Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
We asked senior leaders from public, private and third sectors to consider if regenerative practice offers a way forward for partnership working in the built environment. The consensus was clear – the time to act is now. Find out why. The built environment sector stands at an inflection point. Major … Read more
The fourth round of Greater Manchester Leaders Plus kicked off in March with a buzzy launch and mentor-mentee meet-up, a central Manchester walkabout and workshop on Connecting with Place and a lovely lunch to start connecting with each other – and that was just the first 24 hours! Two weeks … Read more
What better way to start the year than with a new home, great partners and a pack of exciting projects? Future of Greater Manchester, Future of London’s sister organisation, is doing just that. Led by new FoGM Programme Lead Judi Greenwood and FoL / FoGM Executive Director Lisa Taylor, the … Read more
Check out just a few of the powerful proposals from this freshly graduated cohort, who range from planning through digital to early years development. We applaud them all & look forward to involving them in the GM Alumni Network on the cards or 2023!
We all know we need to work harder to engage young people in our projects, but how do we do it? Findings from our Engaging Young Londoners event give some key principles to consider.
Senior leaders from across London’s built environment discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the capital over the next 10 to 30 years, and the role of leadership in ensuring that London remains globally competitive.
On Thursday 30 June we launched our Rethinking Community Engagement programme, with an online roundtable featuring speakers from across the built environment sector – including grassroots community organisations.
Get a glimpse of how central Manchester is emerging from Covid through the eyes (and ears and noses) of GM Leaders Plus candidates as part of their “Connecting with Place” day out this spring.
Our Building Recovery Conference sought to respond directly to the challenges the built environment sector is facing to create a fair and inclusive recovery from Covid. This summary provides the highlights and some practical tips for those wanting to have an impact on inequalities.
35% of Belfast’s population is aged 25 or under. With support from the Resilient Cities Network (previously 100 Resilient Cities), Arup’s award-winning Belfast Urban Childhoods Masterplan was created with and for Belfast City Council to support their aspirations to make the city centre attractive for families and young people. The Masterplan – winner of the Landscape Institute Awards 2020 ‘Excellence in … Read more
Launched today, the Building recovery: closing the gap insights report outlines the challenges of a fair recovery. Bringing together our research to date, it highlights the urgent priorities for city makers to address if we are to use recovery to create more equal urban environments.
How much of central Manchester do you attempt with just over two hours and a very knowledgeable group? All of it, of course! We didn’t get everywhere but certainly gave it a shot with this fascinating GM Leaders Plus field trip.