“The construction industry is responsible for five times more carbon emissions than aviation. It’s a scandal that today the average life of a commercial building in the UK is just forty years.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“We need to fearlessly demand interestingness in our places. We need to rebel against the Turkey Twizzlerification of our streets, towns and cities, and make buildings that nourish our senses.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“We need to move towards a time in which cities mandate that any new development meets a minimum complexity score or asks its designers to give a reasonable justification for not doing so.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“We must stop celebrating the act of giving the public what they don’t want.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“Can you imagine what a Wes Anderson office block, a Bjork parliament building. a George R Martin hotel or a development of 800 affordable homes by Banksy would look and feel like?” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“We can’t take on the big until we have a handle on the small.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind
A good friend would often talk about small steps & big successes.

“History teaches that progress often begins with people … whom others feel to be preachy or even unfriendly. People with the nerve to get on their soapbox at social occasions. ... Cherish these people, because they’re key to progress.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind

“Having faith in others is as much a rational decision as an emotional one.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind

“The brain is a malleable organ. And if we exercise to keep our bodies in shape, why not do the same for our minds?” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind

“Even as education gurus sing the praises of iPads in schools and digital skills, the tech elites, like drug lords, shield their own kids from their toxic enterprise.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind

A fantastic couple of days. ...

“Can we repair some of the damage that’s been done by over-professionalisation – by rethinking what an architect is, how they’re trained and how architecture itself is practiced?” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“The global waste cost from the construction industry is projected to reach £34.4 billion annually by 2026. In the US, around 90% of this waste is from demolition.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“It’s time that we insist that our buildings are ‘nutritious’ too, and nourish us as we encounter them.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“But when I saw them [the concrete panels on the Hive, Malaysia] being put together, I realised that it was their imperfections that made them precious.” (Thomas Heatherwick) #Humanise humanise.org

“Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may be different.” (George Bernard Shaw)

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” (Lewis B Smedes)

“[It is] far better [Maria Konnikova] says, … to accept and account for the fact that you’ll occasionally be cheated. That’s a small price to pay for the luxury of a lifetime of trusting other people.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind Spot on!

“… if you’ve never been #conned , then you should be asking if your attitude is #trusting enough.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind

“The wonderful fact is that we live in a world where doing #good also feels good. … Doing good typically feels good because it is good.” (Rutger Bregman) #humankind