by Chris | Jan 24, 2014 | Articles, BBC Estate story, Creative Places, Place Making, Workplace Strategy
Now that the BBC, amongst others, are comfortably settled at Media City UK – their new home in the North of England, I dropped in for a visit, just before Christmas, to check on progress. I came away feeling that the vision has truly come to life and that things...
by Chris | Dec 23, 2013 | Articles, BBC Estate story, BBC Television Centre, Creative Places, Place Making
Last Thursday was another red-letter day for Television Centre (TVC) as it marked the granting of planning consent for the master plan proposed by Stanhope the new owners of the former BBC campus. As someone who is involved in the shaping of the next chapter...
by Chris | Nov 29, 2013 | Articles, Creative Places, Place Making
The former hub of shipbuilding in Belfast shrouded in all of its Industrial Age heritage is poised to become a dynamic, new “smart place.” Hailed as one of the largest waterfront regeneration projects in the world and in close proximity to the city centre, I...
by Chris | Nov 22, 2013 | Articles, BBC Estate story, BBC Television Centre, Creative Places, Design & construction
This was a red letter week for the Television Centre (TVC) project as the Cranes have arrived! Once these strange projections into the skyline arrive one can be sure that something big is underway and this week marks the start of TVC’s return to centre stage. ...
by Chris | Nov 15, 2013 | Articles, Creative Places, Future of Work, Workplace Strategy
Last Thursday I found myself chatting to Gen Y students at University College Dublin’s Michael Smurfit Business school located in the hallowed halls of a building steeped in the history of educating – a truly smart place. Walking around the Blackrock...
by Chris | Nov 12, 2013 | Articles, Creative Places, Future of Work, Place Making
Last night I attended the Thinkers 50 Awards: a remarkable event hosted in a remarkable location – Drapers Hall, London. Given that some of the world’s top thinkers were present I wondered why the organisers chose this location for their equivalent of...