Urban retrofit: commercial-to-residential conversion as a strategy for climate resilient city building

by Jeff Biggar, James White | 27th July 2026

Home > Publications Urban retrofit: commercial-to-residential conversion as a strategy for climate resilient city building First published by InterPlan. This article was inspired by a 2025 study tour of Canadian cities organised by Urban Retrofit. The study tour...

Toronto: Lessons on landscape urbanism

by Gareth James, Dermot O’Kane, James White | 27th July 2026

Home > Publications Toronto: Lessons on landscape urbanism First published in URBAN DESIGN Journal by Urban Design Group. Following a visit to the project in June 2025 as it neared completion as part of a Canadian case study tour for Urban Retrofit, authors Gareth...

Urban retrofit in Canadian cities: The adaptive reuse of offices into housing as a dual response to housing affordability and the climate crisis

by James White, Jeff Biggar | 06th May 2026

Home > Publications Urban retrofit in Canadian cities: The adaptive reuse of offices into housing as a dual response to housing affordability and the climate crisis First published online in Planning Practice & Research (May 2026) Abstract: Converting vacant...

Starmer’s plan to ‘build baby build’ risks more American-style car-dominated sprawl

by James White, Andy Inch | 11th December 2025

Home > Publications Starmer’s plan to ‘build baby build’ risks more American-style car-dominated sprawl This article, first published in The Conversation (20 March 2025), from Professors James White and Andy Inch, discusses how “build baby...

Urban Retrofit: A Systematic Evidence Review

by Jingyi Zhu, Ying Wang, James White, Andy Inch, Sarah Payne | 30th September 2025

Home > Publications Urban Retrofit: A Systematic Evidence Review This systematic evidence review sets the stage for Urban Retrofit’s collaborative programme of data collection, analysis and lesson sharing with planning, property and community partners. Based on a...