Swimming in sewage (Aug22)
I was very surprised to be told by the Environment Agency that no-one should [...]
Aug
READY, STEADY, STOP AT BIG YELLOW (Jan21)
I was excited to join the board of the Big Yellow in March 2020 [...]
Jan
I Love Bjarke Ingels (Dec17)
Not literally, of course – I’ve never met him! But, I have seen a [...]
Dec
Venice is sinking (Mar16)
It felt apocalyptic. Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags. Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s [...]
Mar
Incredible Edible was amazing (May11)
They’ve planted corn on the cob outside the police station. They’re lettuces in rose [...]
May
Hong Kong was dirty (Dec09)
Photo I took of the smog in Hong Kong – it should have been [...]
Dec
We need more Bedzeds (Nov09)
Bedzed – Beddington Zero Energy Design William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member [...]
Nov
Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)
Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I [...]
Jan
Eco developments on the map (Oct07)
The market town of Langport on the Somerset Levels has been getting some good [...]
Oct
Steamy experience in Istanbul (Oct07)
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 [...]
Sep
Shops and Shopping Centres (May07)
‘I don’t think I’m going to be very popular with this audience’, I admitted, [...]
May