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Image: view of Wijnhaven Rotterdam - courtesy Rotterdam Partners Emiel Arends, the City of Rotterdam's Urban Designer is expected to contribute to Future Cities Forum 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings' discussion this week hosted at EY by Marcus Richards. Emiel is a senior advisor on urban affairs in Rotterdam. He has worked on several masterplans in the city (such as the Wilhelminapier and RCD), wrote the last two high-rise visions of the city, was co-author of the inne

Image: The Open University at Milton Keynes - part of the campus (courtesy The Open University) Future Cities Forum is delighted that Dr Julia Cooke, Associate Dean -External Engagement and Enterprise in the Faculty of STEM - will be contributing to our OxCam Growth Corridor forum at the offices of Milton Keynes City Council. The Open University has its 48-hectare head quarters campus at Walton Hall in Milton Keynes and has satellite offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ir

Image: CityLife Milan - courtesy ZHA Future Cities forum is very pleased that Andrea Cottone, Sustainability Lead at CityLife Milan will join our 'Sustainable cities and tall buildings' forum discussion at EY in London co-hosted with Marcus Richards. Covering an area of 366,000 square metres, CityLife is one of the most important urban redevelopment projects in Europe, a balanced mix of private and public services including a business hub, a shopping district, a residential a

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

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

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

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

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

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

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