Nostalgia, from the Greek to ache for home, is a potent force, capable of transporting individuals back in time to cherished moments and places. In the realm of placemaking, nostalgia serves as both a …
A recent article in Monocle magazine caught our eye. It quoted an August 2023 US Chamber of Commerce article about the economic significance of the pet humanisation trend and references DOG PPL in Los …
Fresh off the back of our time at the Cityscape conference in Saudi Arabia, we’ve been thinking heavily about the shape of the cities of tomorrow. With global geo-political, economic, and advancing technological factors …
The idea of building a new city from scratch – and leaving the problems of our old cities in the past – isn’t new. Stroll through Brasília, Brazil’s orderly capital, or visit the geometric …
In 2021, Hong Kong and mainland Chinese buyers accounted for approximately 40% of all sales in excess of £10 million in London. It’s clear that this customer segment is crucial for the UK property market. …
With the pandemic changing our priorities and climate change concerns affecting purchasing decisions, design innovation is taking on new and bigger challenges. What’s next on the horizon? From zero-carbon construction materials to design philosophy …
In this short film, the Hunter leadership team share their views on places they love – what makes them magnetic and draws them back time after time. From the brutalist architecture of the Barbican …
250 City Road – curiosity unlocks the placemaking solution An area steeped in history The site of 250 City Road was once part of the Regent’s Canal which, at its peak, formed one of …
In one of our recent ‘feed your eyes’ outings, we visited the excellent retrospective on the Japanese-American designer and artist Isamu Noguchi, at the Barbican. Seeing his work spanning over seven decades – from …
In the words of Alain de Botton, airports are the opposite of mundane, the opposite of routine. With their embedded ‘promise of change’, they represent an invitation to dream. Farnborough Airport epitomises all this, …
