Beyond Brunel – Engineering’s Image Problem
Tom Agar suggests Engineering needs to become more glamorous – and that placemaking can help Read more
The Brewery Tour
As work on Farsons Brewery reaches a major milestone, Dan Anderson reflects on Brewery Tours worldwide Read more
Stadiums and Placemaking
Image (c) Herzog and de Meuron
In the past few months , we have seen Chelsea Football Club secure planning consent for a new stadium and Tottenham Hotspur release the first images of a future White Hart Lane. Millwall FC earned a reprieve from a threatened Compulsory Purchase Order of ‘The Den’ and City Hall announced a comprehensive review of the London Stadium deal. Amid all the excitement, Jonathan Rochwerger considers the regeneration case for new sports stadiums. Do they really work as placemaking anchors for new destinations? Read more
Live music destinations
We were delighted to have McGill University student Jacqueline Graham working with us recently. In addition to some valuable work on private art galleries and collections, Jackie found the time to research music industry trends and their implications for live music destinations. In this article, she describes what she found. Read more
Pokemon Placemaking
George Murray explores what Pokemon Go means for placemaking, heritage and urban regeneration Read more