What’s Vital Now? What if…we felt we belonged? with Umi Lovecraft BP & Neba Sere
What’s Vital Now? is an online series that will share voices from different communities, sectors and disciplines, on what we can […]
Guest Author
Posted on Aug 3, 2020
London Borough of Redbridge Launch Independent Growth Commission
The London Borough of Redbridge has recently launched its independent Growth Commission, after agreeing with its residents to take on […]
Deborah Ajia
Posted on Jul 28, 2020
What’s Vital Now? What if….we turned on terms with RESOLVE collective
What’s Vital Now? is an online series that will share voices from different communities, sectors and disciplines, on what we can […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jul 21, 2020
What’s Vital Now? Rethinking the design of NGO’s with Isabelle Fanshawe
by Isabelle Fanshawe “What if….” NGO’s were given a sum of money to design their own spaces with, rather than repurposing […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jul 21, 2020
What’s Vital Now? Keeping it local with Holly Dyas
By Holly Dyas Back in November 2019, I attended a Glass-House Reconfiguring Place workshop that discussed how Blackpool’s high street […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jul 10, 2020
What’s Vital Now? Listening to lockdown with Nick Bowman
Nick Bowman composed a lockdown soundtrack using submissions from the UK, USA and Norway. Here, he explains his motivations for doing so, and a note for the future.
Guest Author
Posted on Jun 19, 2020
What’s Vital Now? Access, power & accountability
It is vital that we take action towards driving change, be that by educating ourselves and others on these issues; asking difficult questions; committing time, money or resources where possible to support projects and campaigns which aim to address inequality; or in other proactive ways.
Grace Crannis
Posted on Jun 19, 2020
Designing a More Inclusive Bloomsbury: participatory planning project with The Glass-House and UCL students
This student project was developed in collaboration between The UCL Bartlett School of Planning and The Glass-House Community Led Design, working with Dr Yasminah Beebeejaun and Ju Eun Kim.
Guest Author
Posted on Jun 9, 2020
Reopening High Streets Safely – and Strategically
On Friday morning, I was asked to speak on BBC Surrey Breakfast Radio about how places can use the new MHCLG Reopening High Streets Safely Fund to help bring their communities out of lockdown.
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jun 9, 2020
What’s Vital Now? Connecting with Angela Moore
The series will explore how placemaking can unlock the potential in people and places, enhancing the quality of our homes, high streets, public spaces, and neighbourhoods and enabling opportunities, interactions and collaboration across all echelons of society.
Guest Author
Posted on May 29, 2020