A talk by Lord Richard Rogers: Architecture and the Compact City

This is an awesome talk, particularly interesting for someone like myself who lives across Sydney and London. So much to take from this. I think most importantly are the Rogers' final principles for what he calls an 'urban renaissance':

• Intensification of exiting settlements on derelict land.
• Intensify buildings around public transportation.
• Quality of design of public open spaces and buildings.
• Encourage walking, cycling and public transport.
• Reduce greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050.
• Recognise that wealth distribution, climate change and quality of the built environment are critical issues.
• Combine architecture, planning and landscape architecture to a single degree.

Feature image courtesy Andrew Zuckerman.