
What is the role of the built environment in the future of our High Streets?
Last week, Louise and I had the pleasure of taking part in High Street Camp, an ‘unconference’ which brought together […]

Training for Housing Association Design Review Panels
We were recently commissioned by First Wessex Housing Association in Southampton to deliver a two-day training course for members of […]

Neighbourhoods by Design: Designing change
Neighbourhoods by Design, one of our longest-running design training courses, has undergone a re-vamp of late. The Design Training course […]

Better Places National Awards: Nominate a project now!
Putting local people at the heart of improving the places and spaces around them is what we do (and promote) […]

Gamlingay Eco Hub: Community’s dream is realised
By Vera Hale On Friday, 23rd March, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health and South […]

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 […]

The Glass-House Debate Series 2011/2012: London
Our final Glass-House Debate of the 2011/2012 series was held earlier this week with our partner Design Council Cabe providing […]

Guest Blog: Building Consensus in Oxford on Leap Day!
By Stephen Smith The Glass-House marked Leap Day with a workshop at Cutteslowe Community Centre in Oxford. Chief Executive Sophia […]

Lots to learn from Neighbourhoods Study Tour in Sheffield
South Owlerton in Sheffield made a fantastic case study for us to visit on a Study Tour we ran as […]

Glass-House Debate – Newcastle
Once again the topic – Community Led Design: what is it and does it work? – was tackled in the […]