Chris Choa's guest appearances

Chris Choa

PropTech Podcast

Talking Cities

Building Our Future

Lara Marrero

Justin Shee

Lee Bofkin

Mark Pilkington

Gabrielle McMillan

Mark Robinson

Ros Pomeroy

Antony Slumbers

Fiona Fletcher-Smith

Susan Freeman

Mark Farmer

Matt Partridge

Alexandra Steed

Charlie Wade

Ed Thomas

OwlTail

Chris Choa | Chairman, ULI UK &amp; Director, AECOMIn a world of ever-changing technology, how can we plan for our cities to adapt to the increasing pace of change? Which advancements will shape the way we think about buildings in our lifetimes?

Chris Choa | Chairman, ULI UK &amp; Director, AECOM In a world of ever-changing technology, how can we plan for our cities to adapt to the increasing pace of change? Which advancements will shape the way we think about buildings in our lifetimes?

Unissu Building Our Future Podcast - Chris Choa, AECOM

Kayvan Karimi

Barcelona, London and New York are often singled out as some of our favourite places to live and visit. They share a number of common traits such as being described as a connection of distinct but easily walkable villages. Recorded on a recent visit to London, James meets Kayvan Karimi from Space Syntax and Chris Choa from AECOM to discuss how people move around cities, how technology is being used to influence design and transit planning and the impact on liveability.

Kayvan Karimi and Chris Choa, architects and urban designers from London, debate the walkability, wayfinding and experience of organic street networks vs. Cartesian grids

Chris Choa is an urban architect and cities expert who thinks a big scale.Chris is Director of Cities at AECOM. He speaks frequently about urban performance and works with city and national governments to develop regional-scale strategies. A graduate of both Harvard and Yale, Chris also serves as Chairman of the UK Urban Land Institute and is on the external advisory board for the Sustainable Urban Development program at Oxford. He is an appointed advisor to the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Delivery Board.In the interview, Chris and I discuss what it means to be a cities expert and the importance of planning at city-level. Chris gives his views on the shape of the future and how technology will change not just where and why we build things but what we build, as human condition drives us to living closer together and living in a more collaborative manner.We discuss Chris's role in the ULI and the scope for as many people as possible to get involved. Finally, we discover how Chris moved from a background in Fine Art to advising on cities across the globe.Follow-ups to some of the topics discussed:The link to the UK ULI is here. Do try out one of the many events.The research undertaken on the impact of the Bohemian-Gay Index and property values can be found here.Further information on the government's policies &amp; initiatives regarding AVs (autonomous vehicles) can be found here.For the research referenced which highlights the positive affects of densification in cities (using Atlanta, GA as an argument against urban sprawl), see here. Latest Instagram Posts for #Urbanlandinstitute

Chris Choa is an urban architect and cities expert who thinks a big scale.Chris is Director of Cities at AECOM. He speaks frequently about urban performance and works with city and national governments to develop regional-scale strategies. A graduate of both Harvard and Yale, Chris also serves as Chairman of the UK Urban Land Institute and is on the external advisory board for the Sustainable Urban Development program at Oxford. He is an appointed advisor to the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Delivery Board.In the interview, Chris and I discuss what it means to be a cities expert and the importance of planning at city-level. Chris gives his views on the shape of the future and how technology will change not just where and why we build things but what we build, as human condition drives us to living closer together and living in a more collaborative manner.We discuss Chris's role in the ULI and the scope for as many people as possible to get involved. Finally, we discover how Chris moved from a background in Fine Art to advising on cities across the globe.Follow-ups to some of the topics discussed:<ul><li>The link to the UK ULI is <a href="https://uk.uli.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Do try out one of the many events.</li><li>The research undertaken on the impact of the Bohemian-Gay Index and property values can be found <a href="https://academic.oup.com/joeg/article-abstract/10/2/167/1040214?redirectedFrom=PDF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Further information on the government's policies &amp; initiatives regarding AVs (autonomous vehicles) can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/centre-for-connected-and-autonomous-vehicles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>For the research referenced which highlights the positive affects of densification in cities (using Atlanta, GA as an argument against urban sprawl), see <a href="http://courses.washington.edu/gmforum/Readings/Bertaud_Transit_US_Europe.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul> Latest Instagram Posts for #Urbanlandinstitute

Chris Choa | Chairman, ULI UK & Director, AECOM