“People have a lot of assets that they don’t realise they have”

“People have a lot of assets that they don’t realise they have.” – Sophia de Sousa Last week we took […]

Melissa Lacide

Posted on Dec 3, 2012

New life in Fountainbridge

Earlier in November we supported a fantastic group who have come together to create a vision to breathe new life […]

Maja Luna Jorgensen

Posted on Nov 28, 2012

What value do local people bring to placemaking?

The Glass-House Debate Series held annually, encourages all those with an interest in great placemaking and community led initiatives to […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Nov 22, 2012

Enabler Voices: ‘What value do local people bring to placemaking?’

By Richard Crutchley, Glass-House Enabler Google ‘Andover Estate’ and you’ll find a relentless list of negative outpourings about this sprawling […]

Guest Author

Posted on Nov 15, 2012

Cathays & Central Youth and Community Project

Last week we travelled to Cardiff to provide project support to Cathays & Central Youth & Community Project, a group […]

Melissa Lacide

Posted on Nov 1, 2012

Build Your Neighbourhood: how people, place and value interact

“The essence of good places comes out in what we do.” – Meredith Evans, formerly Corporate Director, Telford and Wrekin […]

Melissa Lacide

Posted on Oct 25, 2012

If crap places kill people, what can great places do?

“Crap places kill people.” Christopher Rowe, a Church of Scotland Minister and resident of one of Glasgow’s most impoverished areas […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Oct 12, 2012

Danish ‘Think Space’ about community projects

“The free thought is the best toy in the world.”– Erik Clausen We were pleased to accept an invitation to […]

Maja Luna Jorgensen

Posted on Oct 1, 2012

Learning from the front line of community led design

After four fantastic years at The Glass-House, I am leaving at the end of this week to start a new […]

Hannah Gibbs

Posted on Sep 28, 2012

What would a sustainable city look like?

Green Sky Thinking Week held from 17-21 September was set up by Open City to highlight green expertise in the […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Sep 20, 2012