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Ricky Burdett on BBC Newshour

Ricky Burdett interviewed on BBC Newshour about the 50th Anniversary of the inauguration of Brasilia

The heart of the city

Ricky Burdett 'The Heart of the City' - piece in the Financial Times special report on the Future of Cities

In our Time: The History of the City

Ricky Burdett 'In our Time: The History of the City Part 2' on BBC Radio 4

Bruce Graham obituary

Ricky Burdett 'Bruce Graham Obituary' - Burdett describes the life and work of leading partner of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)

Inspired Ethonomics: London's Transportation Transformation for the 2012 Olympics

Ricky Burdett on sustainable architecture

Ricky Burdett on sustainable architecture at 2012 London Olympics and 2015 Milano Expo

Our cities: voracious/vulnerable, problem/solution

Conference video and audio now available - Watch the 2009 Urban Age Istanbul Conference online

Richard Sennett wins 2010 Spinozalens prize

Monocle Magazine reports from Urban Age Istanbul Conference (film)

Cities should be for people, not cars: Enrique Peñalosa

ICON Magazine editor Justin McGuirk reflects on the Urban Age Istanbul Conference

'Climate Change and Cities' discussion with Richard Sennett, Saskia Sassen and Jonothan Porritt now available for download

Burdett shifts from ODA to advise on games legacy

Urban Age Istanbul Conference — 4-6 November 2009

The next stage of Urban Age's ten city investigation focuses on Istanbul

Urban Age Istanbul Newspaper now available

Urban Age Istanbul City survey now available for download

Urban Age releases today the initial results from a commissioned city survey by Ipsos in Istanbul in preparation for the Urban Age Istanbul Conference in Istanbul, Turkey from 4-6 November 2009

Deutsche Bank Chairman Josef Ackermann and London School of Economics Director Howard Davies announced today the creation of LSE Cities, an international centre for urban excellence

'The Future of Cities: The World, The Nation, Philadelphia' with Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia, Ricky Burdett, Bruce Katz, Andy Altman and Alan Greenberger in Philadelphia, 14 May 2009

'Architecture as Investment': discussion with architect Alejandro Aravena, Ricky Burdett and Tyler Brule now available for download.

Urban Age / Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners / Arup submission for the future of Paris on view at the Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine through 22 November

Urban Age South America conference presentations and videos available online

Final Conference programme - Urban Age South American Conference, 3 - 5 December

Cortiço Rua Solón winner of Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award in São Paulo

Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award winner announced

Research released - Urban Age analysis of the political, geographic, economic, and physical form of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Lima

Urban Age commissioned IPSOS MORI to survey public perception of quality of life in São Paulo. Stark contrasts with that of London

Urban Age South America newspaper now available.

'The Politics of Mobility': discussion with Peter Hendy, Commissioner of TfL, and Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group now available for download

'London in a Global Context': discussion with Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning now available for download

'Integrated City Making' press release

Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award, São Paulo - Call for Entries / Inscrições

Enrique Penalosa gives public lecture at the LSE on 'Equity and Urbanism'

'The Endless City' book launch at the LSE

Urban Age has a forthcoming book, The Endless City, published by Phaidon, to be released in March 2008

The Endless City is edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic and explores how the shape of our cities affects the future of our planet and the lives of over three billion urban dwellers.

Presentations from the Urban Age India conference available for download

Ricky Burdett at "Climate Change and the City's Infrastructure" panel, Chicago Architecture Foundation

Programme for the Urban Age India Conference, 2-3 November 2007

Ricky Burdett in Urban Age Public Lecture at University of Mumbai, 18 July 2007

Download the Urban Age Public Lecture Series podcasts

Global Cities exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, co-curated by Ricky Burdett

Reflections on C40 Climate Change Summit, New York

Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award to Recognise Innovation at the Urban Scale across the Globe

Berlin Conference Programme and Newspaper available for download

Brookings Institution to collaborate on Urban Age Berlin Summit

Urban Age research featured at Venice Architecture Biennale 2006

Audio and Visuals of Johannesburg conference available online

The Germany Symposium in Halle took place on 9 and 10 May 2006

Mexico City Envisions an urban future

Mexico City conference programme available to download

London Conference Programme now available to download

Urban Age is CarbonNeutral

Urban Age London newspaper available to download

Second Urban Age Bulletin following Shanghai conference is published

Presentations from the Urban Age Shanghai Conference now available to download

Urban experts from China, USA, India, Japan and Europe gather for the Urban Age Shanghai conference this week

First Urban Age Bulletin following New York conference is published

The Rockefeller Foundation, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and the Brookings Institution official partners of the Urban Age New York Conference

Urban Age documentary film prepared by German filmmaker Alexander Kluge

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