Lee Mallett
OpinionHow research by design can reinvigorate planning
UK planning is in a mess but it doesn’t have to be this way, argues Lee Mallett. A more visionary approach to planning new places can harness the market rather than being driven by it
OpinionDitch the ‘master’ and just plan
Masterplanning has become another meaningless term like ‘sustainability’ and ‘mixed-use’ whose merit is accepted unthinkingly. It’s time to declare the emperor naked, argues Lee Mallett
OpinionThe planner as urban visionary
The state can play a positive role in the design of our cities, says Lee Mallett
OpinionThe trouble with urban planning
A visit to north Glasgow leaves Lee Mallett doubting whether city planning really works
Building StudyRevisiting Broadgate
In the 1980s Broadgate changed the physical and economic landscape – how is it faring now?
ReviewLet the good times roll: 1990s
Britain came out of recession with lottery projects helping establish new confidence
Building StudyWaterloo Place charette
As part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, five practices were invited to devise ideas for Waterloo Place. Here are the results.
ReviewBorderline at the Fringe
A bit more cash from the City could have brought out the potential of this show, says Lee Mallett