Power in Dirt: Two Urban Farms and their Strategies for Neighbourhood Cultivation

By Martha Isaacs Growing up in a rural area in northern Maryland, USA, I formed my sense of self with […]

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Posted on Jul 22, 2015

Private or Public? Searching for Accessible and Inclusive Spaces in London

By Martha Isaacs One bright Saturday afternoon, I visited the famous Borough Market in Southwark. The swarms of people diving […]

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Posted on Jul 15, 2015

Extracting Placemaking Tools from Minamisanriku

By Martha Isaacs After The Glass-House Chief Executive Sophia de Sousa returned from her research trip to the seaside town […]

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Posted on Jul 2, 2015

Bollards and Breweries: Learning with the Shad Thames Area Management Partnership

By Martha Isaacs Since my arrival as an Intern at The Glass-House Community Led Design, I have heard the term […]

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Posted on Jun 24, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Iryado

Places that support, teach and empower Following the tsunami, there was an outpouring of support with volunteers arriving from other […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 20, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Octopus-Kun – a place to craft

The power of activity and enterprise Following the tsunami, one of the biggest challenges for local people, particularly those whose […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 18, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Community Gardening

Displacement and personal investment in temporary spaces One of the initiatives led by the local government following the displacement and […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 15, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Koala Library

What are the most important civic buildings? The first civic building that was rebuilt in Minamisanriku after the tsunami was […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 13, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: The sea as a resource

Can preventative infrastructure compromise the quality and livelihood of a place? Minamisanriku has an economy that is based primarily on […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 11, 2015

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Houses or shops?

How can new housing be built in a way that ensures it is supported by local infrastructure? While in Minamisanriku, […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 8, 2015