The Well Walk Theatre (A short love letter to London)

Having spent almost three years in Manchester, I started working at The Glass-House from my living room on the edge […]

Elly Mead

Posted on Aug 4, 2021

UCL Student Research: “Best practice recommendations for participatory planning post-Covid-19”

As a group of planning students from UCL, we worked alongside The Glass-House in our module, Participatory Urban Planning, to consider how […]

Guest Author

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: Community Savers

So far through our INSPIRED blog series we have explored heritage buildings and the communities bringing them back to life, […]

Elly Mead

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: Brixton Windmill

This blog post is another addition to our inspired blog series. This series shares stories of projects that are championing […]

Deborah Ajia

Posted on May 27, 2021

Co-designing shared community space: Play as a Design Tool with Dr Kate Langham

Community engagement in the urban design process requires collaborative approaches that can build effective dialogue to develop a shared understanding of places, […]

Guest Author

Posted on May 18, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: Kitty’s Launderette, a community launderette and social space

Occupying an old builder’s yard in the area between Anfield and Everton in Liverpool, Kitty’s Launderette sits inconspicuously among the […]

Elly Mead

Posted on May 12, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: The May Project

We dive once again into another Inspired series post! The series was conceived to help share stories of projects that […]

Deborah Ajia

Posted on May 6, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: The Valley Project with Grizedale Arts

Within our latest blog series we are making space to celebrate community leadership and cross-sector collaboration within design and placemaking. […]

Elly Mead

Posted on Apr 27, 2021

Barbara Basini: Union Chapel Heritage Workshop

Barbara Basini is Head of Conservation and Building Projects at Union Chapel, and worked in collaboration with The Glass-House team […]

Guest Author

Posted on Apr 13, 2021

INSPIRED Blog Series: Urban Growth London and Brixton Orchard

Last Summer I volunteered with Urban Growth London to take care of the beautiful Brixton Orchard. I’ve passed it many […]

Deborah Ajia

Posted on Mar 29, 2021