FUTURE LAGOS | Office Developers Finally Respond to Parking Problems
Lagosians have become accustomed to the inherent problems that come with inadequate parking facilities and with the lack of adequate public transport, is the future looking bleak?
Posts Tagged 'london'
FUTURE LONDON | Voices of the City: Francesca Perry
Our voice of the city this week is Francesca Perry- editor, writer and young urbanist based in London.
FUTURE LONDON | 5 Developments to Watch in 2015
New year, new city-building, for better or for worse. London’s rate of change means that cranes along the skyline are something of a fixture, but the vast swathes of the city undergoing redevelopment in 2015 stand as a telling reflection of the priorities, opportunities and challenges of London today.
FUTURE LONDON | The future of London: New life for the The London Society
“Protect the best of the past; strive for quality today; plan properly for the future”: how the recently relaunched London Society hopes to engage Londoners with their city.
Taking back the city: Guerrilla Gardening in London
Future London’s newest team member considers how Londoners can enact their right to the city through guerilla gardening.
What makes a 24-hour city?
The announcement of a 24-hour Night Tube in London has been welcomed by local residents and urban planners. This video published by The Economist explains the historical reasons for London’s early closing hours. It also looks at how a 24-hour city better reflects modern life and population movement in the city today.
Top architects and planners back new London Cycle Superhighways
Some of London’s top architects and planners come out in support of new cycle superhighways for the capital.
World’s Best Places to live: The Global Liveability Index
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) most recent liveability ranking shows cities in Australia, Canada, Austria, Finland and New Zealand as the ideal destinations, but is this ranking a true reflection of the cities we live in and will it be used as an instrument for strategic planning?
Watch: Why is it so expensive to build in London?
This video from the Economist reveals how these high costs arise thanks to the city’s historic infrastructure. Vast networks of underground tunnels, unexploded World War II bombs, ancient Roman ruins, and narrow medieval roads all contribute to the complexity of construction in the city.
London’s summer pavilion
Every year a patch of Hyde Park is transformed according to a different architect’s fancy. Take a look at this year’s Serpentine Pavilion.