Tim Cunningham

Adjunct Associate Prof. Pratt Institute. Architecture and Conflict.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

Just out. Some thoughts on how coercive planning & architecture can shape inequality and division. Thanks to @TJI_ @rjjoconnell @NiAolainF @BrandonHamber @fitbit774 and everyone at @UlsterUni @WeAreTandF who played a part.

[Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoor]

This, by the BBC, is as good as everyone is saying it is. Till next time, humanity's single greatest event.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Can't believe you've not seen Kung Fu! Genuinely shocked. Love the pink by the way. 😃

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Loving today's footie special. Brilliant. Oh, and you look great as a puritan by the way.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

Great interview with Rahm Emanuel about why cities should not host the World Cup. https://t.co/34ZJbbvV9c

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Looking very smart today. Hoping it's not a job interview : ) Listening now & loving the Langston Hughes. My playlist suggestion would have been 'The A Train' since it goes to Harlem. Not very original but I take it work.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@lionelbarber Great piece!

[David Honeyford MLA @dhoneyford]

Such a depressing lack of vision for Northern Ireland.

Across Europe and the world, they preserve places of difficult history to tell their story of conflict, peace, reconciliation and hope for a better future. Here, too many that offer no hope or vision, default to “bulldoze it” instead of having the confidence or ambition to build something positive for the future! #HopeNotFear #sharedfuture #MLK https://t.co/czuE4myGFb

[Beth Osborne @BethOsborneSGA]

“Essentially, you are forced to live like a second-class citizen without a car. It will take you twice as long to get anywhere, and it probably won’t be a nice experience."

This is sold as freedom, and many swallow this lie whole. But we could fix it.
https://t.co/BrS7x036FZ

[CircleLineBelfast @CircleLineBT]

The @marathonbcm is a huge success, but it’s disappointing that roads still aren’t fully closed.

For an event of this scale, runners should not have to worry about interacting with live traffic. It feels outdated and, frankly, a bit embarrassing that basic safety measures seen in other cities aren’t fully in place here.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Another great show today. This Irishman has never encountered a more beautiful or star studded rendition of Danny Boy. Just downloaded the album. Amazing. 😀

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

Another one for the wish list.

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

It's out! Again. Here's the "30th anniversary edition" of Football Against the Enemy, with a new foreword and "where are they now?" section by me. Behind the old and battered author is the brilliant poster for the Spanish translation. Get your copy here: https://t.co/kvlZwZOrs8

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Switzerland is turning the unused space between train tracks into solar power plants.

A startup called Sun-Ways is piloting removable solar panels that roll out like a carpet between the rails.

No new land needed, easy to maintain, and they feed clean energy straight into the grid.

If the US scaled something similar across its massive rail network, it could generate enough clean, homegrown electricity to power millions of homes.

This is the kind of smart, low-impact idea that gets more clean energy online without paving over more fields or wild spaces.

Innovations like this show we can produce the power we need while leaving more room for wildlife and nature.

Pretty cool engineering with a big upside if you ask me.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Just a suggestion, but would you ever think of putting the details of your album of the week on a tweet? It would really help intellectually challenged listeners like myself who find remembering details while listening on the move difficult. 🥺

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia That piece from Finding Light today - Now I lay in your palm, is amazing. Just downloaded the album. Love the pink jacket btw.

[CircleLineBelfast @CircleLineBT]

Dublin showing how active travel can connect major venues seamlessly.

Belfast has a similar opportunity: the potential Blackstaff Greenway could provide a protected walking/cycling route to Windsor Park, paired with an upgraded Adelaide Rail Halt to create a true “Windsor Way” by bike, foot and rail. The ideas are there, now they need delivery.

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

This is one of the most egregious examples of infastructural racism in the U.S. An area worth visiting to see the effects of #segregationbydesign

[Segregation_by_Design @SegByDesign]

Aerial footage of Overtown, Miami before and after much of the neighborhood was bulldozed for the construction of I-95 in the 60s. Over 12,000 residents of the neighborhood were displaced for the highway, along with thousands more in subsequent "urban renewal" projects.

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

The least discussed aspect of the absurd war in Iran: it's driving a global hunger crisis, which was already disastrous even before the war. Here's me talking to the @WFP on how conflict causes hunger. A lot more important than US gasoline prices https://t.co/tJKNaDwvK6

[Tim Cunningham @RightsInTheCity]

@MannGeorgia Listening now to the show. Great stuff. You really are a wonderful broadcaster.

[Linen Quarter BID @LinenQuarterBID]

Linen Quarter street art showcase #4.
The Belfast Punk Gallery on Gt Victoria St consists of five different murals that celebrate the 1980s Belfast punk scene. One of the terraces (nr 121) used to house the famous 'Good Vibrations' record store. #VisitBelfast

[CircleLineBelfast @CircleLineBT]

Who could be against this?