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