Modern housing with solar panels in the Golden City

Thomas Smith is director and head of global systems at modern-methods consultancy Bryden Wood The past decade has seen the government consistently heading in the same direction, towards value-led outcomes.

Modern housing with solar panels in the Golden City

Architecture and Engineering studio Foster + Partners has won planning permission to redevelop a triangular site in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, with a botanical garden and a pair of plant-covered high-rises.