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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Posted on Mar 7, 2014
Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can housing be a catalyst for great places? #1
By Grosvenor As well as enduring the slowest economic recovery in more than 100 years, Britain is suffering from a […]
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Posted on Mar 5, 2014
Granville New Homes Study Visit: September 2013
Maja Luna Jorgensen, Strategic Projects Manager at The Glass-House:Our day-long study visit and workshop to Granville New Homes on 17th […]
Maja Luna Jorgensen
Posted on Oct 16, 2013
Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can we improve health through placemaking? #1
By Matt Bridgestock, Glass-House Enabler As part of the RIAS ‘Architect in the House’ scheme earlier this year, I visited […]
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Posted on Oct 8, 2013
Homes and Housing: upcoming events
Housing Development Conference and Exhibition, 4-5 July 2013 at University of Warwick An opportunity from the National Housing Federation, to […]
Louise Dredge
Posted on Jun 25, 2013