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Peter Madden
@thepmadden.bsky.social
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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! ❤️❤️❤️
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We were out there for the quarters, the semis and then this. Was immense. We were directly behind the goal for the penalties
July 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Incredible match. Extra time for the third match in a row. We were right behind the goal for the penalties. Champions of Europe again!
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Lionesses do it again: win, but put us through the wringer. On to the final!
July 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Anticipation building for England-Sweden in sunny Zurich. Cmon!
July 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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.
May 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Lovely, intimate theatrical experience in a Bristol Hackney cab, hearing the stories of drivers in our city www.mayk.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The @lyrafest.com Poetry Slam @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social tonight was awesome. So many amazing poets. A treat for the ears & the mind
May 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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
April 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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
April 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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
April 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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
April 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A 4-1 victory in the West London sunshine. COYB #BrentfordFC
April 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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
April 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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.
April 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Marking 10 years of the pioneering Wellbeing of Future Generations Act @derek-walker.bsky.social shares the achievements to a packed hall, but stresses we must ‘be impatient to do more’ #LightuptheFuture #Futures
March 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Our University looking gorgeous this morning #CardiffUniversity
March 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We got a bit stuck on the Irish desserts. That turned out to be a delicious option, made by one of my daughters. You can even get Baileys whipped cream in a squirty can, which we had to try, but won't again!
March 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
St Patrick’s Day tea: home-made soda bread, veg shepherd’s pie, greens & Guinness zero. Kneecap on speaker. And Baileys cheesecake to follow 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
March 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nubian Twist @trinitybristol.bsky.social were immense. So tight. The whole place dancing. Go see!
March 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Lovely day doing futures at Cardiff University. I ran a workshop to co-design future spaces for teaching and learning, then joined a session exploring different tools for futuring, focusing on transport planning & diabetes care, with the Office of the Commissioner for Future Generations #futures
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Great session with @mic-martin.bsky.social and Philip Black introducing their new book Applied Urban Design, which sets out a framework for contextually responsive urban design. Look forward to reading it properly!
February 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM