Pope Francis’ Encyclical is a profound, wise and visionary letter to us all. It is SO relevant for all of us who are concerned with making our cities healthy, just, green, and livable. It is astonishing – he deals with principles that must guide urban planning, community participation, rebuilding community, placing children, elders and the poor first in … Read more
Imagine a major intersection with no traffic lights, no traffic signals, no painted lines on the road, and no curbs. Now imagine that scenario with over 26,000 vehicles passing through a traditional village center with heavy pedestrian traffic bustling through. Believe it or not, this already exists and it’s called a “shared space” and it … Read more
This year we are delighted to welcome Prathima Manohar as a keynote speaker at the 52nd International Making Cities Livable Conference on Achieving Green, Healthy Cities. Prathima will be speaking on The challenge to Build Livable Cities in India. She is the founder and editor in chief of the Urban Vision; working primarily out of … Read more
By Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Ph.D.(Arch.), Director, IMCL & KJ Kresin Across the United States thousands of once thriving working class neighborhoods are boarded up, but few are in such dire straits, or in such an extreme need for a reinvented Community Planning approach as Sandtown, Baltimore. Old suburban areas such as Sandtown Winchester, in … Read more
By KJ Kresin When I was growing up my family and I went to Peru every two years to spend a couple months with my mom’s family. Her father lived in Lima but was born in Arequipa, which meant we would stay there for a few weeks at a time. When we weren’t relaxing or … Read more
If you are working to make cities more healthy, sustainable and livable, you need these resources. The eReports contain leading-edge talks and presentations by world-renowned keynote speakers and experts. If you are concerned with creating healthy built environments, then eReport #83 Health, Equity and the Built Environment is a must-read. This report includes 8 presentations, … Read more
Simon Conibear, Development Manager for the Duchy of Cornwall, will give a keynote talk about Poundbury at the 52nd IMCL Conference, and lead a walking tour of this model new urban village. Poundbury, planned by Leon Krier, with key buildings by Britain’s most accomplished traditional architects, is a 400-acre, sustainable urban village on the edge … Read more
Kevin McCloud, MBE, British designer, writer and television presenter best known for his series Grand Designs, will be a keynote speaker at the 52nd IMCL Conference in Bristol, June 29-July 3. Kevin’s highly sustainable, affordable residential housing development company HAB Housing, completed their first 42-home project in Swindon in 2011, and is now developing custom … Read more
In 2016 the City of Ljubljana, Slovenia will be celebrating their year with the title of European Green Capital. We are delighted to announce that Tjaša Ficko, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana will talk at the Bristol Conference about her city's initiatives that won it this title. The jury was impressed by how Ljubljana is raising … Read more
Walk Bristol’s public spaces and harbourside; take the “Green Cycle Tour”; join the boat tour to see Bristol’s new Enterprise Zone; join the group for a guided tour of Poundbury; or enjoy Bath’s Georgian architecture and afternoon tea at the Pump Room. If you are a registered conference participant at the 52nd IMCL Conference you … Read more