Professor Andy Inch delivering the 2026 Nathaniel Lichfield Lecture last night under the auspices of the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social. Andy asked where the radicalism has gone in urban planning today, and revealed the history of radical alternative thought and practice in planning over the last century
Two days in Cambridge as a contributor to the REHDA Institute Housing and Urban Planning Forum, and listening to The Hon. Nga Kor Ming, President, UN-Habitat Assembly and Minister of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia, discussing housing development at a time of global economic tensions
I love it when that happens. Can be a great surprise but there’s nothing like bringing your own ideas and knowledge to the table and seeing what happens next. It doesn’t happen enough though sadly
Bought it and currently reading it on the commute!
Just catching up with the absolutely brilliant BBC Arena documentary The Private Life of the Ford Cortina from 1981. Informative but also tongue in cheek. Why don’t we make programmes like this anymore? You can still watch it on BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Published today: Regions in Evolution: A History of Regional Planning by Daniel Galland, @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social and @drjwharrison.bsky.social
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Announcing the publication of Regions in Evolution, by Daniel Galland, John Harrison and myself, a history of regional planning internationally. It will be available as hardback, paperback, and ebook. The book is available to order here: www.routledge.com/Regions-in-E...
Happy 200th birthday @uclnews.bsky.social! I’ve devoted nearly 20 years of my career to UCL and still love the place, and the opportunity to interact with my brilliant colleagues and inspiring students. Here’s a pic from way back in about 2002. I’m not sure what Nick Gallent and I were gazing at…
The CASA Connected Environments Lab, led by Prof Duncan Wilson & Prof Steven Gray, has built an IoT Bus Tracker for the shuttle service between Stratford Station & UCL East, designed and operated by students.
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I hope so too Paul and I think this will be ok because some of those in senior positions making these decisions just happen to be Calvert fans!
I have received finally a copy of this superb book Margaret Calvert: Woman at Work, dedicated to the life & work of the designer that I was also delighted to support from the outset. Her designs are all around us, at railway stations, airports, roads, hospitals, & the metro. What a phenomenal career
Andy’s new book Cities in the Metaverse is out now, alongside a new album Place and Space, available to download. Colleagues @casaucl.bsky.social pushing the boundaries of knowledge further in our quest to understand cities through science
RIP Martin Parr. Photographer extraordinaire and a brilliant portrayer of everyday British life. Truly inspirational www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Delighted to be back at @cpcatapult.bsky.social as an advisor looking at the potential for strategic digital planning in the context of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill & the Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - integration, strategic thinking, strategic stakeholder engagement
Congrats Holly 👏 Looking forward to receiving my copy today.
New guidance issued for researchers engaging with the UK government. The Government Office for Science has updated its guidance on how academics can engage with government, outlining practical routes for impact & influence at every career stage @thebartlettucl.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/p...
For prospective Masters students interested in cities and computing, mapping and visualisation, digital connectivity and data analysis, here’s your chance to learn more about our stellar programmes at UCL CASA in London
Great piece James. I’m afraid there is a danger that the Govt will not see the relationships between Yimbyism, reducing democratic opportunities within a reformed planning system, and their connection with place. That’s how people on the ground see their places and respond.
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Really looking forward to listening to it. His music just gets better and better
That’s my weekend listening sorted. New album has arrived @warringtonruncorn.com
I’m so sorry to hear that Sir Terry Farrell has passed away. He was a giant of urbanism, the creator of some spectacular architecture especially in China & Hong Kong, a masterplanner of Newcastle, and the instigator of the Farrell Centre. This is from 2017 when Terry received the RTPI Gold Medal
The Government has announced the candidate locations of 12 new new towns. A good geographical spread and mix of greenfield and urban infilling sites that should be all well connected through public transport
Communities are self-organising increasingly to run their own local services. But why do some so-called ‘DIY urbanism’ projects survive and others fail? New open access publication by Zulfikar D. W. Putra & Mark Tewdwr-Jones now published in Cities www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It looks like 90s baggy jeans and trousers are back in…
A fascinating day at @cpcatapult.bsky.social looking at integrated planning & the prospect of unlocking the potential of planning. Thanks to my panel members Terry De Sousa, David Mountain, & Annette Jezierska for their rich thoughts on spatial development strategies and digital planning
I was delighted to give the plenary talk at the UK Ireland Planning Research Conference at the University of Ulster last week on Planning Futures as the Right of Truth: Unsettling Planning in the Digital Age. Thanks to the organising committee 📸@drcatbutton.bsky.social
I flew over it on Sunday afternoon on my return to City Airport from Belfast. A different perspective!
Aerial view of Elephant & Castle, London
I don’t fly very often these days if I can help it, but the aerial view of London on my return flight to London City from Belfast on Sunday was superb. Amazing to see the transformation of Elephant & Castle from this perspective
Do you think the film library is still in the RTPI somewhere?