Forthcoming Issues

Urban Realm Forthcoming Features

Our next issue will cover:

• Top Landscape Architects - Urban Realm, in association with Woodhouse, has instigated a hunt for the best landscape architects and urban designers working in the UK's regions today. Keep them peeled this issue for our exclusive poll and our interview with the winner.
• Scottish Design Awards - Urban Realm will report from this annual event bringing you all the winners and gossip from Scotland's liveliest awards event.
• Drainage - Climate change is bringing about an increased incidence of flooding together with an alarming projected sea level increase. So is it wise to develop on flood plains? Can that risk be mitigated through engineering? We take a look at some of the solutions adopted such as SUDS, floating homes and cite todays examples of best practice; such as rejuvenating the river Lee for the Olympics by digging up concrete drainage channels and returning the surrounding land to nature as a flood plain - with knock on ecological benefits by providing new habitat.
• Re:Design - From an Edinburgh Council car park to a former goods yard in Glasgow we have challenged some of Scotland's top architects to re:design their chosen grot spot to show how a little flair and imagination can transform unwanted places into destinations in their own right.
• Buildings - With the private residential market on the floor it is left to social housing developers to meet our increasingly demanding housing needs. Two recently completed schemes in Glasgow best exemplify that trend; Fore Street, Scotstoun by Hypostyle Architects and Shaw Street, Govan by Do Architects, each of which adopts a fresh interpretation of traditional tenement and back court forms.
• Civic Pride Awards - In dour weather it is easy to forget that Scotland possesses some of the finest examples of town planning in the world - a heritage which can teach today's civic leaders a thing or two about good design. We profile the winner of our inaugural search for Scotland's best place.