Lesley Williams

Two remarkable women tell an inspirational story about the power of family and pursuing your dreams. Lesley Williams is forced to leave Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement and her family at a young age to work as a domestic servant. Apart from a bit of pocket money, Lesley never sees her wages—they are kept 'safe' for her and for countless others just...

Planning, Politics and City Making by Lesley Williams and Mr Peter Bishop explores the King’s Cross scheme, one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in Britain today. Through documenting this seminal case-study, the book sheds light on the intricate process through which public realm development proposals are planned and approved, involving complex negotiation and deal making with...

Most of the professional training, thinking and strategies of architects, urban designers and planners, are strictly three-dimensional. In reality, of course, the city is four dimensional, and one needs to acknowledge the influence of time in planning and design strategies. Similarly, there has been relatively little analysis of the importance of interim, short-term or 'meanwhile' activities in urban areas. In...

Most of the professional training, thinking and strategies of architects, urban designers and planners are strictly three-dimensional. In reality, of course, the city is four-dimensional, and one needs to acknowledge the influence of time in planning and design strategies. Similarly, there has been relatively little analysis of the importance of interim, short-term or 'meanwhile' activities in urban areas. In an...