Layers of Community: Design Training Sheffield 2018

By Myra Stuart Examples of how local communities are the experts abounded at our latest Design Training workshop, while a […]

Myra Stuart

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

Bow Study Tour: Reinventing Places of Worship

By Grace Crannis Unlocking community gems in the heart of London.  The latest Study Tour event organised by the Empowering […]

Grace Crannis

Posted on Sep 18, 2018

Learning about and exploring the potential of design – EDP Design Training in Manchester

On 20th and 21st June, our Empowering Design Practices project ran a two-day Design Training course (based on Buildings by Design, […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Aug 3, 2017

The Glass-House is featured in a new book on the value of collaborative research

The Glass-House is delighted to have contributed to a new book published by Policy Press and edited by academics Keri […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Aug 2, 2017

Helping groups to rediscover their buildings through design training

Sometimes, when a community-based organisation is looking after a building, the challenges of the everyday can be overwhelming. This is […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Oct 13, 2016

In my dream of utopia: creative spaces for utopian thinking

“.. there are many things in the commonwealth of Utopia that I rather wish…to see followed in our governments.”  – […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Aug 3, 2016

A clear vision and great design at St Michael and All Angels

One of the elements of our Empowering Design Practices project is to visit places of worship that have made physical […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Aug 2, 2016

New film captures community dreams for the future of Bow

How can utopian thinking support the creation of better places? Prototyping Utopias from Glass-House Community Led Design on Vimeo. This […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Aug 2, 2016

We must be ambitious and dare to dream about the ideal: Dreaming Utopias in Bow

When people are asked to consider the future of their place, most often it is through a consultation exercise to […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 25, 2016

Dreaming about Bow’s future by ‘Prototyping Utopias’

Community invited to dream about Bow’s future What would your ideal Bow look like? The Glass-House, the Open University and […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Apr 14, 2016