Insights

The rising cost of heatwaves: why resilience matters

Olivia O’Brien, head of climate resilience, shares the growing cost of the climate crisis on people, place and planet

The future demands a system thinking approach

This London Climate Action Week, we caught up with Olivia O'Brien, our new Head of Climate Resilience.

Why public realm matters in Ireland now more than ever

As Tallaght Village reaches a major milestone, Aisling Murphy shares why thoughtful placemaking starts with listening to communities.

Blue-green lessons from Manchester for the future of our cities

Paul Morris, Director and head of our North studio, talks about how cities must treat blue-green infrastructure as essential, connected systems, to build healthier, more resilient places. 

Masterplanning and placemaking: Creating frameworks that stand the test of time

Director and head of our North studio, Paul Morris, chaired a roundtable on masterplans and placemaking during UKREiiF

Pedalling for a purpose: a journey from The Lakes to Leeds

An inside scoop of Rob and Charlie’s cycle to UKREiiF with Club Peloton

How the past shapes the present

Our archaeology and built heritage team continues to uncover the kinds of finds that bring the past into sharper focus.  

Use less stuff: system thinking and material reuse

The story of future resilience is increasingly being written in reused materials, writes Julian Broster after the BCO ESG Summit

Meet Civic’s earth and geoconsultancy team shaping the ground beneath our towns and cities

Introducing our earth and geoconsultancy team, along with some of the projects they've been working on recently.

Putting nature at the centre of infrastructure decision-making

As nature-based solutions become more embedded in how we think about cities, there is a growing recognition that they are not an added layer to infrastructure, but a fundamentally different way of shaping it. 

Missed the conversation? Here’s why archaeology & built heritage shouldn’t be an afterthought

Insights from the recent Festival of Place bytesize discussion with our archaeology and built heritage team. 

New towns need a clearer vision to succeed

Stephen O’Malley calls for a more purposeful approach to new towns.