Love and placemaking..
Intrinsic to everything we do at The Glass-House is the idea that people are at the heart of places, and […]
The show’s over… let the legacy begin
Monday’s London parade marked the end of our Olympic summer. I think that all said, we Brits are pretty pleased […]
Scotland reveals inspired attitudes to community led action
This year’s DTAS conference ‘Development Trusts – Doing the Business’ brought together over 200 people from the Development Trust movement […]
A crisis in housing and transport: what about placemaking?
Two news items caught my eye yesterday. One was the much commented on statement of Housing Minister Grant Shapps, that […]
The Secret History of Our Streets
Over June and July the BBC aired ‘The Secret History of Our Streets’ series that was co-produced with the Open […]
The National Planning Policy Framework and Community Led Design
Yesterday, the final version of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was released. I would like to draw attention […]
Community Rights Made Real: What will the Localism Act mean for communities?
With the Localism Act (the government’s new policy giving increased decision-making powers to communities) soon to become part of our […]
Big Insights: What next for community spaces?
Last week I attended an event organised by Big Lottery Fund to help them consider the future of their funding […]
Reflections on the Portas Review
The Portas Review, an independent review into the future of our high streets by Queen of Shops Mary Portas was […]
CABE Funding Cut
The Glass-House Community Led Design was shocked and saddened to see that DCMS had withdrawn funding from CABE. This sends […]