / A History of White City
White City is a changing part of London. How did it come to be and how might it evolve in the future?
Talk / Cambridge Construction Forum
What to make of a once in a lifetime opportunity for both the city and university?
Is more cultural regeneration the key to urban happiness?
What are the primary catalysts driving urban development?
What does it take to deliver complex projects for the UK's top clients?
