Ridge and Partners on Bicester Motion Masterplan at our Milton Keynes forum
Image: CGI of Bicester Motion, Oxfordshire - courtesy Ridge Future Cities Forum is very pleased that architect Michael Mitchell of Ridge & Partners will be joining our 'New towns, innovations clusters and the Growth Corridor' discussion hosted by Milton Keynes City Council at the civic offices in Saxon Gate East this week. Michael has been working on the master-plan to develop Bicester Motion at the Oxfordshire end of the Growth Corridor. Bicester Motion Masterplan is a landm
Mace Construct at 'Tall buildings and sustainable cities'
Image: lower floor view of EDGE London Bridge, with views to Guy's Hospital campus left and the arches of London Bridge Station right - courtesy Pilbrow & Partners Future Cities Forum is very pleased that Stuart McDonald, Director at Mace Construct and project lead for EDGE London Bridge will join our 'Tall buildings and sustainable cities' discussion, hosted at EY More London Place. Stuart is a very seasoned project director and leader with over forty years of experience wor
Balancing office investment in the City of London with the protection of heritage
Image: CGI of future City of London skyline, showing view of towers lining Bishopsgate and the Shard in Southwark - courtesy of Didier Madoc-Jones of GMJ for the City of London Corporation Future Cities Forum will be discussing the challenges and opportunities in developing the brand of the City of London, through the commissioning of tall buildings at its 'Sustainable Cities' discussion event this month. The Corporation of London's City Surveyor, Paul Wilkinson, will be jo
Building the Oxfordshire brand to attract investment for science and manufacturing
Image: opening panel discussion at Jesus College Oxford - Cav Elithorn speaking The second part of Future Cities Forum's opening panel discussion at Jesus College, Oxford, tackled the subjects of developing not just science parks along the OxCam Growth Corridor, but also spaces for manufacturing, the need for a Mayoral Authority, building housing on the Green Belt versus creating density in the city of Oxford, supercharging the wider Oxfordshire brand to attract investment, c
Ridge joins our 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings' forum
Image: courtesy of Ridge and Partners Future Cities Forum is delighted that Austin Wikner, Partner at Ridge, will be joining our 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings' forum at EY this month. Austin leads Ridge's London MEP team. He is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 25 years of experience within the built environment. He has led large teams of engineers and technicians, delivering major projects and programmes in sectors including commercial, residential, h
Grimshaw joins our 'Sustainable cities' forum
Image: London Bridge Station - designed by Grimshaw Future Cities Forum is delighted that Dr Paul Toyne, Head of Sustainability (Group), Department Head, will be contributing to our 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings' forum this month at EY's London offices at More London by the Thames and London Bridge Station. Paul has a diverse background, having worked all over the world as an environmental campaigner, conservationist and sustainable built environment specialist. With
Growing Baldock with David Lock Associates
Image: 'Growing Baldock' plan courtesy of David Lock Associates Future Cities Forum is delighted that Julia Foster, Managing Partner at David Lock Associates will contribute to our 'New towns and the Growth Corridor' forum this month, hosted by Milton Keynes City Council. She will join master developer Urban & Civic, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, East West Rail, England's Economic Heartland and Homes England to discuss best practice in designing new settlements and place
British Land to join 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings'
Image: CGI of the re-modelled Euston Tower - courtesy of British Land / 3XN Architects Future Cities Forum is delighted that Tim Downes, Development Director at British Land, will be contributing to our 'Sustainability and tall buildings' forum this March at EY's More London HQ by the Thames. The forum will look at investment in office, science and housing in city districts and whether it is more sustainable to build tall towers for density than follow the more traditional su
Oxford Brookes University joins our 'Science Cities' at the Oxford Science Park this April
Image: view over housing and commercial science and business parks at Cowley east Oxford - close to the BMW Mini plant (courtesy ARC / Advanced Research Clusters) Future Cities Forum is delighted that Professor Dave Valler, Professor of Spatial Planning and Research Lead in the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University, will be contributing to our 'Science Cities' forum at Oxford Science Park this April. Professor Valler has been involved in the Oxford-Camb
More than £20bn economic growth at risk unless Government tackles energy and water constraints leaders of Fast Growth Cities warn
Image: Radcliffe Square, Oxford Oxford City Council reports that leaders from the six Fast Growth Cities group have written to Government urging action to be taken to provide a £21bn boost for UK GVA over the next decade. Council leaders of the Fast Growth Cities group – comprised of Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, and Swindon – have written to the Government urging action to be taken to unlock £21bn of growth for the UK economy over the next decade.