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What London stands to lose
Stratford bustles with commerce in this photo (©AECOM by David Lloyd). The 2012 Olympics infused this area with new infrastructure, commercial development, and energy. But something else underpins this...
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What’s next for the living wall?
Five years old and in “rude health,” Westfield London’s living wall. © AECOM photo by David Lloyd. There has been a lot of hype surrounding green or living walls in recent years, using plants to create...
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What women want
Copyright AECOM photo by David Lloyd Last week my colleague sold her bike. She said if there was infrastructure where she lives — like the floating suspension bridge in Eindhoven, Netherlands, or the...
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Green to keep the blues at bay
Photo by the author. UK cities faced surging flood waters over the winter. The answer to future resilience lies largely with green infrastructure. That’s according to Matthew Jones, regional director,...
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Aerotropolis
Photo: Copyright Robb Williamsom/AECOM Monocle Magazine’s “Asia Brief” recently asked me about the aerotropolis concept, as Asian cities including Beijing, Bangkok, Taipei, and Hyderabad have embraced...
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The business cluster effect
I was recently invited by Centre for Cities to participate in a panel discussion about the formation of business clusters. The event was held as part of the launch of McKinsey & Co’s new report:...
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Mixed use can be a mixed bag
Photo by Dixi Carrillo The Australian Bureau of Statistics forecasts that the populations of Sydney and Melbourne will grow to 7.8 million each by 2052, a respective increase of 66 percent and 86...
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Vertical schools
Do you remember the days of the old school yard? Wide open quadrangles, modest, single-storey buildings, tuckshops offering the sort of fare that wouldn’t pass the sensors of today’s...
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A step forward in London’s airport debate
Image courtesy of Heathrow Airports Ltd. The commission examining options to expand London’s airport capacity has eliminated the proposal for a new airport in the Thames Estuary put forward by Fosters...
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Do our cities need more icons?
This was the subject of a discussion convened by AECOM at the Center for Architecture during the opening week of our Urban SOS exhibition. We invited a small group of thinkers and observers of the...
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Green infrastructure for a growing London
Over the next 35 years, London’s population is estimated to grow by over one third to 11.27 million people in 2050. Not only does this present huge challenges for housing delivery – an additional...
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Olympic legacies: #melbourne2024?
For one month every four years, the world is utterly enthralled by sport. The BBC reports that its coverage of the 2012 London Games was watched by 90 percent of the UK population, delivering what has...
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Could a global capital become a national park?
I returned to the UK in October last year having spent a few years working for AECOM in Australia. I had lost the ‘discussion’ with my wife on city versus country living. We returned to our house in...
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Visualizing London’s infrastructure with GIS
Screen shot from the GLA’s Infrastructure Mapping Application for London As chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Infrastructure Council, I recently hosted a presentation at London City Hall, in which...
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What can nature do for your city?
There is a growing call to incorporate green infrastructure within new and existing developments. Natural assets clean the air and water, reduce flood risk, and help regulate climate at both micro and...
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