Pingshan Central District Shenzhen, China

This award winning competition entry for a new eco-district has the principles of bioclimatic design and sustainable urbanism at its core.  This video shows how the layout of the district has been shaped by the environment to create a truly responsive low carbon settlement.

Hornsbruksgatan Community Planning Weekend

John Thompson explains how we worked with over 200 members of the local community at Sweden's first Community Planning Weekend to build a Vision for Hornsbruksgatan, one of Stockholm's inner city streets. 

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JTP Community Planning

My Introduction to Community Planning

Part of a series of soundbites from John Thompson, chairman of JTP. In this soundbite John speaks about his personal journey into Community Planning and fascination of learning from place. 

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JTP Collaborative Planning

Community Planning at JTP

As pioneers of the Community Planning process JTP have over 15 years experience in carrying out the community engagement processes. John Thompson speaks about what Community Planning means at JTP.

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JTP Visioning

Academy of Urbanism

John Thompson founded the Academy of Urbanism in 2006. In this Soundbite John explains the innovative work that the Academy of Urbanism carries out in promoting best practice in urbanism and learning from place.

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The Academy of Urbanism

What is Community Planning?

John Thompson speaks about Community Planning - JTP's participatory process that engages stakeholder knowledge and commitment at every stage of the process.

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Community Planning Projects

MEZE - Micro Enterprise Enabling Zone

MEZE is a new service offered by JTP Cities that enables people to be involved in the commissioning and creation of their homes and work places from the beginning of the development process. 

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JTP Meze

Sustainable Urbanism

The City as an Eco-System: In this short clip John Thompson speaks about bioclimatic urbanism and architecture.

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The City as an Eco-System

China

In March 2011 JTP opened a studio in Shanghai on the back of its growing Chinese workload. In this short-clip, John Thompson talks about the exciting possibilities for JTP to change the direction of place-making in China.

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Building Design, 7 April 2011

The Work of Our Practice

Are you a modernist or a traditionalist? John Thompson speaks about the body of work of the Practice which creates new and interesting places that are relevant to context. 

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JTP Architecture

What Makes a Good Building?

10th in the series of soundbites, John Thompson speaks about what he believes makes a good building. 

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JTP Architecture

JT on JTP

In this soundbite John Thompson speaks about the work of JTP and the challenges for the Practice in the future.

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About Us 

Localism

With over 15 year's experience, JTP's collaborative planning approach sits at the heart of the 'localism' agenda and is now more relevant than ever. 

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JTP Localism