Insight

A plant is better than no plants. But our city streets deserve more than a few groundcover species in a sea of mulch, which won’t bring us the well-researched benefits of immersion in dynamic nature.

It’s more important than ever for cities to understand how their spaces work and how to attract people back. One advantage city shapers have - but often don’t use to full effect in the design process - is big data.

We examine three spatial solutions that attempt to differentiate mental health services in hospital Emergency Departments.

How do we design for the lasting impacts of changed social – and shopping – needs?

The valuable lessons we can take from fires, floods and pandemics.

From extreme weather events, to riots and COVID-19: rail infrastructure must keep moving, no matter what the world throws at us next.