Two must-go-to events are approaching; the Council for Tall Buildings conference in Dubai on PolyCentric cities and WAN’s Reclaiming the Streets Symposium in London. Both events seek to exploit the opportunities being created by new technology and to share knowledge and visions for safer, cleaner, more efficient cities. But are these visions compatible? We ask Antony Wood, CEO of the Council for Tall Buildings whether the future is in the sky or in the street..?