Glass-House Chats: Is our View of Places too Short-sighted?

In this month’s Chat, Is Our View of Places Too Shortsighted?, we explored the tensions between long-term vision and short-term […]

Louise Dennison

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Designing for Dignity 2: Accessible Homes

When we study design, we are taught the importance of the balance between form, function and feeling. Successful design achieves […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

Learning from Community Anchor Organisations

Working with the Open University, we recently carried out a series of conversations with a group of place-based partners representing […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

The Glass-House May 2025 Newsletter

Read our May newsletter to discover insights from our WEdesign series, upcoming events, and thoughts & ideas on making resources […]

Louise Dennison

Posted on May 22, 2025

Exploring the Challenge of Sharing Learning & Resources

On 8 May we co-hosted an event with The Open University and Historic England for national bodies working with communities […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 21, 2025

Glass-House Chats: Do the right people have power in place?

In our May Chat, we explored the question; Do the right people have power in place?  The aim was to […]

Louise Dennison

Posted on May 21, 2025

Sharing Leadership in Place

The date of 1 May carries with it a number of rich traditions and celebrations across cultures and centuries. Around […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 1, 2025

Sharing Place: The Healthy City Participant Event Blog

By Lucy Natarajan The Healthy City is a core planning topic which is as critical today as it ever was. […]

Guest Author

Posted on Apr 30, 2025

Sharing Place: Communities of Care, Student Participant Event Blog

By Sam Kershaw In this post, student participant Sam Kershaw from Newcastle University’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape reflects […]

Guest Author

Posted on Apr 23, 2025

Glass-House Chats: Does Practice Make Perfect in Place?

Our April Chat asked, Does practice make perfect in place?  We were keen to look back over the past decade […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Apr 22, 2025