Some Resolutions for 2026
I may be showing my age, but it’s astonishing to me that we are now in 2026. The world and […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jan 6, 2026
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
Glass-House Chats: Co-design Legacies: What Happens Next?
Our last Chat of 2022, Co-design Legacies: What Happens Next?, sought to explore how co-design can bring together diverse people […]
Elly Mead
Posted on Dec 21, 2022
GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Building relationships through design and placemaking
The theme of this month’s Glass-House Chat, Building relationships through design and placemaking, has emerged as a recurring area of […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Mar 22, 2022
Place Equity: Enriching our Future Shared Spaces
On October 13, we hosted our Place Equity: Making great public spaces a reality for everyone, our first hybrid collaborative […]
Deborah Ajia
Elly Mead
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Oct 20, 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
What’s Vital Now? ‘What If….We Did Our Bit?
I’m one of the lucky Londoners to have nature on my doorstep. The Roding Valley Park is just a short […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Sep 29, 2020
Making Communities Stronger Through Collaboration and Sharing
By Sophia de Sousa For some time, The Glass-House has been interested in the concept of the collaborative economy and […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Mar 30, 2020
Guest post: The right to great design (Sheffield)
By Leo Care Democratising Design With its socialist political roots, it is perhaps no surprise that a conversation about great […]
Guest Author
Posted on Oct 10, 2017