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February 20, 2025 16 mins

Urban Future’s Karl Dickinson is in conversation with Adrian Hill, a social designer and lead researcher for the Cities of Making project, talking about the nature of production in the post-industrial city. They discuss why manufacturing still has a – maybe surprising – place in urban centres, what it really takes to kick off a circular economy, and how shrinking cities that transfer their manufacturing skills base into new productive industries just may get the social and economic boost they need.

Featuring: Adrian Hill

The Cities of Making pattern language is available in full at citiesofmaking.com. It's also available to order as a printed 50 card set.

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