Collaboration is the Key to Community Building

Claire Robinson, Partnerships Director at Chichester Community Development Trust, writes about CCDT’s experience and learning.

Guest Author

Posted on Aug 25, 2023

Working with Young People from the Ebbsfleet Design Group

Read about The Glass-House’s workshop exploring design engagement with young people in Ebbsfleet.

Elly Mead

Posted on Jun 20, 2023

Exploring Community Design Groups & Review Panels

In the fourth blog of this series, we explore the differences between scheme-based vs place-based conversations.

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Dec 15, 2022

Scheme-based vs Place-based Conversations

In the fourth blog of this series, we explore the differences between scheme-based vs place-based conversations.

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

Building an Infrastructure for Collaboration

The notion of an ‘infrastructure for collaboration’ is not a new idea, and came into the ethos of The Glass-House […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

The Role of Effective Community Design Engagement Strategies

Setting a design engagement strategy starts with a commitment to investing sufficient time, research, conversations and planning to explore and […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Nov 24, 2022

Unpicking Design Engagement

What The Glass-House refers to as “design engagement” is often quite different from the standard consultation we see on most […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Nov 17, 2022

Engaging Communities in Design Decision Making

In the past few months, we’ve had some interesting conversations within communities, with local authorities, with designers and a range […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

ExploreStation: Creative conversations about the future of British railway stations and local places

Rail travel is as British as crumpets and tea, an iconic feature of the landscape which connects our cities, towns […]

Elly Mead

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Making as a design engagement tool

This month’s Glass-House Chat, Making as a design engagement tool, explored the act of making as a catalyst to enable […]

Jake Stephenson-Bartley

Posted on May 17, 2022