The re-design of city centres post Covid-19
Hammersmith Town Hall - CGI of restored interior, entrance hall (RSH+P) Future Cities Forum invited Cllr Cowan, Leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council along with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Historic England, Liverpool BID and the BID Association, Yoo Capital and Chapman Taylor, to discuss the development of city centres and high streets post pandemic. The event asked questions about the importance of preserving heritage while adapting buildings in city centres for mode
Connected cities: the future of work
Greening Regent Street London with trees, seats and planters (by BDP for The Crown Estate) for office workers, tourists and shoppers - May 2021 Future Cities Forum held an interesting debate this week about the future of work and how bringing people back into the city post lockdown, not only needs improved transport connectivity but efforts around place-making to bring a sense of pride for workers in their city districts. The discussion involved Elad Eisenstein, Programme Di
The female voice in art, design and public spaces
EMST in Athens (National Museum of Contemporary Art) - copyright Tita Bonatsou. EMST was originally the FIX Brewery. As art galleries and museums begin to open in the UK and other countries post lockdown, Future Cities Forum is this week providing a focus on the 'female voice in art. We feature the appointment of the curator Katerina Gregos to the position of the city of Athens' National Museum of Contemporary Art and the work of contemporary and often excluded female voices
New projects in Nottingham and Cambridge harness the power of green energy to tackle climate change
Key worker homes at Eddington, North West Cambridge (Mecanoo Architects for Cambridge University - Greg Holmes Photography) We are delighted that at our next discussion on sustainability this month, part of our series leading up to COP 26, we will include the following speakers: Infrastructure & Projects Authority Development Director Karl Fitzgerald, Amber Infrastructure's Development Director, Peter Radford, Head of Planning at Lewisham Council, Emma Talbot and Cllr Adam Ha
Chapman Taylor's City Centre South, Coventry, re-design
CGI of proposed regeneration of Coventry City Centre South (Chapman Taylor) Chapman Taylor has received planning permission for its regeneration of an historic area of Coventry - City Centre South, upgrading several areas such as Bull Yard, Shelton Square, city Arcade and Hertford Street, which will make the city a significant shopping and leisure destination in the West Midlands. The whole scheme will connect the city's much-loved circular market with the rest of the centre,
Yoo Capital consults on restoration of Shepherd's Bush Market
Market stalls in Shepherds Bush Market, London W12 (courtesy myshepherdsbush / Yoo Capital) Managing Partner of Yoo Capital, Lloyd Lee, joins our High Streets discussions this month, with the Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Cllr Stephen Cowan and the Chief Executive of Historic England, Duncan Wilson. The Chair of the BID Association, Bill Addy, architects Mark Rintoul from Rogers Stirk Harbour and Daniel Morgans from Chapman Taylor, will also be present. They will b
Historic England Chief Executive joins our High Streets debate
Chief Executive of Historic England, Duncan Wilson, will be speaking at our May Future High Streets and City Centres discussions with among others, Chapman Taylor (working on the re-design of the market hall-anchored district of Coventry City Centre South) and the Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Cllr Stephen Cowan. The debate will look at the future for historic markets and upgrading retail post pandemic as well as preserving but re-inventing town hall space for commu
Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council joins our Future High Streets debate with RSH+P
CGI of Hammersmith & Fulham Town Hall, re-modelled as part of a full 'civic campus' project (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners) Councillor Stephen Cowan, Leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council will speak at our first 'High Streets and City Centres' debate this week. He has been the borough's leader since 2014 when he set up a commission to review how to make Hammersmith and Fulham the best place for business in the EU. Stephen also set up a ground-breaking industrial strategy
Leeds City Council and DLA Piper join Future Cities Forum
Aerial view of developments to north and east of Leeds Train Station (DLA Piper) Leeds City Council's Head of Regeneration, Adam Brannen will be speaking at our city centres discussion this week. Adam has been in his role since 2003, before that working as Regeneration Officer at Southampton City Council and in planning at Suffolk County Council. He is behind The British Library move of its northern headquarters into the historic Temple Mill building in Leeds South Bank area
Future Cities Forum's Infrastructure 2021 discussion highlights
Grimshaw design for Shenzhen Airport, Terminal One - based on the Mangrove tree Future Cities Forum held its May 'Infrastructure 2021 - Innovation, sustainability and transport hubs' forum with Chief Commercial Officer of Zurich Airport, Stefan Gross, Transport for London's Head of City Planning, Alex Williams, Leader of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Cllr Ian Courts, Newcastle City Council's Head of Transport, Graham Grant, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' Partner An