Guest post: The right to great design (Sheffield)

By Leo Care Democratising Design With its socialist political roots, it is perhaps no surprise that a conversation about great […]

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Posted on Oct 10, 2017

Guest post: The right to great design (Edinburgh)

By Eric Dawson Why don’t we have quality places?
 What is great design?
 What makes your heart sink or sing? […]

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Posted on Jul 27, 2017

A glimpse of future possibilities for dementia care design

By Stephen Smith Our recent workshop with Age UK in Enfield was a whistle-stop review, an inspiring tour and also […]

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Posted on Oct 7, 2016

Stories from practice: The power and practicalities of participative architecture

We are always keen to hear how independent practitioners are supporting and engaging with community-led and collaborative design projects in […]

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Posted on Jun 8, 2016

Place: who belongs here? Think piece #3

Designing material infrastructures to facilitate common belonging By Toby Austin Locke and Lawrence Dodd What does it mean to belong, […]

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Posted on Mar 2, 2016

Place: who belongs here? Think piece #2

By Joanna Massie Place: from a shared stake to shared responsibility What makes a sense of place – and how […]

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Posted on Feb 24, 2016

Place: who belongs here? Think piece #1

By Dr Noha Nasser Place attachment and collective identity Public spaces are a fundamental feature of cities and urban culture; […]

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Posted on Feb 15, 2016

Place: a shared responsibility? Think piece #3

By Dr Andrew King A call for collaboration and sustainable relationships I find myself immediately drawn towards the topic of […]

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Posted on Feb 1, 2016

Place: a shared responsibility? Think piece #2

By Martin Valentine Leading by example When I decided to set up Positive Homes, it was with a rather lofty […]

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Posted on Feb 1, 2016

Place: a shared responsibility? Think piece #1

By Jeanne Booth Stepping out of your front door to uneveness… I stepped out of my front door this morning […]

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Posted on Feb 1, 2016