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York set to become UK’s first car-free city centre
York is on track to have the UK’s first car-free city centre after the council backed plans to ban private vehicles.
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2020 Wellbeing Cities Award: Call for Applications
NewCities has announced the launch of the 2020 Wellbeing Cities Award , an international award recognizing cities’ efforts to place wellbeing at the heart of their policy and planning.
FCBStudios Climate Awayday in Liverpool
Around 200 Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) staff, from all five UK offices, will be gathering in Liverpool in January 2020 for an annual Awayday weekend.
Change Maker: Damla Turgut
Damla Turgut turned her back on the legal profession, relocate to the UK and establish Otto Tiles. A specialist in hand-made ceramics, she travels extensively to research and source new materials, patterns and producers.
Moxon Architects wins design competition for showpiece sustainable timber bridge for German town
Moxon Architects has won an invited competition for a pedestrian and cycle bridge for the town of Balingen in southern Germany, a design collaboration with timber bridge engineering specialist Ingenieurbüro Miebach
Change Maker: Bishi Bhattacharya
Bishi Bhattacharya is a London-based musical tour-de-force of Bengali heritage, whose credits include singer-songwriter, multimedia performer and multi-instrumentalist.
How we can turn the tide on climate | Christiana Figueres and Chris Anderson
Witness the unveiling of Countdown, a major global campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions. TED has partnered with scientists, policy makers, organizations, activists and more to create an initiative that everyone in the world can be part of.
Change Maker: Yousra Elbagir
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Change Maker: Barbara Chandler
Journalist, photographer and all-round legend in the world of design, Barbara Chandler has been penning articles on furniture, decoration, interiors and more for over 35 years.
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York set to become UK’s first car-free city centre
York is on track to have the UK’s first car-free city centre after the council backed plans to ban private vehicles.
Act Now Architecture Awards Car-free Change Cities City Climate Community Culture News Sustainability Wellness
2020 Wellbeing Cities Award: Call for Applications
NewCities has announced the launch of the 2020 Wellbeing Cities Award , an international award recognizing cities’ efforts to place wellbeing at the heart of their policy and planning.
Arup leads the architectural vision for Copenhagen’s Cityringen metro
the city’s largest infrastructure project in 400 years
WilkinsonEyre revitalises Copenhagen’s harbour with new pedestrian and cycle bridge
“Historic maps show a bridge existed on this site in the 1800s and linked the centre of Copenhagen to its defensive ramparts, some of which still exist,” explains Simon Roberts, Associate Director of international architecture practice WilkinsonEyre.
Why Urban Farms May Make Fresh Produce Markets Obsolete
New York’s historic Essex Street Market recently moved from its original location into a modern space, urban farms on the city’s rooftops are closer aligned with society’s increased food consciousness than many fresh produce markets.
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Why Curridabat Is The Sweetest City in the World
The small Costa Rican city’s strategic vision is using bees, butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds to improve the quality of life of its citizens.