Category Archives: Health

Are streets the answer – yes, but…

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Yesterday’s launch by think tank Policy Exchange of a report calling for the removal of inner-city high rise estates and their replacement with streets is a welcome contribution to discussions about the design of future cities. The report, authored by … Continue reading →

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UBM Future Cities

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

My piece in full

Posted in Cities, Digital phenomena, Future Cities, Health, Planning, Press article, Technology, Transportation, Urbanism | 2 Comments

Urban Process Diagram

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

 

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Life by a thousand connections

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Background The everyday actions of architects and urban planners influence the everyday physical activity of people by creating the networks of streets and public spaces through which people move. Similarly, inside buildings, the layout of space influences the degree to … Continue reading →

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Notes for AGI Conference talk: Measure, map, model, make

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

My slides Great placemaking is a process combining art and science. There is a place for both and indeed a need for both. Two problems. First, urban planning is largely an analogue discipline. Too many diagrams and watercolours. Not enough … Continue reading →

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IBM Smart Cities, Helsinki – latest notes

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

9.50 Keynote What will the future city look like? The city of transaction How to plan a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city The effects of the digital revolution on human behaviour patterns Tim Stonor, Architect & Urban Planner, Managing … Continue reading →

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IBM Smart Cities, Helsinki

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

19th October 2011 Tim Stonor “What will the future city look like?” View the presentation Themes to be addressed 1. How to plan a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable city. 2. Effects of the digital revolution on human behaviour patterns. … Continue reading →

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“Loeb Fellows invite…” seminar on Food Systems

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 at 6:30pm Harvard Graduate School of Design, Piper Auditorium 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Posted in Ecological, Food, Harvard, Health, Public talk, Sustainability, Urbanism | 1 Comment

“On your feet, Wellington”

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

An article in the New Zealand Dominion Post, titled “On your feet, Wellington” reports on Space Syntax’s proposals to reconnect the pedestrian infrastructure of the capital.

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Millennium Development Goals

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

MDG 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger MDG 2 Achieve universal primary education MDG 3 Promote gender equality and empower women MDG 4 Reduce child mortality MDG 5 Improve maternal health MDG 6 Combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases MDG 7 … Continue reading →

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From landscapes of extraction to creative industries of organic matter & waste

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

​​Monday, 14th February 2011 at 6pm Stubbins Room, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Participants Pablo Rey, Basurama Manolo Mansylla, Trashpatch Robin Nagle, anthropologist of material culture (waste) Scientist doing research in biomaterials (Wyss Institute … Continue reading →

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