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Image: courtesy of Foster + Partners Designs for 619 Brickell, a new residential tower in the heart of Miami have been released. Developed by 13th Floor Investments and Key International, the 75-storey building is located on a prime waterfront site adjacent to Brickell Park, offering expansive views across Biscayne Bay from its 296 residences. Inspired by the city’s Art Deco heritage, the tower is defined by its gently twisting form that creates a graceful silhouette on the c

Image: contributors to our 'Science Cities' discussion event at The Oxford Science Park - with Ylva Williams of Stockholm Science City Foundation on screen In the second part of Future Cities Forum's 'Global science Cities' report, from our discussion event held at The Oxford Science Park, contributors spoke on the topics of best practice and the use of data in the design of science hubs, retrofitting older buildings for science use and the diversification of Oxford city cent

Image courtesy: Peter Freeman, CBE, Chair of The Cambridge Growth Company Future Cities Forum welcomes back Peter Freeman, CBE, Chair of the Cambridge Growth Company, to our New model innovation districts and the future of Cambridge' discussion event this month hosted by the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton. This past week the UK government announced its decision to establish a centrally led Development Corporation for Greater Cambridge. You can read the full government res

Image: Ed Watson - courtesy of Cambridge Biomedical Campus Future Cities Forum is delighted that Ed Watson, interim Managing Director of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus Ltd will be speaking at our 'New model science and innovation districts' forum this month, hosted by the Wellcome Genome Campus. Cambridge Biomedical Campus Ltd represents some of the major businesses located on the campus. including AstraZeneca, the University of Cambridge, Abcam (Danaher), the MRC Laboratory

Image: The Horniman Museum, London - courtesy Horniman Museum Museums around the world have been upgrading their buildings to meet net zero targets while trying to preserve their collections for the next generation. The Director of the Horniman Museum in south London, Gordon Seabright, joined Gavin Miller and other contributors to our 'Cultural Cities' discussion event, hosted by Historic Royal Palaces at the Tower of London last month to talk about meeting the needs of new m

Image:courtesy of Braaksma & Roos Future Cities Forum's entries to its cultural category - Summer Awards 2026 - are all inspired by the sea. They include Amsterdam's 'The Drift Museum', Hull Maritime Museum and the Larrakia Cultural Centre, Darwin, Australia The Drift Museum, Amsterdam, set to open in 2026 in Amsterdam’s historic Van Gendt Hallen industrial complex, renovated by architecture firm Braaksma & Roos, is dedicated to the Dutch artist duo Studio Drift, renowned wor