CIOB reaffirms commitment to EDI  - Construction Management The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the built environment sector.

CIOB reaffirms commitment to EDI  - Construction Management - really proud of the work in our sector to work towards greater inclusion
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A huge crystal chandelier in a grand room, with a lecture and screen to one side

And so to Bath, where even conference venues have a stunning chandelier.

I'm at the Bath Preservation Trust Sustainable Development x Urban Conservation conference

The City as Interface: How Legible Cities Rethink Wayfinding Using UX Design Discover the impact of UX design principles on urban planning, creating user-friendly environments in cities.

The City as Interface: How Legible Cities Rethink Wayfinding Using UX Design | ArchDaily buff.ly/2cxOCbg the title belies a really interesting topic for landscape architects

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the plastic could improve recycling

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes

UPDATE: Grenfell Tower demolition confirmed by Angela Rayner News of the planned Grenfell Tower demolition have been met with both support and outrage from different groups

UPDATE: Grenfell Tower demolition confirmed by Angela Rayner

Lost in the unending glow: the hidden costs of a city that never sleeps This article explores the impact of excessive artificial lighting, global solutions, and sustainable lighting practices in Bangkok.

Lost in the unending glow: the hidden costs of a city that never sleeps

Amongst the grim climate change news it's good to know at least one country is on track.

Behind the scenes there is a lot of hard work. As the first country to commit to climate change in law I'm glad despite all the political whims this commitment has endured.

Vast majority of projects side-step Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Research from TerraQuest show that the majority of planning applications claim to be exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain laws

Vast majority of projects side-step Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.

Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos

Wrexham AFC stand by Populous will "emerge organically from the ground" Populous has released visuals of the planned Kop Stand at Wrexham AFC's STōK Cae Ras stadium in Wales, which is owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Populous proposes perforated-brick Kop Stand for Wrexham AFC

I appreciate that Eleanor is fictional but small wins 😀

Isn't there an Eleanor Rigby too? I've only seen the photo of the statue in the station toilets (high glamour!)

Designing with Biodiversity (Part II) Ecosystems, such as include oceans, forests, wetlands, and savannahs, generate 50 percent of global GDP or over $58 trillion annually. These valuable natural systems can also be incorporated into t…

Designing with Biodiversity (Part II) https://buff.ly/4jFlDD1

Love these floating wetlands

Bicycle bridge in Tübingen opened in autumn 2024. It is heated to sub-zero temperatures, thereby preventing snow, ice and slipping. This is taking sustainable mobility seriously. Fantastic!

Final five contenders of Grenfell memorial design shortlist revealed The Grenfell memorial design shortlist has been revealed, with the five contenders ready to go into the second round of competition

Final five contenders of Grenfell memorial design shortlist revealed

How Did BIM Help Notre-Dame Rise from the Ashes? The rebirth of Notre-Dame Cathedral through innovative BIM technology, setting a new standard for heritage conservation and resilience.

How Did BIM Help Notre-Dame Rise from the Ashes?

I love to know how scale works - are modern sculptures true to height or are they still scaled up to show *greatness*

Bronze statue of Queen Victoria in robes holding an orb and staring into the middle distance, from Victoria Square, Birmingham

People of #Birmingham, I need your help. A 🧵.

With my gender-in-the-built-environment hat on, I am looking at representation, specifically statues.
So far the work's mostly been done in London, but apparently in Birmingham there are just two statues of women.
One is Queen Victoria here.

Art UK public sculpture annual report 2023 | Art UK Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK. Featuring over 300,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.

I asked AI to find me the 10 most recent male and female statues, so this is a good start

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Art UK public sculpture annual report 2023 | Art UK Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK. Featuring over 300,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.

I think might be part of it, but I want women raised up, at outlandish scale, showing how amazing they are. Not meek little heads at waist level, or homely settings. I think there might be bias in the choices

Good example - men are still getting a lovely plinth I see artuk.org/discover/sto...

As I feel she deserves

I love this! I also find when there are statues of women they are lower key and lower level. It seems men can be represented at huge scale on a huge plinth but women are represented in less grand ways. There is a lovely statue of Agatha Christie in Wallingford but she's not set on high

The Insidious Effects of Hurrying As the demands of work and personal life blur in an era of hyperconnectivity and hustle culture, hurry sickness — characterized by behaviors and emotions like impatience, chronic rushing, and a…

The Insidious Effects of Hurrying https://buff.ly/4jfblck

I think that post-covid many of us are still stuck in emergency mode. Maybe 2025, 5 years on, is the point we go back to a less reactive working mode.

frank lloyd wright's 1948 weisblat house hits the market in michigan  

frank lloyd wright's 1948 weisblat house hits the market in michigan https://buff.ly/3E4r39Z | yours for just $2.25m

of course! I'll message you

Landscape Performance Case Studies on the World Stage LAF is pleased to share two new resources – developed and released for COP29 by friends and partners – that use examples and data from our collection of 200+ Landscape Performance Series case studies.

Landscape Performance Case Studies on the World Stage | Landscape Performance Series

If you've not seen these reports they are well worth a look

I'm in Oxfordshire - interesting to see the AI growth zone is at Culham. Close to Didcot Power Station, which I'm guessing is a factor. Plus location of fusion energy research.

I'm always keen to talk to anyone who is working on landscape and carbon especially
- carbon release from soils during excavation and storage
- baseline data for different land uses
- creation of open databases to store and share data
- retention and reuse of site materials