Urban Activation in Ilford Town Centre

Sometimes, our action research creates wonderful spaces for experimentation, and our Incubating Civic Leadership* project has done just that, sowing […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jul 21, 2021

What’s Vital Now? Keeping it local with Holly Dyas

By Holly Dyas Back in November 2019, I attended a Glass-House Reconfiguring Place workshop that discussed how Blackpool’s high street […]

Guest Author

Posted on Jul 10, 2020

What’s Vital Now? Listening to lockdown with Nick Bowman

Nick Bowman composed a lockdown soundtrack using submissions from the UK, USA and Norway. Here, he explains his motivations for doing so, and a note for the future.

Guest Author

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

Reopening High Streets Safely – and Strategically

On Friday morning, I was asked to speak on BBC Surrey Breakfast Radio about how places can use the new MHCLG Reopening High Streets Safely Fund to help bring their communities out of lockdown.

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jun 9, 2020

WEdesign in Blackpool: seeking places to connect

By Myra Stuart On 27th November 2019 we partnered with Historic England and The Open University for Reconfiguring Place: High Streets, […]

Myra Stuart

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

WEdesign in Glasgow: bringing intergenerational living to the boil

As part of our WE design event series, The Glass-House invited participants who attended our first event in Glasgow on […]

Guest Author

Posted on Nov 21, 2019

WEdesign in Glasgow: ‘I’ll talk to my neighbours more!’

By Grace Crannis On 17 October 2019, we partnered with Civic House for Reconfiguring Place: Intergenerational Cities, the first in our 2019/20 […]

Grace Crannis

Posted on Oct 23, 2019

Place, poverty, inequality and possibility on the high street

By Myra Stuart The interplay between place, social networks and life chances is a crucial, and one that is frequently […]

Myra Stuart

Posted on Jul 26, 2019

Glass-House Chief Executive appears on Victoria Derbyshire show

On Tuesday 7 August, Glass-House Chief Executive Sophia de Sousa took part in a televised panel discussion on BBC Two’s […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Aug 15, 2018

Lessons from Minamisanriku: Houses or shops?

How can new housing be built in a way that ensures it is supported by local infrastructure? While in Minamisanriku, […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 8, 2015