Glass-House Chats: Designing Sustainable Heritage
The first of our sixth series of Glass-House Chats, co-hosted with Stephen Smith of Wright & Wright Architects, explored Designing […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Sep 23, 2025
Let’s Stand Up for Nature
Despite my London address, I’m fortunate to live near a park full of apple, plum, cherry and pear trees as […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 19, 2025
The Glass-House August 2025 Newsletter
Our August 2025 newsletter spotlights our Glass-House Chats programme. Having wound up Series 5 in July, we are pleased to share our […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 7, 2025
A Letter to Future Placemakers from Sohana Khan
By Sohana Khan I was raised in a small town in Tangail, Bangladesh, where I always felt curiosity in my […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jul 29, 2025
Glass-House Chats: Do we accept the status quo in place?
Do we accept the status quo in place? was the last in the fifth series of Glass-House Chats. In it, […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jul 19, 2025
INSPIRED: Place-based Identity Making in Ivry-sur-Seine
by Louis Cook A Personal Starting Point On a recent trip to France, I stayed near an otherwise unassuming town […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jul 15, 2025
The Glass-House July 2025 Newsletter
Read our July newsletter to find out about our new Ask The Glass-House sessions and about our latest news and […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jul 3, 2025
‘Embrace the Iterative’
As I wrap up my time at The Glass-House, in my role as WEdesign Programme Manager, I’ve been thinking about […]
Louise Dennison
Posted on Jul 2, 2025
Glass-House Chats: Is our View of Places too Short-sighted?
In this month’s Chat, Is Our View of Places Too Short-sighted?, 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