Monthly Archives: April 2012

Quality Streetscapes Conference notes

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

My slides This first part of this presentation introduces a new approach to valuing urban design – one which allows design decisions to be embedded in real estate valuation calculations. The approach connects design to the rateable value of retail, … Continue reading →

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Future Cities_Cities of Transaction

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Thinking about the future of cities is not a new challenge. From Christopher Wren’s plan for the post-fire rebuilding of London in 1666 to Ebenezer Howards’s Garden City concept, to Le Corbusier, to Bladerunner, human ingenuity has been tasked with … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Development, Digital phenomena, Planning, Space Syntax, Spatial modelling, Sustainability, Transportation, Urbanism | 6 Comments