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Image: the ATS and Murketts Histon Road development in Cambridge which was formerly home to the Murketts car dealership and an unused workshop area, and which is being transformed into 70 new homes, comprising 28 council and 42 market sale. The sustainable gas-free development will feature a mixture of two, three and four-bedroom terraced and semi-detached houses, as well as one, two and three-bedroom apartments. The development was in progress before the latest council annou

Image: DEEP Lab technology at Harwell, courtesy Jack Hobhouse Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire has reported that a new laboratory that will help UK companies develop and test the engines powering the next generation of satellites has opened at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The Disruptive Experimental Electric Propulsion (DEEP) Lab, built by space technology company Magdrive , gives British businesses access to specialist resting facilities for electric propulsion system

Image: Milton Keynes with - inset - Cllr Pete Marland (courtesy Invest Milton Keynes) Future Cities Forum is holding its 'OxCam Growth Corridor and new towns' forum next month with the Leader of Milton City Council, Cllr Pete Marland and the Director of Place, Paul Thomas, at Saxon Gate. East West Rail will also be contributing on the importance of connecting new towns and place-making across the Growth Corridor. Milton Keynes City Council has just announced that it has sign

Iimage: courtesy of Liverpool John Moores University Future Cities Forum is delighted that Dr Aileen Jones, who is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement and Partnerships at Liverpool John Moores University, will be contributing to its 'Student Cities' discussion event. She is responsible for the strategic leadership of LJMU’s partnerships within the UK and internationally and the university’s external engagement work. Aileen was previously Executive Director of Investme

Image: courtesy of the University of Sheffield showing artists impression of future Faculty of Health Building. Future Cities Forum is delighted that Linda Goodacre, Director of Estates and Facilities Management, at Sheffield University will be joining our 'Student Cities' forum this February. The discussion will focus on investment in new university buildings and accommodation, looking at best practice in planning and design, and how new UK government rules may affect inves

Image: Milton Keynes, courtesy of BBC News Future Cities Forum will be holding its 'New towns and the OxCam growth corridor' discussion with the Leader of Milton Keynes City Council this March. The forum will include government, investors, land-owners / developers, planners and architects and among the topics for discussion will be the New Towns Taskforce recommendations of a major new settlement at Tempsford, Bedfordshire and a 'renewed town' expansion of Milton Keynes, wit

Future Cities Forum's first panel discussion at Jesus College, Oxford in the Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub (designed by MICA Architects) Future Cities Forum gathered leadership from the Oxfordshire region and the West Midlands to discuss the recently published interim Oxfordshire Growth Commission Report, investment required for infrastructure connectivity, and continuing concerns around building housing on the Green Belt. Those taking part in the opening panel discussion includ

Image: The Meadows Community Centre, Cambridge - courtesy Cambridge City Council Greater Cambridge Shared Planning confirms Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District councils have published new data to show that they remain on track to bring forward the new homes and space for jobs set out in their adopted 2018 Local Plans.  At the same time, reports to forthcoming Cabinet meetings at the two councils recommends the introduction of new charges on developers to help pay

Image: Winner in the International Museums category - PoMo Museum Trondheim Norway in 2025 - courtesy Valerie Sadoun An all-female judging panel - drawn from leading professionals across local authorities, development and construction, universities, infrastructure operators, arts organisations and architecture and urban design practices - assessed a shortlist of eighteen projects spread across six categories. The judges were asked to focus on outstanding design vision and o

Image: Sowmya Parthasarathy, courtesy of Arup Future Cities Forum is delighted that Sowmya Parthasarathy, architect and urban designer with 30 years of global experience in the UK, US, Middle East and India, and leading Arup's Master-planning and Urban Design team in London, will be presenting at 'Science Cities' this week at Jesus College Oxford in the new Digital Hub. Her presentation is titled 'Ingredients of a knowledge district.' She is involved in preparing award-winnin