Wider Issues in the Built Environment: Race and Architecture
This series of blogs draws on my own experience of architecture and the built environment, educationally and through practice. Inspired […]
Jake Stephenson-Bartley
Posted on Aug 6, 2024
Have Your Say on People, Place & Design
At The Glass-House, we see one of our key roles as a connector and want to share voices that may […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jul 24, 2024
A Letter to Future Placemakers “…before you start planning, ask yourself these questions first.”
by Olivia Hanson Olivia taught secondary school English and ran a street kitchen in Hackney until 2021, when she started […]
Guest Author
Posted on Nov 23, 2023
Young People Making Places Webinar: How Can We Make More Space for Youth-led Design?
Read the blog about our ‘Young People Making Places’ webinar, hosted in collaboration with Cement Fields.
Elly Mead
Posted on Aug 1, 2023
INSPIRED Blog Series: Kinning Park Complex – not just a community space
Kinning Park Complex: Not just a Community Space Kinning Park Complex (KPC) is a community-owned and run building in the […]
Jake Stephenson-Bartley
Posted on Apr 27, 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
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
People Powered Places: Empowering community champions as experts
May 2022 People Powered Places is Metropolitan Workshop‘s second annual practice-based research project. It aims to explore innovative methods of […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 30, 2022
GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Inclusive & Open Design Engagement
This month’s Chat, Inclusive & Open Design Engagement, explored how we can make design processes more open and inclusive as […]
Jake Stephenson-Bartley
Posted on Jan 18, 2022