Friend of URBED Anwar Akhtar touches on Manchester markets, Asian communities in the North, diversity, curriculum and the "British Island" story in this BBC Sport interview - not just for cricket fans.

Yes, thanks Sarah. I think my 1st Footprint meeting was in 2001, with @Davidurbedcoop1 talking about assessing projects from the earliest decisions to post-occupancy. We’ve learned a lot over 2 decades, with thanks to Advisory Board inc Jonathon Porritt Julie Hirigoyen + many more.

'On the one hand the 15-minute city is everything we have been arguing for. But taken too far it will undermine the scale, intensity and connectivity that lies behind every great city,' writes @Davidurbedcoop1 in Building Design ow.ly/IKXh50ByI5i

4:00 @ubd_studio and myfutureyork are playing with movement in the city 5:15 urbed Tales from the HighStreet 7:00 Long Term, Citizen led cities with Helen Graham Irena Bauman @Davidurbedcoop1 Alastair Parvin Future Parks Accelerator 6-9:00 According to McGee KaWildoscope

Arcadia lost | As high streets go for a Burton, @Davidurbedcoop1 looks back at how the seeds of destruction were sown ow.ly/xIGm50CLI1o

Mikhail Riches and Mole plan to reverse 1970s ‘error’ by rebuilding town centre bdonline.co.uk/news/mikhail-r…

The Octopus has lost a leg | @Davidurbedcoop1 on what the withdrawal of Stockport means for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework ow.ly/sNNc50Dc6Bo

Huge congratulations to @Davidurbedcoop1 of urbed & @AndyvonBradsky of Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov for their truly excellent work on the National Model Design Code which accompanies response to #BBBBC. Anyone interested in urban design do have a look assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

"Streets are far too important to be left to highways officials" says @Davidurbedcoop1 of urbed at our #PlanningForward webinar

A well-thought-through, community-led, vibrant mixed-use regen scheme, refused for not providing 2 car parking spaces per dwelling.. this in a location where only 5% of households own two cars..

✨Come and find out about Pakistan best kept secret, the Lahore Museum. A panel discussion with Anindita Ghosh, Shahid Nadeem and Anwar Akhtar on Faith, Heritage and History . 25 March - 6pm 👉 rb.gy/brciky

You need patience as an urban designer - we did the master plan with this green way in 2004 and finally the last section is open!

Great write up in the RIBA journal about City of York Councils housing delivery strategy. ribaj.com/buildings/york…. The article mentions Ordnance Lane, a collaboration with architects @MikhailRiches and our landscape team.

Development projects in #Sheffield will benefit from the expertise of leading industry professionals, as the Sheffield Design Panel relaunches in June. Panel Chair, @Davidurbedcoop1 talks about the important role they will play in shaping the city's future sheffnews.com/news/panel-of-…

"The Amazons of their day – ruthlessly commercial institutions, selling off-the-peg fashion, publishing catalogues and shipping their goods to all corners of the Empire" @Davidurbedcoop1 on the decline and fall of the department store ow.ly/jC0n50IR4cq

@Davidurbedcoop1 has been on BBC Radio 4 this morning discussing 'Making Planning Work for Everyone' in 'Positive Thinking' hosted by Sangita Myska. Catch it again at 21:30 this evening or in your own time on the Radio 4 website.

Where do our green space standards come from and are they still relevant, asks David Rudlin in Building Design. @Davidurbedcoop1 ow.ly/E0mg50JJie2

When is a building too tall? It all comes down to where you're standing, according to David Rudlin. @Davidurbedcoop1 urbed ow.ly/TEG450KJTOS

I’m half way through - and would definitely recommend

How can we address the key issues facing our urban environments through design? BDP City Observatory, a worldwide industry think tank with the AoU, launches today at the AoU's Congress. Find out more: loom.ly/PbKKrR0 #AoUCongress #AoUCambridge #AoUDesigningfortheFuture