Robert McLean

1 month ago | theprime.cz | Robert McLean |Robert Mclean

David Sim is a renowned architect and urban planning visionary whose work centers on creating human-scale cities that prioritize livability, sustainability, and community connection. As Creative Director at Gehl Architects, Sim has championed the concept of “soft cities” – urban environments designed for human interaction rather than cars. His practical approach to urban design has influenced projects across the globe.

1 month ago | theprime.cz | Robert McLean |Robert Mclean

There are a lot of nervous people here at MIPIM thanks to the geopolitical uncertainties and potential tariff war. I think if we should take a couple of steps back and ignore all the noise. Trump is fantastic at creating noise. But what’s happening now is a continuation of what has been going on for a long time. Deglobalization, nearshoring, friend- shoring has been going on for the last 10 years-plus. The Brexit vote was 2016, Trump won in 2016, so the process began a while ago now.

1 month ago | sheppnews.com.au | Robert McLean |Robert Mclean

It is impossible to imagine what Greater Shepparton will look like in 50 to 100 years’ time while we have one foot, and our thinking, rooted in the 20th century. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The Shepparton of the mid-21st century will be so different that the changes almost exceed our comprehension.

1 month ago | countrynews.com.au | Robert McLean |Robert Mclean

It is impossible to imagine what Greater Shepparton will look like in 50 to 100 years’ time while we have one foot, and our thinking, rooted in the 20th century. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content The Shepparton of the mid-21st century will be so different that the changes almost exceed our comprehension.

1 month ago | theprime.cz | Robert McLean |Robert Mclean

Geopolitics hung over the CEE investment panel at MIPIM this year. In retrospect it was probably naïve to hope that the war next door would be resolved without an upheaval of the larger security arrangements. We’ve endured a steady diet of disruptions over the past years, so it’s almost becoming routine. But it doesn’t help. “When we were speaking to investors at the end of Q4, there was very little mention of geopolitical risk at all,” Katarina Horvathova told the audience.