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Cultural Sustainability
The societies which thrive best are the ones where the strengths of the past are brought together with the growth of the new parts of the...
Frederick Rickmann


A place to live
London has been a very densely populated city for centuries. But the striking thing about London is that round almost every corner you...
Frederick Rickmann


The street as a generator of wealth
When a city design gets it right it becomes a generator of well-being. It can be just a great place to live. It can have just the right...
Frederick Rickmann


Entrepreneurship: Beyond Success or Failure
Entrepreneurship goes beyond the binary notion of success or failure. It is a way of life, a journey that encompasses much more than mere...
70MEDiA


The new ChatGPT is my latest intern
ChatGPT is a new kind of digital text generator that is supposed to create text and information. It has been making quite a stir in...
Frederick Rickmann


Start at the Finish
The artist and writer Wandou Ya from Taiwan has created a warm conversation about the thoughts and feelings that we women face during...
70MEDiA


Corona and the new shape of cities
Quite suddenly, under the corona crisis, our city streets have been rediscovered. Traffic has vanished in the lock-downs and people have...
Frederick Rickmann


After the pandemic
In the aftermath of the global virus, the old "normal" just does not exist anymore. So we cannot simply "go back to normal". The streets...
Frederick Rickmann


STREET ART AT A CROSSROAD
Long gone are the days when street art was synonymous with graffiti and condemned as vandalism. A new group of people who identify...
Frederick Rickmann


DUNDEE AT CROSSROADS
Date: September 30, 2015 By Frederick Rickmann Situated on the north bank of the River Tay in Scotland, the city of Dundee has probably...
Frederick Rickmann


CREATIVE COURTYARDS
Berlin is one of the most dynamic of world cities. The core is a high density urban environment. It is formed into city blocks and the...
Frederick Rickmann


THE DEAD END OF CAIRO HOUSING
Date: January 13, 2015 By Nehal El-Sherif Cairo is one of the most crowded cities worldwide with an estimated population of 20 million,...
Thinking Urban
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