Watching coverage of people losing their homes in the catastrophic flooding around Houston was a distressing experience. Extreme rainfall patterns are always difficult to deal with, as UK floods have […]
As terrorist tactics evolve and shift, countermeasures also need to adapt to create resilience to different threats. One of the main considerations of counter-terrorism design is preventing unauthorised vehicles from […]
A bike rack should be one of life’s simpler things – a safe place to leave your bike. So it’s pretty frustrating when it isn’t. Even when bike racks are designed […]
What’s so great about outdoor musical instruments? Music is a language shared by everyone, and every bit of evidence shows that playing music is good for us. We learn about […]
We all know that children are a lot less active than they should be. They spend way too much time sitting – at school, in front of screens, and getting […]
There is much alarm at the moment as British trees are threatened by a range of pathogens, from fungal diseases to invasive pests. Hardly a month goes by without news of […]
We have a great tradition of public seating in the UK. Our parks are full of sturdy, dependable park benches that have been around for years, and our streetscapes contain […]
