All articles by Julia Park
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OpinionA time to take stock – and an opportunity to do things differently
This terrible war is a catastrophe but the eventual rebuilding of Ukraine could yet provide a legacy of which future generations can be proud, says Julia Park
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OpinionLet’s start designing buildings for a 200-year life
A converted warehouse in Rotherhithe gives a glimpse of how that might work, says Julia Park
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OpinionTime to rethink the rulebook on building regulation
The current system is not fit for purpose. The Grenfell tragedy, climate emergency and covid-19 are three compelling reasons why we must do better, says Julia Park
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OpinionWhat is levelling up? It’s supporting bottom-up initiatives with top-down cash
Julia Park finds inspiration in some remarkable community initiatives – but stresses that funding is the key to smoothing inequalities
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OpinionWhy not just make all homes accessible?
Julia Park hopes the upcoming Part M changes will recognise the pressing need to adapt for the future
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OpinionMore trouble ahead for the planning white paper
The mutant algorithm was only the start of the problems, argues Julia Park
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OpinionBuildings are getting taller – so is the problem they pose
The UK is on a high-rise trajectory and Julia Park is worried that politicians, planners and developers are failing to address the consequences
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OpinionStrong suburbs or regressive rhetoric?
Policy Exchange wants to give residents a vote over demolishing their own streets. Julia Park spots a few flaws in their arguments
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OpinionIn the face of planning deregulation, the new design codes might be our last line of defence
Will they prove strong enough to save our high streets, asks Julia Park
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OpinionWe can do things when we try
Covid-19 has exposed many uncomfortable realities but it has also shown what can be achieved in a very short time, writes Julia Park
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OpinionWe must keep fighting the battle over PDR
Change is inevitable and town centres need repurposing, but these half-baked proposals need much more thought, writes Julia Park
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OpinionA green homes revolution or total mayhem?
In theory the government is about to start retrofitting 2,700 homes every day. Really, asks Julia Park
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OpinionThe wrong answers to the wrong questions
The planning system needs wholesale reform but this white paper is not how to do it, writes Julia Park
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OpinionKey lessons to be learned about high-density living
A three-year study into living in some of London’s more recent high-density developments makes fascinating and important reading, writes Julia Park
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OpinionThe PM’s ‘build build build’ mantra is out of step with the public mood
If ministers had listened to developers – let alone architects – we’d be in less of a mess now, writes Julia Park
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: We need to talk about the design of care homes
With care homes in the news for tragic reasons it is time to imagine a different future, says Julia Park
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: What needs to change in housing?
Julia Park considers what architects and policymakers should learn from the coronavirus crisis about housing design
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OpinionCovid-19 may force us to rethink how we design cities
Julia Park on coronavirus, zero carbon and the implications for density
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OpinionWhat is it like to live in a 13sq m former office?
Julia Park meets a young woman whose childhood in temporary accommodation has left her determined to end permitted development
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OpinionThe housing legacy of the 2010s
Julia Park manages to find a few things to cheer as she looks back over the last decade