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

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 […]

Guest Author

Posted on Mar 5, 2014

Should we build less and reuse more? A round-up of the Bristol debate

Should we build less and reuse more? The answer to this question might seem obvious in an age when the […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Feb 6, 2014

Place Potential Think Piece Series: Should we build less and reuse more? #3

By Liz Crisp It seems crazy to be writing a blog about whether or not it’s better to build or […]

Guest Author

Posted on Jan 3, 2014

Place Potential: Can young people be placemakers?

The second debate of our 2013/14 Debate Series, Place Potential, on Wednesday 20th November continued this year’s exploration by asking, […]

Maja Luna Jorgensen

Posted on Nov 27, 2013

Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can young people be placemakers? #2

By Jen Marriott As a Town Planner by trade, I know all too well that placemaking isn’t easy for anyone […]

Guest Author

Posted on Nov 15, 2013

Place Potential Think Piece Series: Can young people be placemakers? #1

By Glass-House Enabler Catherine Greig This question makes me want to shout a resounding YES! I believe that the people […]

Guest Author

Posted on Nov 13, 2013

Place Potential: Can we improve health through placemaking?

Last Wednesday, October 9th, we opened our 2013/14 Debate Series Place Potential by asking our Scottish audience to respond to […]

Louise Dredge

Posted on Oct 15, 2013