Scott Burnham

I am an urban strategist and author who has created, developed, and directed initiatives for over a dozen cities worldwide. I am the author of Reprogramming the City and contributor to Metropolis, The Guardian, Architizer and others. I have addressed The World Bank, The World Urban Development Congress and the European Cultural Conference on strategies for resourceful design, urbanism and creative engagement in cities, and have consulted and delivered keynote addresses on the topic in over 20 countries.

Use Conditional Thinking to Discover Opportunity

By thinking of what something Could Be instead of what something Is, new realms of possibility are revealed. Look at the image above and say to yourself “This could be … Read more

Don’t Repair Infrastructure, Reprogram it for New Use

In conjunction with the arrival of the Reprogramming the City book, Metropolis asked me to write an Op-Ed / Opinion piece for them: “By Simply Repairing Infrastructure, We’re Missing Huge Opportunities to Make Cities More Resilient and Responsive to Citizens’ Needs” which outlines why reprogramming existing assets is such a vital need for cities.