In a special edition on Market Towns in Urban Design, Nicholas Falk reviews the lessons from Slow Towns in Italy and Main Street USA. Using the example of Stroud, he shows how market towns can find viable new roles as places to live, work and visit.
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Bakery Open!
We're pleased to announce that, following a further fit-out in late summer 2013, the 'oven at the heart of Anfield' is up and running 6 days a week.
If you're in north Liverpool, pop in for a loaf or a coffee, Monday-Saturday.
Plans are also in the making for further developments in 2014 - so keep in touch with what's going on via facebook or twitter.
After an eventful few months - with various complications around ECO, planning approvals, and the sheer complexity of the information required due to the innovative nature of the scheme and the fact we're dealing with 13 very different houses and their occupants - we're almost ready to start on site!
Charlie Baker presenting at Radical Emissions Reduction Conference 2013
Thursday 12th December, 2013
Charlie presented his paper titled Setting the pace of change in the world through change in the home at the Radical Emissions Reduction Conference 2013.
Marianne from URBED lives in L8, Liverpool. She has spent the last 3 years working as a member of the Granby 4 Streets Trust to help bring about the renewal of the area alongside a very commited group of local residents. The gardening and environmental group 'That Bloomin' Green Triangle', run by Eleanor Lee, have just been awarded the 'Spirit of Merseyside Environmental Impact Award'.
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Welcome to Sally and Helen!
Tuesday 12th November, 2013
We are always pleased to welcome new members to the URBED team.
Sally Parekh will be assisting Nick down in our London office and will be organising all the TEN group tours, symposiums and associated events.
Helen Grimshaw is the most recent recruit to the Manchester office and will be working on all things sustainability from urban design strategies to household retrofits.
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Radical Emissions Reduction Conference Paper Charlie Baker
A letter from Nicholas Falk published in The Observer on Sunday 3rd November
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Hot off the press
Thursday 7th November, 2013
Good Cities, Better Lives: How Europe Discovered the Lost Art of Urbanism
By Peter Hall with contributions from Nicholas Falk
Looking for a Christmas gift idea for under £30? Then consider this recently published book which seeks to answer the following questions: How, in the United Kingdom, can we create better cities and towns in which to live and work and play? What can we learn from other countries, especially our near neighbours in Europe? And, in turn, can we provide lessons for other countries facing similar dilemmas?
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