All City focus articles

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    City focus: Chicago

    2018-01-04T07:00:00Z

    Chicago is aiming to use its technical and communications nous to attract people and investment back to the ‘windy city’

  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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    City focus: Kuala Lumpur

    2017-10-10T13:27:00Z

    Elisabeth Selk and Girish Ramachandran of Arcadis consider the growth of Kuala Lumpur as an attractive FDI destination and its rapid transformation as Asia’s next major regional hub 

  • Dubai
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    City focus: Dubai

    2017-05-09T10:40:00Z

    Ciara Walker of Arcadis highlights the programme of investment in infrastructure and tourism-related construction driven by the Dubai City Plan 2021, exemplified by World Expo 2020

  • Berlin
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    City focus: Berlin

    2017-03-07T06:00:00Z

    Ciara Walker, Birgit Detig and Ramiro Forné of Arcadis and CallisonRTKL consider whether Berlin will still be sexy, when it is no longer so poor

  • Manchester Victoria station was upgraded between 2013-2015
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    City focus: Manchester

    2017-01-05T06:00:00Z

    Ciara Walker and Jonathan Moore of Arcadis consider how the city that has ‘everything except a beach’ is leading by example in the northern powerhouse

  • Los Angeles
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    Global city focus: Los Angeles

    2016-10-13T06:00:00Z

    The ‘city where no-one walks’ is revolutionising transportation and land use to maximise health, income and opportunities

  • Sydney
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    Global city focus: Sydney

    2016-05-12T06:00:00Z

    Sydney has a strong government with clear plans and the financing to achieve growth. Ciara Walker and Stephen Taylor from Arcadis explore Sydney’s massive investment in infrastructure to reconnect and regenerate the city

  • Guangzhou
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    Global city focus: China's Pearl River Delta

    2016-03-11T07:00:00Z

    Connectivity between the cities of China’s Pearl River Delta is key to economic development. Investment in advanced infrastructure is creating the world’s first ‘megalopolis’

  • Markthal, Amsterdam
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    Global city focus: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    Rotterdam’s dramatic skyline highlights its transformation from its blue collar, port city roots to a modern high-rise metropolis connected to the largest harbour in Europe

  • Jeddah
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    Global city focus: Jeddah

    2015-10-16T13:01:00Z

    Jeddah, the Bride of the Red Sea, is a city steeped in history and culture, capitalising on its heritage as a regional hub to place itself as a leading city of the Middle East

  • New York
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    Global city focus: New York

    2015-05-13T06:00:00Z

    New York is a city at the crossroads of global influence. How can it translate its economic and political strength into investment in infrastructure and affordable housing for its population?

  • Hong Kong
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    Global city focus: Hong Kong

    2015-03-10T10:41:00Z

    How is Hong Kong to maintain its competitive edge with the rise of the emerging Asian cities? Barbra Carlisle of EC Harris, Constance Lau and Tim Robinson of Langdon Seah explore its unique positioning

  • Doha 7
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    Global city focus: Doha

    2015-01-06T10:32:00Z

    As the growth potential of countries becomes increasingly reliant on key cities, EC Harris looks at how Doha is driving Qatar’s vision of economic diversity