Today I launched Well-Placed with Emily Wright. A publication on @substack focussed on human-centred design & the people, projects and ideas well-placed to future-proof the world. It’s free to read and subscribe so click the link below to find out more emilywrights.substack.com/p/…

Check out my Substack, Well-Placed to read my interview with Dan Doctoroff out today. The former CEO of Bloomberg and deputy mayor of New York on the economic firepower of urban placemaking and his reputation for relentless ambition emilywrights.substack.com

The Head of Google Maps @edparsons on how real estate can harness #AI (or machine learning as he prefers to refer to it for now) and how @Google is making the technology more accessible to a wider range of users and industries. @DiscoverCREtech plus.cretech.com/new-cretech…

Muyiwa Oki is known as much for what he represents & stands for as for his body of work. Does that bother him? Find out what the @RIBA President, currently halfway through his tenure, had to say about that in this interview exploring his life in buildings. thespaces.com/muyiwa-okis-li…

There is (a lot of) chat about AI. And then there is Raj Singh chatting about AI. I challenge anyone to listen to this interview with @JLLSpark’s managing partner & not feel like they are listening to someone who knows what they are talking about. plus.cretech.com/videos/excl…

Now that @derwentlondon is on track to produce its own electricity on a Scottish solar farm to power 50% of its portfolio, chief executive Paul Williams reckons it won’t be long before other landlords are doing the same. I spoke to him to find out more. plus.cretech.com/videos/excl…

From @Microsoft to CDO of London Olympia. Smart places and spaces expert Linda Chandler on long-term tech, the power of vision and the sure fire way to tell whether or not an innovation has paid off. @DiscoverCREtech plus.cretech.com/videos/excl…

“The industry is littered with great potential schemes, great visions and great marketing materials of projects that never happened.” @BritishLandPLC’s Roger Madelin on the secret to successful large-scale development plus.cretech.com/videos/fire…

ICYMI: Are boring buildings destroying the planet? My musings in the CREtech, Curated newsletter around how uncared for spaces places are contributing to the climate crisis. @DiscoverCREtech cretech.com/news/are-boring-…

“People are complicated, messy, difficult, different, diverse…you have to be able to understand people to build well.” @uncommonmartyn on the relationship between the built world and humankind is SO worth a listen @landsec_uandi @DiscoverCREtech plus.cretech.com/videos/excl…

Is there a better spot for a meeting than Ham Yard on a rainy Wednesday? Chocolate brownie biscuit on the side always a win.

Five times that the @RIBA 2004 Gold Medal Award winner Lesley Lokko has done things a bit differently thespaces.com/lesley-lokko-b…

From the Timber Trailblazer to the AI Hub, five cities to keep an eye on in 2024. Short and sweet little round-up here for @thespacesmag thespaces.com/5-cities-were-…

Art, on rotation. The brainchild of a former @Tate curator, Interrupted Art is just that - pieces in situ for 10 weeks then you either buy or swap. making spaces feel interesting and engaging doesn’t have to mean investing in “forever” art. @thespacesmag thespaces.com/art-interrupte…

Thomas Heatherwick rallies against “dumb environments and utterly selfish buildings which have impoverished the world” in this week’s ⁦@EGPropertyNews⁩ interview. He had made his criticisms clear. But what about a solution? Read on to find out more egi.co.uk/news/the-eg-interv…

Big news for ⁦@WiredScore⁩’s Tom Redmayne this morning as ⁦@IndustriousHQ⁩ announces he will be joining the flexible workplace provider as MD and head of Europe. ⁦@EGPropertyNews⁩ egi.co.uk/news/wiredscores-r…

Good morning London and thank you so much ⁦@gensler_design⁩ for having us!

Microsoft’s Chandler travels West for digital Olympia role. Big news for the brilliant Linda Chandler as she heads to Olympia to take up the role of chief digital officer. Can’t wait to see what she does there. ⁦@EGPropertyNews⁩ egi.co.uk/news/microsofts-ch…

When it comes to big brands driving forward on ESG, you don’t get much more proactive than ⁦⁦@IKEA⁩. Sustainability boss ⁦@simonhenzell⁩ reveals how the business consistently delivers on its ambitious targets. ⁦@EGPropertyNews⁩ egi.co.uk/news/ikeas-sustain…