People - Place - Process. City design and research consultancy based on principles of placemaking and green urbanism
London, England
Joined September 2017
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#VeloCity is shortlisted in Team of the Year @worldarchnews #WANFFAwards recognising visionary women in built environment. Winners will be announced in April! π« @MikhailRiches @FY_architects @Tibbalds @EXP_Eng @Khaa_uk @MarkoPlacemaker @velocity_place
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Woohoo!
We have another top notch episode of Tracks of My Tyres to bring you - this time the brilliant Petra Marko of @MarkoPlacemaker talking all things biking, Bratislava and @velocity_place
ENJOY!
And thanks Petra!
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Woohoo!
We have another top notch episode of Tracks of My Tyres to bring you - this time the brilliant Petra Marko of @MarkoPlacemaker talking all things biking, Bratislava and @velocity_place
ENJOY!
And thanks Petra!
open.spotify.com/episode/47Uβ¦β¦
π₯Exciting news we won Florenc international masterplanning competition in Prague our team with local UNIT Architekti and A69 Architekti was selected from 57 entries through an intensive 2-stage process #masterplanning #placemaking π architectsjournal.co.uk/newsβ¦
Great discussion about #cycling and #activetravel as part of @Londonon_ Petra moderated last night with speakers @W_Bradley Julian Scriven @BromptonHire and Caroline Nagel COBE architects covering issues from policy and shared #micromobility through to #urbandesign
Our Shifting Gear think tank at @LSofARCH explored radical ideas how to realise the cycling and walking city! Thank you to our GLA sounding board @kathryn_timmins Will Bradley George and our think tank co-lead @urban_narrative
More π bit.ly/2RBznpZ #infrastructure
Igor Marko spoke to @etrend_sk about how both our failures and successes push us forward to refine ideas and respond to urban challenges of our times #placemaking
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Impact of Covid on transport in UK: every mode is downβcars by a quarterβexcept for one.
Bicycle use is up by an astonishing 46%
h/t @Lelievre_Adrien
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Check out the short film "Death by Pollution" which highlights the devastating consequences that air pollution and environmental racism have on our communities.
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The #WANFFAwards shortlist has been announced!
View the finalists here: wanfemalefrontierawards.com/β¦
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π₯Boomπ₯ New data: In less than 12 months @MayorofLondon @tfl & @londoncouncils have built 100km of new cycle lanes & hundreds of km of quieter streets. The result? Last weekend we saw a 200%+ increase in cycling (300%+ in some places). Amazing!! Build it & they will come.π²π²π²
Petra Marko talks about home in the current issue of @MonocleMag featuring 20 reflections by thinkers from around the world on how to make positive change in our #cities
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Today we had our 2nd Design Think Tank symposium! Thank you to all the students and their DTTs for presenting some great work β find out about the those here: the-lsa.org/2020/12/22/eightβ¦ & thank you to the critics whose feedback will help develop these proposals even further!
#VeloCity featured in Design in an Age of Crisis @londonbiennale @ChathamHouse @velocity_place
team @MikhailRiches @FY_architects @MarkoPlacemaker
@Tibbalds @EXP_Eng @Khaa_uk #rural #placemaking πbit.ly/3sW19vj
#VeloCity is featured in the @londonbiennale @ChathamHouse Design in an Age of Crisis Gallery showcasing radical design thinking for a post pandemic world. @velocity_place team @MikhailRiches @FY_architects @MarkoPlacemaker @Tibbalds @EXP_Eng @Khaa_uk #rural #placemaking
Today we launch the gallery of submissions for Design in an Age of Crisis. It features 500 submissions from over 50 countries across 6 continents: londondesignbiennale.com/desβ¦
#VeloCity featuring in the new @RIBA design guide exploring the future of the countryside @FY_architects @MikhailRiches @Khaa_uk @Tibbalds @EXP_Eng @MarkoPlacemaker @velocity_place
Hot off the press! π₯π₯πThe RETHINK Design Guide for a post-pandemic world is now out on RIBA Books. This book draws together expert guidance on designing in the aftermath of a pandemic
Find out more: bit.ly/2LBMB2x
Petra Marko and Sarah Featherstone @FY_architects discuss how #VeloCity @velocity_place can achieve living locally in the countryside in the 'Close to Home' podcast with @SophieYTolhurst for @DesignCurial exploring #stayathome implications. Tune in hereπ
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Automobile, defined: a really bad use of precious and limited space in densely-populated cities.
In factβthe worst possible use imaginable.
#ICYMI2020 #Straphanger
