VERY FEW REMAINING: This limited edition launch issue of The Developer sets out our stall to unpick what makes places where people thrive, focussing on urban life and the space between the buildings, judging success from the citizen's perspective.
Placetest:
King's Cross Central, London
Places:
Granby Four Streets, Liverpool;
Old Kent Road, London;
Dundee, Scotland;
Here East, London;
Liverpool Waters, Liverpool;
Television Centre, London
Research:
Neighbourhood design
Features:
What is placemaking anyway?;
Why are fewer people taking the Tube?;
Graffiti and placemaking;
Approaches to community consultation;
A brief history of BIDs;
Where PFI went wrong;
A call for child-friendly cities;
The rise of e-tech;
The impending climate catastrophe