Journal

Insights

Practical guides and straight advice from the team at White Urban Design.

Designing for the Long View: Why Landscapes Take Time

A landscape is never finished on the day it opens. Designing for the long view means planning for how a place grows, weathers and is used over decades.

Reading Place Before Drawing a Line

Good design starts with looking, not drawing. Before we propose anything, we read the land, the water and the way people already use a place.

Streets for People: Walking and Cycling as Public Space

A cycleway or walkway is not just infrastructure. Treated as public space, the parts of a city we move through can become some of its best places.