My time at The Glass-House

I joined the Glass-House in September 2018, fresh-ish from my MA after spending the intervening year freelancing at an architecture […]

Grace Crannis

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

The Air We Share: exploring community engagement

The Air We Share was the first event of our 2020/21 WEdesign event series, Co-designing Sustainable Places, in which we […]

Deborah Ajia

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

What if…? We understood the value of our labour? with Migrant’s Bureau

What’s Vital Now? is an online series that will share voices from different communities, sectors and disciplines, on what we can […]

Guest Author

Posted on Sep 1, 2020

What’s Vital Now? What if…we felt we belonged? with Umi Lovecraft BP & Neba Sere

What’s Vital Now? is an online series that will share voices from different communities, sectors and disciplines, on what we can […]

Guest Author

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

What’s Vital Now? Rethinking the design of NGO’s with Isabelle Fanshawe

by Isabelle Fanshawe “What if….” NGO’s were given a sum of money to design their own spaces with, rather than repurposing […]

Guest Author

Posted on Jul 21, 2020

What’s Vital Now? Access, power & accountability

It is vital that we take action towards driving change, be that by educating ourselves and others on these issues; asking difficult questions; committing time, money or resources where possible to support projects and campaigns which aim to address inequality; or in other proactive ways.

Grace Crannis

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

What’s Vital Now? Connecting with Angela Moore

The series will explore how placemaking can unlock the potential in people and places, enhancing the quality of our homes, high streets, public spaces, and neighbourhoods and enabling opportunities, interactions and collaboration across all echelons of society.

Guest Author

Posted on May 29, 2020

EDP Live: celebrating community-led design in historic places of worship

By Sophia de Sousa and Katerina Alexiou On 12 February, 2020, The Empowering Design Practices research team gathered with partners […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Mar 10, 2020

Reconfiguring Place think piece: empowering communities to shape housing

by Melissa Lacide How do we give communities a proactive role in shaping and delivering better quality and more sustainable […]

Melissa Lacide

Posted on Feb 14, 2020

Bow moves: what would you do with this space?

By Emma Newman On Saturday May 12th, EDP supported Bow Church to host ‘Bow Moves’ – a community event exploring […]

Guest Author

Posted on May 22, 2019