What is the Future Cities project?

The Future Cities Project has a critical take on contemporary attitudes to modern life and the way we live today. It:

Forthcoming Events

Barnies

Come to a BOOKSHOP BARNIE with the following author(s):

October 20th: Lord Bingham on 'The Rule of Law' (Battle of Ideas satellite event)

October 30th: David Aaronovitch on 'Voodoo Histories' (Bookshop Barnie @ the Battle of Ideas)

November 2nd: Natalie Haynes on 'The Ancient Guide to Modern Life' (Battle of Ideas satellite event)

December 7th: Bookshop Barnie Xmas Bash Balloon Debate:
Balloonists include:
* Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist
* Matthew Taylor, Chief executive, Royal Society of the Arts; formerly Chief Adviser on Political Strategy to Tony Blair
* Godfrey Allen, Chief executive of Apex Trust, finding employment for ex- Offenders,
* Shirley Cramer, CBE, Chief executive, Dyslexia Action
* Dr Tiffany Jenkins, Director of the arts and society programme, Institute of Ideas; visiting fellow at the LSE

Bookings must be made in advance. Click here if you would like to come.

 

 

Think Critically, Design Differently

Architecture & Design Winter School
17-18 November 2010

 

 

New Publications

The Future of Community: Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated

Dave Clements, Alastair Donald, Martin Earnshaw & Austin Williams, (Pluto Press) Buy at Amazon ...

Visit the Future of Community Blog...

The Future of Community at the Belfast Salon. Read more here...

 

The Enemies of Progress: The Dangers of Sustainability

 

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Readers' Group

Thursday 16th September 2010

'Beauty' by Roger Scruton

Visit our Readers' Group web page for further details

 

 

Social Policy Group

The Institute of Ideas' Social Policy Forum aims to challenge social policy by stealth, while taking a closer look at some key policy debates on everything from housing, social care and welfare, to the reforms of local government and public services.More..

Email: martin_earnshaw@hotmail.com for details.

 

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Comment

Short commentaries on current events

 

The Future Cities project has been set up to critically explore issues around the city.
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Position Papers

The Future Cities Project critiques the latest government initatives.

Bookshop Barnies

Alternative book launches where the author has to fight for his/her ideas.

Readers' Group

We meet monthly to discuss all kinds of texts from architecture to anthropology.