Will AI save us? Or act out an insane plot based on a mix of dystopian sci-fi / fatal attraction text fed into its large language model? Can’t wait to find out. nytimes.com/2023/02/16/tec…

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The venue stole the show for me at today’s Property Week #ClimateCrisisPW event. Waugh Thistleton Architects’s Black and White Building merges beauty, function and sustainability - and immaculate attention to detail. Thanks Andrew Waugh for making sure I saw the stairwell!

One of the first things I did when I moved to the UK to do my MSc in planning was go to Letchworth to walk around and visit the Ebenezer Howard museum - #planninggeek . So much in his writing is still relevant today, though the #gardencity concept is often misinterpreted.

Tottenham Court Rd may be all tarted up now but this escalator will never evoke anything other than An American Werewolf in London for me.

Me: Hey universe. Last year was tough. Can we make 2023 better?

Universe: …

Me: I’m getting back on an even keel. Maybe we could agree not to disrupt that?

Universe: …

Me: Okay, how about nothing actively bad happening?

Universe: How about a broken wrist?

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Blood transfusions saved my life in 2015. Today NHS stocks of donor blood are critically low. If you can donate please do. blood.co.uk

Public toilets in Verona. I wonder what our cities would look like if we still put this much effort into civic architecture. Also, is it weird that I took several pictures of these and none of Juliet’s balcony?

A great opportunity for aspiring young female #urbanists and #planners to get some practical experience & influence. Please share! Victoria Hills MRTPI Sophie White Rachel Fisher Elizabeth Rapoport Charlotte Morphet MRTPI FRSA 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) Liane Hartley Urbanistas London Women in Planning UK Mary Parsons Kate Henderson Women in Property SW

My mother passed away a month ago, leaving me the lone participant in 1000 unfinished conversations. Among her things was this excerpt from Gloria Steinem’s The Revolution Within. I wish I could ask her what it meant to her. I wish I could tell her that it brings me comfort.

So lovely to have an unexpected reunion with some of my @PRACTICEPUBLIC cohort at Festival of Place The commitment to quality placemaking, public service and having fun all still going strong Magali Thomson @theonlyted

Took a few weeks but I finally got the photo!

“How does a place that prides itself on progressive politics have so many policies that exacerbate inequality?”A question I ask myself every time I go home. Brilliant article on the clash of ideologies at the heart of California’s housing crisis. nytimes.com/2022/06/05/bus…

Huge treat to hear from Michael Sandel today at #restitch touching on essential questions around meritocracy, morals and values.

Leaving #UKREiiF in style on the water taxi with ⁦Rachel Miller⁩ and ⁦Sophie White⁩. Brilliant and exhausting three days, my brain is buzzing.

If you're not familiar with the Homes England local government capacity centre you should be. Check out the great line up of sessions in our upcoming Summer Learning Programme.

Heading up to Leeds today for what is looking like a very busy few days a #UKREiiF . Join us Thursday morning for what promises to be a great discussion on building better communities.

First trip to the theatre in a long time and it was a good one. A packed house for a play about urban planning, who would have thought? Maybe 2022 will be our year, fellow planning geeks.

Brilliant thread. So much of strategy work is helping get to the 'question behind the question.'