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

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Designing Equitable Spaces for All

This month’s chat, Designing Equitable Spaces for All, aimed to explore what designing equitable spaces means in the contemporary landscape, […]

Jake Stephenson-Bartley

Posted on Dec 14, 2021

Children as agents of change: building sustainable futures by Jessica Melville-Brown

I was recently involved in ‘The Glass-House Chats’ series, discussing how we can bring children into the design process. A […]

Guest Author

Posted on Nov 17, 2021

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Community design review panels: how could they work? – Key Takeaways

(9 July 2021) Our chat on Community design review panels: how could they work? brought together a mix of designers, […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jul 13, 2021

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Building Design Engagement Capacity in Local Authorities

(11 June 2021) This month’s chat, Building Design Engagement Capacity in Local Authorities, explored how to build confidence and capacity […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Jun 15, 2021

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Digitising Design Engagement

(14 May 2021) The last year has meant a forced dive into new digital technologies for most of us, and […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on May 20, 2021

Co-designing shared community space: Play as a Design Tool with Dr Kate Langham

Community engagement in the urban design process requires collaborative approaches that can build effective dialogue to develop a shared understanding of places, […]

Guest Author

Posted on May 18, 2021

GLASS-HOUSE CHATS: Design Engagement – What does it mean?

(16 April 2021) Design Engagement – What does it mean? was a Glass-House Chat session aimed at unpicking people’s perceptions […]

Sophia de Sousa

Posted on Apr 21, 2021

Barbara Basini: Union Chapel Heritage Workshop

Barbara Basini is Head of Conservation and Building Projects at Union Chapel, and worked in collaboration with The Glass-House team […]

Guest Author

Posted on Apr 13, 2021