Ten Years of Simonicity — and Three Big Themes for the Next Ten
What the planning blogosphere’s best minds think is coming — and where I land on all this…
The Letter to London Crowd Have Found a New Way to Be Wrong
This is not a minor offence….
Can developers use ai to get rid of architects…?
The architect’s new job is not to produce. It’s to know what problem you’re actually trying to…
Five ideas to help supply for first-time buyers and renters in our cities
A functioning housing ladder is critical to our towns, cities and…
London Calling
London needs an anthem. Something properly earwig-y that just sticks with you all day.
Travels abroad: why leadership matters in development
Over the past year I’ve had the opportunity to spend time in some of the world’s most…
What Property Landlords can learn from Pub Landlords
When pub landlords mobilised against proposed changes to business rates, they did something the private rental sector…
What future UK New Towns Can Learn from Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and Ørestad
As the UK renews its ambition to deliver a new generation of towns, there is understandable pressure…
Systemic bankruptcy in UK town halls will hold back growth
Local government has been fraying at the seams for some years now. In 2018, Northamptonshire County Council issued a…
Where have all the philanthrophic housebuilders gone?
The Victorians were a peculiar bunch. Frequently unable to communicate their emotions on a personal level, they found alternative…
