Towards a more open dialogue around place
Recently many place organisations and institutions have met to discuss the desire for collective action and stewardship on place, prompted […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Sep 8, 2014
How can we learn something from every experience with place?
The irony of it. The day after returning from our debate in Edinburgh exploring the relationship between place and health […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Nov 4, 2013
£1 Homes – an initiative to applaud
It’s about time that we looked at more creative, small-scale interventions to improve neighbourhoods and bring our failing streets, towns […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Feb 27, 2013
The show’s over… let the legacy begin
Monday’s London parade marked the end of our Olympic summer. I think that all said, we Brits are pretty pleased […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Sep 13, 2012
A crisis in housing and transport: what about placemaking?
Two news items caught my eye yesterday. One was the much commented on statement of Housing Minister Grant Shapps, that […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 21, 2012
The National Planning Policy Framework and Community Led Design
Yesterday, the final version of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was released. I would like to draw attention […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Mar 28, 2012
In Bruges: Belgian students present their plans for East London site
This week I paid a swift visit to Bruges, where I sat on a jury to assess 3rd year Applied […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Nov 11, 2011
The Secret Life of Buildings
The Glass-House was really pleased to be a part of the first episode of The Secret Life of Buildings last […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 2, 2011
Building Community Consortium
The Glass-House is thrilled that the Building Community Consortium is one of four groups selected by the Department for Communities […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Apr 14, 2011
CABE Funding Cut
The Glass-House Community Led Design was shocked and saddened to see that DCMS had withdrawn funding from CABE. This sends […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Oct 2, 2010