Learning from community open spaces: Spaces by Design with Wandle Housing Association tenants and staff
Designing and managing public space is complex work, and often spaces are established or improved, only to find that after […]
Maja Luna Jorgensen
Posted on Nov 17, 2015
Collaboration for Innovation in Place – a breakfast workshop
The Glass-House believes that collaboration in placemaking can significantly improve the quality of places and how people interact with them. […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Oct 7, 2015
Taking a place-based view in supporting neighbourhoods
This blog post was originally published by the National Federation of ALMOs as part of their annual conference held in […]
Maja Luna Jorgensen
Posted on Aug 26, 2015
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
To a More Ambitious Place: Do we accept the status quo in place? Think piece #3
By Alexei Schwab The pressure is on for London to build more homes, and we are seeing a raft of […]
Guest Author
Posted on Mar 16, 2015
The Prefab Museum: A project to document and celebrate a unique form of British housing
By Jane Hearn The History of Prefabs in LewishamIn 1935 The London County Council purchased farmland north of Whitefoot Lane […]
Guest Author
Posted on Sep 16, 2014
An inspiring, holistic approach to urban living in London
I recently attended an uplifting, celebratory community event in north west London, organised by a community initiative that The Glass-House […]
Louise Dredge
Posted on Jul 29, 2014
Can housing be a catalyst for great places? A round-up of our London debate
On Wednesday 12 March 2014, The Glass-House asked ‘Can housing be a catalyst for great places?’. The answer we got […]
Lucia das Neves
Posted on Mar 14, 2014
Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can housing be a catalyst for great places? #3
By Emily Read ‘We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves.’ Jane Jacobs As we know, […]
Guest Author
Posted on Mar 10, 2014
Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can housing be a catalyst for great places? #2
By Leslie Barson and Lani Parker Can housing be a catalyst for great places? Let’s start by looking closely at […]
Guest Author
Posted on Mar 7, 2014