New Online Course: Enabling Community-Based Leadership in Design
We are delighted to announce that we have now launched Enabling Community-Based Leadership in Design: Sustainable Development of Historic Faith […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 6, 2021
Union Chapel’s Sunday School Stories: shaping the beginnings of an interpretation piece with the local community
On Thursday 15 July, The Glass-House worked alongside members of Union Chapel’s team to plan and deliver a full-day, in-person […]
Elly Mead
Posted on Jul 22, 2021
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
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
Stories from practice: The power and practicalities of participative architecture
We are always keen to hear how independent practitioners are supporting and engaging with community-led and collaborative design projects in […]
Guest Author
Posted on Jun 8, 2016
Growing Bridgend Farmhouse together
Tucked away between housing estates in southern Edinburgh, and next to a thriving community allotment, Bridgend Farmhouse languished derelict for […]
Maja Luna Jorgensen
Posted on Mar 24, 2016
Place: the sum of parts? Think piece #3
By John Bishop When I re-read the flyer for the debate, I realised that the Series title “A Place for […]
Guest Author
Posted on Nov 6, 2015
Lessons from Minamisanriku: Iryado
Places that support, teach and empower Following the tsunami, there was an outpouring of support with volunteers arriving from other […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 20, 2015
Lessons from Minamisanriku: Koala Library
What are the most important civic buildings? The first civic building that was rebuilt in Minamisanriku after the tsunami was […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 13, 2015