In times of austerity and social crisis, the importance of caring for our society, as well as our natural and built environments, becomes increasingly evident. Communities of care are rooted in the principles of resource sharing, mutual support, and the collective well-being of all inhabitants. They emphasise the exchange of skills and expertise, as well as the nurturing of our shared spaces.
Join us for Communities of Care, in collaboration with students and tutors from Newcastle University’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, where we will explore the vital role of care in shaping sustainable ways of living, through discussion, debate and playful making activities.
This free co-design event is an opportunity to share ideas, learn from one another, and contribute to a vision for a more compassionate, sustainable future and for how care can drive innovation and resilience in our communities.
Refreshments and informal networking from 6:00 for a prompt start at 6.30pm
This is a free event but places are limited. Booking will open in January.
About the series
WEdesign is The Glass-House’s annual series of free interactive public events, held online and in-person in cities across the UK, where we explore collaborative design in placemaking through discussion, debate and playful co-design activities.
Our online events create provocative spaces for conversation and are open to participants across the UK and further afield. Our Think Pieces bring together a series of blogs from a range of voices to explore the WEdesign series theme.
WEdesign in-person events are safe spaces for diverse audiences to come together to explore challenging issues and to work collaboratively to generate ideas and solutions, co-designing propositions for changes to culture, policy and practice through hands-on making activities, discussion and debate. These events are co-facilitated by students from our WEdesign Student Programme, in collaboration with our partner universities in cities across the UK.
WEdesign is supported by the Ove Arup Foundation.
Find out more and book a place at one of our WEdesign Sharing Place events here.
Visit our WEdesign page to find out more about the WEdesign Programme and how we work with partner universities, students and external contributors here.
