New Year’s resolutions for housing
In recent weeks, various stories and statistics in the press have evidenced that tackling our housing crisis is not as […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jan 5, 2018
The Glass-House response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Much has been said and written about the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in the last few days. As a nation […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jun 19, 2017
Get inspired by Alder Hey in the Park
I recently visited Alder Hey in the Park, a new children’s hospital in Liverpool, and was hugely impressed by their […]
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Posted on May 11, 2017
Helping groups to rediscover their buildings through design training
Sometimes, when a community-based organisation is looking after a building, the challenges of the everyday can be overwhelming. This is […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Oct 13, 2016
A clear vision and great design at St Michael and All Angels
One of the elements of our Empowering Design Practices project is to visit places of worship that have made physical […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 2, 2016
We must be ambitious and dare to dream about the ideal: Dreaming Utopias in Bow
When people are asked to consider the future of their place, most often it is through a consultation exercise to […]
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Posted on May 25, 2016
Triggering conversations about place: workshop at Paragon
Place is all around us. We interact with it both consciously and not. Our senses and emotions fire messages to […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 18, 2016
Delivering Homes Differently: Understanding community-led housing in high demand urban areas
On 16 March 2016, the day that George Osbourne made a budget announcement of £60 million pounds for community-led housing, […]
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Posted on Mar 18, 2016
Celebrate great design in your area: Civic Voice Design Awards
The Civic Voice Design Awards 2016 are now open for applications and I would strongly encourage communities across England to […]
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Posted on Jan 6, 2016
People, place and policy: our evidence to the House of Lords
On 11 November, I gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 8, 2015