INSPIRED: An Impromptu Playground
Yesterday, I was out for a lunchtime walk around my neighbourhood with my dog and came across something that stopped […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Apr 29, 2026
Glass House Chats: Designing in Democracy
Our April Chat, Designing in Democracy, was co-hosted with Daisy Froud, specialist in participatory design and co-production. Together with those […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Apr 21, 2026
Glass-House Chats Reflections: Empathising with Design
Following our recent Glass-House Chat, Designing with Empathy, our co-host Melissa Lacide shares a provocation inspired by the conversation. What […]
Guest Author
Posted on Mar 25, 2026
Glass-House Chats: Designing with Empathy
Our March Chat, Designing with Empathy, welcomed longstanding collaborator Melissa Lacide as co-host. As a champion of empathy within the […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Mar 18, 2026
Some Resolutions for 2026
I may be showing my age, but it’s astonishing to me that we are now in 2026. The world and […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jan 6, 2026
Glass-House Chats: Designing for Transient Communities
Our December Chat was Designing for Transient Communities co-hosted with Elly Mead of Hawkins\Brown. In it, we explored the challenge […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 15, 2025
Multigenerational Places: Sheffield Event Blog
Our third event in the 2025/26 WEdesign series, Multigenerational Places, was on 4 December at the Israac Centre in Sheffield. […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 8, 2025
Multigenerational Places: Practice Event Blog
On 19 October, we held the second in-person event in our 2025/26 WEdesign series, Multigenerational Places at Arup’s Charlotte Street […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Nov 24, 2025
A Letter to Future Placemakers from Sohana Khan
By Sohana Khan I was raised in a small town in Tangail, Bangladesh, where I always felt curiosity in my […]
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Posted on Jul 29, 2025
Glass-House Chats: Do we accept the status quo in place?
Do we accept the status quo in place? was the last in the fifth series of Glass-House Chats. In it, […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jul 19, 2025