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Opinion: Maximising the benefits of culture to city regeneration

By Hannah Martin, 18 April 2018

The Capital of Culture programme brought placemaking gains to Liverpool, but there's a question over how cities raise their game on an international platform in future, asks Hannah Martin.

Advice: Securing affordable workspace as part of major development

By Ben Kochan, 17 April 2018

Small business space can create employment and enliven housing developments, but local authorities need to use land and planning powers to ensure it's affordable, finds Ben Kochan.

Advice: Promoting intergenerational housing

By Ben Kochan, 5 March 2018

Mixing generations within developments can overcome loneliness and aid management, but the needs of different groups must be addressed, finds Ben Kochan.

Case study: Making the most of meanwhile use

By Josephine Smit, 21 February 2018

The FIELD co-working space in Brighton's Preston Barracks was temporary, but its influence on its entrepreneurs, local people and the ensuing development lasts longer, Josephine Smit finds.

Advice: Providing healthcare as part of major housing development

By Ben Kochan, 20 February 2018

Proposers of major housing developments need to consider a range of options for addressing the healthcare needs of incoming residents, finds Ben Kochan.

Opinion: Tackling the obese city crisis

By Tim Williams, 14 February 2018

We need to design walkability and health back into Greater Sydney and other cities if we are to address the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes, writes Tim Williams.

Opinion: Make social value count for communities

By Kevin O'Connor, 5 February 2018

The Social Value Act has played a critical role in raising understanding of the importance of social value, but now it's time to aim higher, argues Kevin O'Connor.

Opinion: Will homes in industrial estates ever work?

By Joey Gardiner, 11 January 2018

The draft London Plan's stress on density, a function of the mayor's contradictory desires to double housing output while ruling out incursions into the green belt, has been much discussed. But a lower profile has been given to another attempt to square this circle - namely, the drive to see residential development within industrial areas.