Multigenerational Places: Think Piece by Ryan McKay
In this piece, Youth Worker and Lead Intergenerational Practitioner – Ryan McKay (The Citadel) shares his top 3 reasons why […]
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Posted on Jan 16, 2026
Multigenerational Places: Think Piece by Sarah Sweeney
In this piece, Sarah Sweeney, PhD student at Heriot-Watt University, shares reflections from her experience, and personal journey, carrying out […]
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Posted on Jan 16, 2026
Glass-House Chats: Designing for Transient Communities
Our December Chat was Designing for Transient Communities co-hosted with Elly Mead of Hawkins\Brown. In it, we explored the challenge […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 15, 2025
INSPIRED: Place-based Identity Making in Ivry-sur-Seine
by Louis Cook A Personal Starting Point On a recent trip to France, I stayed near an otherwise unassuming town […]
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Posted on Jul 15, 2025
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
Sharing Place: Think Piece by Leslie Barson
Sharing Place: Think Pieces invite external contributors to explore the theme of sharing place from diverse perspectives, and offering a […]
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Posted on Feb 14, 2025
‘It’s Berlin you can touch’
by Olivia Hanson Olivia taught secondary school English and ran a street kitchen in Hackney until 2021, when she started […]
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Posted on Nov 6, 2023
INSPIRED Blog Series: Kinning Park Complex – not just a community space
Kinning Park Complex: Not just a Community Space Kinning Park Complex (KPC) is a community-owned and run building in the […]
Jake Stephenson-Bartley
Posted on Apr 27, 2023
INSPIRED Blog Series: Greener & Cleaner Bromley
This week on the blog, Design Champion Elly is writing about her visit to Greener & Cleaner Bromley. Read more here.
Elly Mead
Posted on Jan 9, 2023
A Place I Love: Old York Road by Chloe McFarlane
Guest writer Chloe reflects on the changes covid has brought to her favourite place, Old York Road.
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Posted on Dec 20, 2022