New Year’s resolutions for housing
In recent weeks, various stories and statistics in the press have evidenced that tackling our housing crisis is not as […]
Guest post: The right to great design (Bristol)
By Sarah James With great design, comes great responsibility Imagine you were designing a space for someone you love. How […]
Guest post: The right to great design (Sheffield)
By Leo Care Democratising Design With its socialist political roots, it is perhaps no surprise that a conversation about great […]
Learning about and exploring the potential of design – EDP Design Training in Manchester
On 20th and 21st June, our Empowering Design Practices project ran a two-day Design Training course (based on Buildings by Design, […]
Guest post: The right to great design (Edinburgh)
By Eric Dawson Why don’t we have quality places? What is great design? What makes your heart sink or sing? […]
Get inspired by Alder Hey in the Park
I recently visited Alder Hey in the Park, a new children’s hospital in Liverpool, and was hugely impressed by their […]
Place: a shared responsibility? Nottingham responds..
For our first ever debate in Nottingham, held on Wednesday 3 February, we discussed the question: ‘Place: a shared responsibility?’. […]
Place: a shared responsibility? Think piece #2
By Martin Valentine Leading by example When I decided to set up Positive Homes, it was with a rather lofty […]
Podcast / Place: the sum of parts?
On 11 November, we held our first ever Manchester debate, exploring the question – Place: the sum of parts? Our […]
Place: the sum of parts? Manchester Debate round up
Last week we continued our Debate Series, A Place for Everyone?, with the question Place: the sum of parts? in […]