The "15 minute city" is toxic here - but in 50 other cities, they're removing "masculine desires" from urban planning
A prefab building wave can help resolve both the climate and housing crises
Covid heralded a shift of workers and families from big to small cities, seeking more "authentic" lives. How can they be kept there?
Here are some trailblazers doing radical, regenerative place-making work - in housing, supply chains, finance and energy
COMMUNITY, SOCIO-POLITICS, YES WE CAN, ACTION, 4TH SECTOR, REGEN ECONOMIESpat kaneplacemaking, autonomy, urban studies, urban development, suburban, rural
Imagine we designed our cities on Seven Generations principles - actively stewarding our places for the future
How digital technology can help keep cities green and pleasant
Stacks and doughnuts to illustrate how Civic Square has progressed its vision, through collective dreaming and meticulous building
DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, LOCALISM, EQUIP FOR THE FUTURE, COMMUNITY, INGENUITY, BUILD THE ECONOMY, FUTURESpat kanecivic square, urban studies, suburban, dark matter labs, birmingham
Don't hedge your bets! Whether it’s holly, hawthorn or cherry laurel, this British tradition is a great urban contribution to climate challenges
The best solution for intolerance is to fix its causes first, and then unleash aspiration. Welcome to the Hopeful Towns Network
The "Generation Restoration" responds with brilliant projects to plant one trillion trees across the planet
Like Flatpack Democracy in the UK, America's Strong Towns movement aims to empower communities at the right scale
Swedish solar houses producing as much energy as they use. And a striking graphic showing carbon output per capita, by nation
A shared electric car, in the co-housing community of Marmalade Lane, highlights our housing crisis
For the artist George Shaw, one Coventry housing estate contains endless grace and transcendence