Future Cities Forum 'Infrastructure 2021' and station-led regeneration
St Pancras International Station (showing Eurostar trains level with retail below) Future Cities Forum will be holding a rail and station-led regeneration event with - among our panellists - Stephen Dance, Head of the Commercial Adviser Team at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Henri Murison, Director of The Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Nathan Marsh, Chief Digital Officer, Costain, Peter Farmer, Director of Chapman Taylor's UK Transportation Sector and Cannon Ive
Cultural Cities debate report with the V&A East
V&A East Collections and Research Centre at HereEast, Stratford: internal render showing how marquetry ceiling from the now destroyed Altamira Palace near Toledo Spain will included as part of the architecture of the Collections Centre (Copyright Diller Scofidio + Renfro 2018) Future Cities Forum held its first 'Cultural Cities' debate for 2021 looking at the two issues of how to provide sustainable cultural districts and how to make these relevant to communities with the soc
Green light for £85m development for Leeds City Square
CGI of proposed City Square House, Leeds (Leeds City Council) Work is set to start on a major office development in City Square, Leeds - a key gateway area. City Square House will stand on the Wellington Street side of the square near Leeds City Station and the recently revamped Majestic building. Global law firm DLA Piper has signed a deal with developer MRP to take more than 80,000 sq ft of prime office space in the 12-storey development. Leading UK design and build contrac
Key worker housing provision in Science Cities
Key worker housing campus at Eddington, Cambridge (Mecanoo Architects for the University of Cambridge - photographed by Greg Holmes) Future Cities Forum held its housing debate this week looking at cities such as Cambridge, Oxford and London with specific problems in housing key workers and attracting talent. During the pandemic it has become clear that there should be new consideration for providing homes where key workers do not struggle to commute long distances to work. P
Pilbrow joins our 'Cultural Cities' forum
Inside the proposed new London Fire Brigade Museum, adjacent to the working Lambeth LFB station at 8 Albert Embankment (Pilbrow and Partners) Founder of architects Pilbrow & Partners, Fred Pilbrow will join our 'Cultural Cities' debate on 27th January, alongside Gus Casely-Hayford, Director, V&A East, Duncan Wilson, CEO of Historic England, Jonathan Reekie, Director of Somerset House Trust and Lloyd Lee, Managing Partner of Yoo Capital. The debate will examine how cultural in
Grimshaw wins competition for India's Greenest Airport
CGI of proposed Delhi Noida International Airport terminal building and central garden courtyard (Grimshaw) Grimshaw has won an international design competition for the new passenger terminal of Delhi Noida International Airport, as part of a design team including Nordic - Office of Architecture, Haptic and Indian practice, STUP. The team was selected from a shortlist of three by Zurich Airport International Grimshaw states, for demonstrating a proficiency in balancing passen
University of Cambridge Estates and Southwark Council join our science cities and housing forum
R&D 2 at Babraham Research Campus, Cambridgeshire (BioMed Realty) Future Cities Forum will discuss the expansion of science R&D and hospital sites in UK cities as well as supporting affordable and key worker homes, in its first online event of 2021 with Cambridge University, David Lock Associates, BDP, Southwark Council, Scott Brownrigg, Oxford City Council, Stride Treglown, and BioMed Realty. The discussion is part of an ongoing series of talks with a focus on the over-heati
Reading advances station district regeneration
CGI of Station Hill development by Reading main-line railway station (MGT Investment Management) close to the western start point of the Elizabeth Line Future Cities Forum will be holding its station-led regeneration forum in February to look at developments that post Covid-19 are helping to restore the UK's economy. One of these is the Station Hill development adjacent to Reading Station, which is set to benefit from being at the western start point of the Elizabeth Line. Th
New public realm for Hornsea Three
Hornsea Three windfarm turbines (Courtesy Hornsea Three) Future Cities Forum member LDA Design has announced that with development consent granted for Hornsea Three - which will be the UK's largest offshore windfarm - it was commissioned by Danish client Orsted to conduct the landscape and visual impact assessment, and provide design advice for the onshore infrastructure and offshore booster station. Hornsea Three includes a 55km onshore buried cable corridor to a new substat
Director of Somerset House Trust joins 'Cultural Cities'
The Director of Somerset House Trust, Jonathan Reekie, CBE, who is also Chair of the Strand Aldwych Project Board, joins our 'Cultural Cities' forum this month to talk about the forthcoming programme of works to the Aldwych and Strand areas of London. The multi-million pound traffic calming measures agreed by Westminster City Council, will ensure new place-making in this traditionally busy part of the capital and allow for arts events and festivals to take place. Jonathan be