Space for architecture

Posted on: 25 June 2014
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O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects won the LSE international architectural competition for the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre in June 2009. On 16 June 2014, with the building completed and the Student Centre thriving in use, Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey discussed the ideas behind their architectural design. A podcast of the event is available online.

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Urban mobility in the smart city age

Posted on: 25 June 2014
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This paper explores how we will move from a reactive approach to mobility services, to a proactive model that anticipates future change and takes advantage of new opportunities. This is the first paper in a series on the cornerstones of a smart city, a series which considers how we need to look at cities differently, understand the stakes and the  stakeholders, to invent tomorrow’s cities together.

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Neighbourhood Planner

Posted on: 25 June 2014
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This tool, developed by data mapping consultancy Boilerhouse WebTools, allows users to view and update information on the progress of neighbourhood planning activity across England. Public and professionals can add and modify their own neighbourhood planning data on the map.

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Response to consultation on local authority parking

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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The Government launched a consultation paper on local authority parking enforcement on 6 December 2013. The consultation closed on 14 February 2014. This report presents the feedback received during the consultation period, an analysis of the responses and the government’s position following the consultation.

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A housing stock fit for the future: Making home energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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The report outlines the economic benefits of home retrofit. It calls for home energy efficiency to be made a national infrastructure priority and for all political parties to commit to a target of 1 million deep retrofits a year by 2020.

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In Focus: Casablanca – Hotel performance in the economic capital of Morocco

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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The economic, industrial and financial hub of Morocco, namely Casablanca, is a sprawling metropolis that deserves more attention than many travellers devote to it. This article compares the midscale/budget hotel market to the upscale/luxury segment.

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In Focus: Abuja and Lagos

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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This article provides an overview of the buoyant hotel markets of Abuja and Lagos, and explores the underlying dynamics that impact hotel development and growth in each city and the country.

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National Character Areas

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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Natural England’s National Character Area project, defining all of England’s 159 major landscape areas, has been completed. The result is a unique, free and highly accessible information resource, highlighting how England’s varied landscapes function and how they can be cared for.

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Logistics growth review: update 2014

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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This summarises the progress made on achieving actions set out in the 2011 ‘Logistics growth review’.

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Benefits to bricks: Mobilising local leadership to build homes and control the benefits bill

Posted on: 24 June 2014
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This report advocates a radical decentralisation of housing powers, and reformed incentives to increase the housing supply and reduce the housing benefit bill.

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