New Resources to Help with Co-design
We at The Glass-House are mindful that there is a growing interest in co-design as a valuable approach within the […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
Nurturing thriving communities? It’s all about connecting the people
Why connecting people and mixing fun with delicious food is the key to transforming your neighbourhood in the new age […]
Guest Author
Posted on May 11, 2023
Celebrating a Decade of Strategic Partnership with The Open University
Last month, I had the immense pleasure of watching my long-time collaborator and now dear friend, Professor Theodore Zamenopoulous, give […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 10, 2023
Cross-pollination: Workshop with London National Park City Rangers
Read our blog about working with Rangers from LNPC to explore the cross-pollination approach through a short workshop.
Elly Mead
Posted on Mar 20, 2023
Cross-pollinating Barnet’s Grassroots Ecological Network by Becky Lyon
Becky Lyon is an English x Jamaican artist and ‘artecologist’ exploring how art practice can re-body us back into the […]
Guest Author
Posted on Oct 26, 2022
Cross-pollinating Glasgow
On 26 April, we gathered together a group of people in the East End of Glasgow, for Share, Connect, Create Glasgow, to talk about how they might work together to make interesting things happen in that neighbourhood and in the city as a whole.
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on May 10, 2022
New Online Course: Enabling Community-Based Leadership in Design
We are delighted to announce that we have now launched Enabling Community-Based Leadership in Design: Sustainable Development of Historic Faith […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Dec 6, 2021
Urban Activation in Ilford Town Centre
Sometimes, our action research creates wonderful spaces for experimentation, and our Incubating Civic Leadership* project has done just that, sowing […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Jul 21, 2021
EDP Live: celebrating community-led design in historic places of worship
By Sophia de Sousa and Katerina Alexiou On 12 February, 2020, The Empowering Design Practices research team gathered with partners […]
Sophia de Sousa
Posted on Mar 10, 2020
Redefining our collaborative design language at Beyond Buzzwords
Community-led and community-engaged design are increasingly part of the development and regeneration narrative, but what do these terms actually mean? […]
Myra Stuart
Posted on Oct 19, 2018