Introducing her new issue Jo-Anne Bichard asks, 'what do the shape, state and means of entry to public toilets, the quinessential essential public service each one of us needs, reveal about the inclusiveness and social equity in the built evironment, and approaches to its design?'

Announcing call for papers for a future issue proposed by editors Dr Jasmine Palmer & Dr Ir Lidewij Tummers asking “The increase of resident-led housing: what implications for the professional housing sector?” (abstract submission 20 May 2018)

Following in the footsteps of our ‘Suburban Spaces, Suburban Culture’ issue, Miao Qiao and Cecilia Wong of Manchester University's Manchester Urban Institute present fascinating insights into life in Chengzhongcun or Urban Villages in suburban Beijing.

A call for international submissions, for the International Making Cities Livable Council's upcoming “Healthy, 10-Minute Neighborhoods” conference and awards. (Deadline 31st Oct 2017)

Built Environment now invites proposals for a guest editor(s) to guest edit a themed issue of the journal on ‘The Enabling Built Environment’ (or related title), to distil critical lessons from international academic research and practice for the built environment audience. Deadline Friday 9th Dec 2016.

A call for papers, for the forthcoming 'City & Regional Food Systems' issue of the Built Environment, including the chance of an award for early career scholars (abstracts by 14 Nov 2016).

Consider the possibility of ‘starting with the data’! Richard Milton presents an in-depth empirical example of Big Data on London Underground's 'tube trains'.

Stephen Marshall considers the latest upsurge in data directly from the Built Environment and how planners might ride the wave of Big Data together with local communities.

Professor Mike Batty opens up a critical forum for debate - and inspired by the new issue 4(3) - proposes potential prospects for better planning in cities 'fuelled' by big data.

Yasser Elsheshtawy reflects on the hopes, dreams and realities of the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale, and shares images and impressions from pavilions that ‘reported from below’.