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Cities & Towns

I’ve lived in London, Paris and New York. Although I much prefer living in the country, I’m interested in how to make our cities more sustainable.

READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)

I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020[...]

15
Jan
I Love Bjarke Ingels (Dec17)

Not literally, of course – I’ve never met him!  But, I have seen a[...]

05
Dec
Venice is sinking (Mar16)

It felt apocalyptic.  Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags.  Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s[...]

01
Mar
Incredible Edible was amazing (May11)

They’ve planted corn on the cob outside the police station. They’re lettuces in rose[...]

14
May
Hong Kong was dirty (Dec09)

Photo I took of the smog in Hong Kong – it should have been[...]

03
Dec
We need more Bedzeds (Nov09)

Bedzed – Beddington Zero Energy Design   William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member[...]

18
Nov
Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)

  Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I[...]

28
Jan
Eco developments on the map (Oct07)

The market town of Langport on the Somerset Levels has been getting some good[...]

15
Oct
Steamy experience in Istanbul (Oct07)
2nd October 2007

One of the most fascinating experiences I had in Istanbul was having a Turkish[...]

The fabric of Istanbul (Sep07)

As my plane turned towards Istanbul I saw the dry landscape below. It was[...]

28
Sep
Shops and Shopping Centres (May07)

‘I don’t think I’m going to be very popular with this audience’, I admitted,[...]

24
May
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