Nicholas Boys Smith
OpinionHow Coventry beat Paris and London on the road to the future
From the prioritisation of cars to residential zoning and a disinclination to rebuilding lost buildings, no British city tells the story of post-war planning better than Coventry, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
ReviewReview | Living Tradition: The Architecture and Urbanism of Hugh Petter
Hugh Petter’s work offers a much needed riposte to the orthodoxies of much architecture and urbanism over the last 60 years, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
OpinionWe now have the evidence that proves Jane Jacobs was right – it’s time we started acting on it
Many people are happy to name-drop Jane Jacobs, but fewer seem to have truly listened to and absorbed her message, writes Nicholas Boys Smith
OpinionPlanning reform is not just about money
There are other ways to ease the pressures on planning capacity, says Nicholas Boys Smith of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
OpinionWhy we decided to write our own planning bill
Public consultation is widely treated with contempt. That is a costly mistake, argues Nicholas Boys Smith