Un thread avec des images #avantapres pour libérer notre imagination doit bien commencer quelque part. Je choisis une star: #ThomasSchlijper.

We cannot make our city more human. We are not Amsterdam. Paris before and after under Mayor Hidalgo proving quite the contrary. Gehl Brent Toderian

Another Dutch home run and a place where cars don't dominate, Weespersluis is a 3500 home development 10 min on the train from Amsterdam. Homes are unmistakably Dutch, have excellent windows and are way cheaper than comparable homes around London (under £500k for a 2bed terrace).

BINGO! The future traffic jam will be electrified 😜 FACTS!!

Walkable Streets. Clever kids

Melbourne Way Coffee Melissa & Chris Bruntlett Jonathan Berk #avantapres Via Hackney Cyclist

We are Hiring! I am looking for a world class Place Activation Leader to join my division at City of Melbourne & supercharge tactical urbanism, pilots, trials, outdoor dining & place making. If u have what it takes I’d love to hear from you candidate.aurion.cloud/mcc/production…

If your city has problem then the solution is often to plant #street-trees

In Mallorca, where GDP per capita is about $20k less than the UK, they can build social housing like this.

The remarkable Urban development of Hong Kong’s Kowloon peninsula over 50 years. I was there in 1986. #HongKong

We are hiring! I’m looking for a X factor Place Activation Lead with expertise in tactical urbanism, pilots and trials to lead a new programme to support Melbourne’s ongoing resurgence. If you are interested then please dm me City of Melbourne candidate.aurion.cloud/mcc/production…

From 20th place in 2024 to 4th in 2025 Melbourne City of Melbourne is now ranked within Top 5 Cities in Time Out’s Top Cities of the World rankings Time Out Melbourne Congrats also to Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan , Cape Town & NYC The New Yorker who are in Top 5 as well City of Cape Town timeout.com/melbourne/news…

‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream. And the Mayor later became President! Lessons for every city ⁦21st Century City⁩ ⁦⁦Center for an Urban Future⁩ ⁦URA Singapore⁩ ⁦Gehl⁩ ⁦ theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…

"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them." — Miguel Anxo F. Lores Mayor of #Pontevedra🇪🇸 (re-elected SIX times)

Art Nouveau storefront in French town of Douai designed by Albert Pèpe in 1906.

It is very rare when a building's facade makes us stop in our tracks. Even more rare when that magnificence is paralleled (if not exceeded) on the interior. Budapest's Párisi Udvar is one such treasure! What are some other buildings with excellent exteriors and interiors?

This is the Beijing-Shanghai corridor, which takes 4 hours and 18 minutes to cover 800 miles. That’s the same distance as NYC to Chicago, which currently takes 20 hours by train.

Housing in Paris - which is set to be built from mainly stone, timber and straw!!! By Raphael Gabrion Architects + H20 Architectes

Honoured to speak at Cityscape Global 2025 in Riyadh this November! Register here lnkd.in/gX73fJap to join me & 150000 urbanists. Please reach out if u will be there. #CityscapeGlobal2025 #RealEstateSaudiArabia #ConferenceSpeaker #MeetMeAtCITYSCAPEGLOBAL2025

Visual proof that bold political leadership, smart policy & inspired urban design thinking can transform a city’s air quality. In 2007, much of #Paris glowed red with high NO₂ + particulate pollution. By 2024 red zones have shrunk to just a limited network of major roads!