Redefining our collaborative design language at Beyond Buzzwords

Community-led and community-engaged design are increasingly part of the development and regeneration narrative, but what do these terms actually mean? […]

Myra Stuart

Posted on Oct 19, 2018

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

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

Watch or listen back to ‘Architecture, Faith and Community’ talk featuring our Chief Executive

Glass-House Chief Executive Sophia de Sousa was a speaker at the RSA’s Architecture, Faith and Community event on 28th February, […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Mar 13, 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

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

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

Marple: A community taking action

“Marple is one of the best places in the world, and Marple Civic Society is proud to be the civic […]

Maja Luna Jorgensen

Posted on Mar 23, 2016

New knowledge exchange programme on community led housing

We are delighted to announce that The Glass-House and London Community Neighbourhood Co-operative (LCNC) are jointly working to increase the […]

Lucia das Neves

Posted on Jan 13, 2016

People, place and policy: our evidence to the House of Lords

On 11 November, I gave oral evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Dec 8, 2015