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Open data is only useful if someone acts on it
On open data, NO2 and why information isn't enough

The future of agriculture as seen by 300 synthetic personas
Is synthetic foresight a shortcut to strategy, or just sophisticated AI slop? I ran an experiment to find out.

From discussion to deployment: building a habitat recommendation tool in a day
The real AI unlock in design isn't automation, it's compressing the gap between diverse input and tangible output.

Designing with nature in mind
Restoring biodiverse ecosystems at scale through use of ecology, data science, machine learning and automation.

Low tech futures
Cooking in sync with the weather reveals interconnectedness of systems we rely on. We enjoyed a solar powered brunch as a taster of what this implies.

What shop signs say about city life
One of the joys of living in Barcelona is the amazing shop signage. These places point us towards how we make cities more liveable for years to come.

Ricardo Bofill (1939 – 2022)
The Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill died this January, at the age of 82. His workshop and studio were opened for the weekend for the public to pay tribute.