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Peter Madden

@thepmadden.bsky.social

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Built environment futures. Strategic foresight for urban development with Vivid Futures; Professor of Practice, Future Cities, Cardiff University; member APF, Future Matters Collective. #Foresight Love sci-fi, street art, & football: Brentford FC & BCWFC

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · 3d

Really enjoyed watching Power Station last night @wshed.bsky.social Inspiring stories about how a neighbourhood can come together & - despite all the obstacles - achieve something amazing while having fun along the way. Just the dose of positivity I needed!
@melissamean.bsky.social

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · 22d

Why I love Bristol. Seeing the fabulous Joy Crookes, one of my favourite singers, with 200 people, in a club 200 yards from home.

She is amazing! ❤️❤️❤️

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jul 28

We were out there for the quarters, the semis and then this. Was immense. We were directly behind the goal for the penalties

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jul 27

Incredible match. Extra time for the third match in a row. We were right behind the goal for the penalties. Champions of Europe again!

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jul 23

Lionesses do it again: win, but put us through the wringer. On to the final!

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jul 17

Anticipation building for England-Sweden in sunny Zurich. Cmon!

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jun 26

Really enjoyed talking futures for the built environment at University Design Forum annual conference www.linkedin.com/posts/profes...

Initially a bit scary, then hugely enjoyable, to deliver the opening keynote at the University Design Forum annual conference. | Professor Peter Madden, OBE

Initially a bit scary, then hugely enjoyable, to deliver the opening keynote at the University Design Forum annual conference. My talk explored ‘How to build for the future’, and gave the audience a c...

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jun 16

How to build affordable homes within planetary boundaries? Great to hear @melissamean.bsky.social @cityofsound.bsky.social @indyjohar.bsky.social at the launch of the MULTIMAX Playbook. wecanmake.org Hosted by @wshed.bsky.social

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Jun 13

How can engagement with the future enable more transdisciplinary and impactful research?
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Just and Sustainable Food Futures | Professor Peter Madden, OBE

Just and Sustainable Food Futures Great to run this session yesterday on Just and Sustainable Food Futures jointly with Keri Facer and Paul Milbourne. We looked to 2040, exploring trends and scenario...

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 15

Sam. I agree. I’ve long been of the school that ‘people become their behaviours’ and we need to make the right choices easier. (Viz kerbside recycling in UK)

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 13

Me too. Eagerly awaiting this.

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 13

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 9

Caught 2 great exhibitions @tatemodern.bsky.social about art, technology & the future. Geeked out on vintage tech art at the wonderful #ElectricDreams then explored art & imaginaries of the future in #AYearinArt:2050

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 8

On VE Day, I remember my Dad (centre) who, aged 18, was on the D-Day landing & fought his way across Europe. And I worry that, with the passing of this generation, we're losing our collective memory of what happened in Europe, how lucky we've been these past decades, & how precious peace is.

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 7

Lovely, intimate theatrical experience in a Bristol Hackney cab, hearing the stories of drivers in our city www.mayk.org.uk

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · May 4

The @lyrafest.com Poetry Slam @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social tonight was awesome. So many amazing poets. A treat for the ears & the mind

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 30

A lovely night out eating noodles, then drinking Bristol-brewed ales, with some of our lovely colleagues from Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, who live across the water here in Bristol. Thanks for organising @jgwilliams.bsky.social

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 30

Great to deliver opening keynote, with Juliet Davis, Head of the Welsh School of Architecture, to #AUDE2025 We explored how using engagement with the future, particularly through design futures & co-creation, can help shape better buildings & places @cugeogplan.bsky.social

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 26

A tour de force on the history of & arguments for council housing from @municipaldreams.bsky.social at this w/e Festival www.brh.org.uk Fascinating how the same battles - quality vs quantity, public vs private, dense vs extensive play out again & again

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 26

Super-informative talks about the highs & lows of garden-city suburbs & council housing in our city as part of Bristol Radical History Festival
www.brh.org.uk Next up @municipaldreams.bsky.social

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 19

It was great to get a home win in the West London sunshine. Buzzing

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 19

A 4-1 victory in the West London sunshine. COYB #BrentfordFC

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 17

Second book talk of the week, the polymathic Margaret Heffernan to a packed theatre @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social on the benefits of embracing uncertainty and the importance of the arts to so many areas of our lives. @andrewkelly.bsky.social @gillkirk.bsky.social

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Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 16

I'll be there. Looking forward to it!

Peter Madden @thepmadden.bsky.social · Apr 14

Guess who was at my local bookshop @bookhaus.bsky.social this evening? @stephenoram.bsky.social talking about his new book We Are Not Anonymous & discussing with @timkindberg.bsky.social how to write about the future. Monday evening treat.

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