Great talk @festivalofplace about masterplanning for equity and the environment. @HomesLeighkj - the importance of getting the process right to create high quality visions AND ensure they are actually delivered on the ground. Embedding legacy and ownership is key @StrideTreglown
Survival by collaboration: people are hard-wired to be social. They prioritise this in considering what impacts their wellbeing. How can urban designers support this? How do we design places for people wearing masks?Great talk by Prof. Nick Tyler @festivalofplace@StrideTreglown
My offering for @StrideTreglown#Greenweek10 - Lockdown garden transformation: nearly 1000 tomatoes, grown from seed, soon to be harvested in my back garden, along with a bit of kale, spinach and courgette. Learning of the therapeutic process of growing food in my first garden.
'As for supply [of housing], there are now enough empty homes to hit 72% of the government’s annual new homes target.' Great article @tcmurray - brilliantly put, thank you for raising this so eloquently. We need to demand action from our government... https://t.co/GRNAnEhR9b
🏆 📣 WINNER: Goldsmith Street by @MikhailRiches with Cathy Hawley for @NorwichCC announced as winner of the inaugural @RIBA Neave Brown Award for Housing https://t.co/FiPLVOexDJ
Proud to be part of this project - to define what good design of places and homes looks like - and particularly working with a great team and listening to expert stakeholders.
Council housing: it’s back, it’s booming – and this time it’s beautiful. So pleased to see one of #Tibbalds regeneration projects in this article. Highlighting the ability to develop high quality design, affordable housing with strategic delivery https://t.co/LsldCZuWY5
This is Rotherham where council have planted 8 miles of wild flower verges. It has saved 25k in mowing costs. These photos posted by British Beekeeping Association!