Outcome-Based Urban Strategy
Jens Heitland interviewed me for his Innovation and Entrepreneurship podcast. Among other things we discussed the secret of cities, how...
Urban Technology and the Social Contract
I recently hosted a fascinating roundtable discussion with a select group of property and technology leaders on the UrbanOvation...
The New Core
I recently moderated a lively session of ULI’s Global Exchange Council, which included membership and ULI Global Trustees from Asia as...
Post-Covid Evolution and the 2026 Olympics
The Olympic spirit animates cities as well as athletes. I was thinking about this when I gave a keynote at a recent Milan Investment...
The Idea of 'Future' - Tech and the City
I always like my spirited monthly catch-ups with @thomassevcik. Recently, we did this as a ‘fireside chat’ in front of a lot of other...
Will Cities Survive the Corona Virus?
A lot of people have been asking... As you might imagine, I'm still betting on the big cities... We chose cities because we get our ideas...
Biotechnology and the Post-Human
I recently moderated an interesting conference: ‘ Biotechnology and the Post Human’, hosted by Goldsmiths/University of London and Lumen...
Looking vs. Seeing
We feel disruptive technology all around us. This technology can automate parts of our familiar world in banal ways. But it can also...
THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
I recently joined an interesting panel. Organised by RICS/Matrics and hosted at AECOM in London, ‘The Future of Construction’ developed...
TRANSCENDING NATIONS
I'm pleased to be included in recent issue of mega (a partnership with Pictet Asset Management, focused on mega-trend thematic...
NEXT GENERATION Transport Oriented Development
Sustainable London: the next generation of transport-oriented development. Christopher Choa I recently chaired a panel at Future Build...
SMART SOLUTIONS FOR URBANIZATION
KONE – Insights / December 2018 Christopher Choa - Vice President/AECOM, Global Trustee/Urban Land Institute WE ARE LIVING IN AN...
CULTURAL OUTCOMES
Strategies for Cultural Programming We love art, and we understand that cultural programming is generally valuable. But can cultural...
Extreme Lunch
My good friend Thomas Sevcik and I get together for lunch in London about once a month, when he is passing through on his way from Los...
URBAN ART
Interactive Art and the City I recently hosted and moderated a fascinating event at AECOM/London, developed by the Urban Land Institute’s...
Driverless Cars and the City
Driverless vehicles are one of the emerging manifestations of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Here are some thoughts from a conference in...
Innovation and Real Estate
I recently participated in a panel discussion in Warsaw about innovation and real-estate, moderated by Greg Clark (Business of Cities),...