Let’s Stand Up for Nature
Despite my London address, I’m fortunate to live near a park full of apple, plum, cherry and pear trees as […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Aug 19, 2025
‘Embrace the Iterative’
As I wrap up my time at The Glass-House, in my role as WEdesign Programme Manager, I’ve been thinking about […]
Louise Dennison
Posted on Jul 2, 2025
Designing for Dignity 2: Accessible Homes
When we study design, we are taught the importance of the balance between form, function and feeling. Successful design achieves […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jun 20, 2025
Learning from Community Anchor Organisations
Working with the Open University, we recently carried out a series of conversations with a group of place-based partners representing […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jun 10, 2025
Exploring the Challenge of Sharing Learning & Resources
On 8 May we co-hosted an event with The Open University and Historic England for national bodies working with communities […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 21, 2025
Sharing Leadership in Place
The date of 1 May carries with it a number of rich traditions and celebrations across cultures and centuries. Around […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 1, 2025
Making the Case for Caretakers
One of the roles that seems to have become increasingly rare over recent years, particularly in the context of housing, […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Feb 12, 2025
Planting Seeds for Sharing Place
Our upcoming in-person events that form part of our 2024/25 WEdesign series, Sharing Place, are spaces for people to get […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Feb 5, 2025
What? in Housing
Last night, I attended a Negroni Housing Roundtable, part of the Negroni Talks Series at the Architectural Association School of […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jan 29, 2025
Co-production & Community Engagement
Last week, I went to a thought-provoking event, How Co-production Creates Better Places, organised by Future of London (FoL). The […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Nov 12, 2024