Transformative urbanism

Chapter 1

“Recoded City” and participatory placemaking

We start by unpacking some of this clunky terminology and take a look at how we can all change the built environment. This subject is at the heart of a newly released book called “Recoded City: Co-creating Urban futures” by Lucy Bullivant and Thomas Ermacora.

Chapter 2

Creative change in New York

Talk to most New Yorkers about how their urban environment has transformed over the past few years and most will complain about rising rent prices, a lack of green space and a drive for profit. But the city is also changing in other ways, as we discover when we sit down with designer and creative director Willy Wong.

Chapter 3

Designing urban transformation

We discuss the central tenet of transformative urbanism: that the transformation of a built environment is most effective when it comes from the ground up and – most importantly – when it is lead by the people who live in it.

Chapter 4

Transformational developments in Los Angeles

Paying homage to the history of a city is no easy task, particularly when iconic buildings are in need of restoration. We sit down with the president of MWest Holdings Karl Slovin, a real-estate investment and management firm that has decided to make this one of its top priorities in Los Angeles.