http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 'Designing the space between buildings' en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:45:31 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11719#post-135314 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 10:01:43 +0000 chdot 135314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Part 3 about to start -</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jznq3" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03jznq3</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11719#post-134714 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 23:28:18 +0000 kaputnik 134714@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was an excellent listen. Nice to hear the housebuilding and architecture industry laying the blame for dull housing culs-de-sac built around human unfriendly networks of distributor roads at the door of poor traffic planning in the 70s and 80s. Fascinating to hear that the requirement to turn a bin lorry in a cul-de-sac is one of the main reasons housing estates are planned like they are.</p> <p>I'm not convinced that most recent design is as good as the presenter was making out - largely it still often feels designed around the car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11719#post-134640 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:43:38 +0000 chdot 134640@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> @urbaneprofessor: If you're interested in the debate on urban design and architecture on @BBCRadio4 right now read my piece here: </p> <p><a href="https://t.co/CsYy02lGiQ" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/CsYy02lGiQ</a></p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11719#post-134541 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:51:40 +0000 chdot 134541@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well that was the gist of JG's trailer for this - he mentioned 'designed for cars' (R4 9:00)</p> <p>"<br /> Jonathan Glancey investigates the forces that shape the design of our everyday buildings, and how this could be improved.<br /> In this episode, he finds out how we lost the art of designing beautiful places - and how it is being rediscovered.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j9ypj" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j9ypj</a></p> <p>And later on iplayer </p>