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Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

What is it like to live here – to be part of its history and its future? Anthropologist Dr Muriel Lamarque and writer Laura Mark speak to locals with exclusive photography by John Sturrock

Design by AI: Why we need to hack the algorithm

Amid dystopian predictions, the fact that AI tends towards the typical, standard and normative doesn’t sound so bad – but applied to systems like the built environment, that’s dangerous

Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

What is it like to live here – to be part of its history and its future? Anthropologist Dr Muriel Lamarque and writer Laura Mark speak to locals with exclusive photography by John Sturrock

Building Safety Regulator delays “challenging, frustrating and costly”

BSR is failing to keep pace with a rising backlog of residential units awaiting approval, compounding the barriers to building homes in a challenged market as investors look elsewhere. James Wilmore reports

Safer Parks: Design only goes so far – we need to tackle harassment

We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign. Professionals in the built environment have a vital role to play

First speakers announced for Festival of Place: Climate Resilience 2025

Speakers at Festival of Place: Climate Resilience explore mitigating climate impacts from soil to skies on our environment

Call for action after deaths of children falling from windows

The National Child Mortality Database has published a briefing on child deaths from windows and balconies which reveals problems of overheating, lack of ventilation and overcrowding. Christine Murray reports

If we want to create inclusive, supportive and safe places, we can't ignore trauma

Olaide Oboh, director of mixed-use developer Socius, speaks about trauma-informed practice and why they are exploring the process on the £1bn London Cancer Hub

opportunities

Architect sought for site within Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Affordable housing development for South Lakes Housing

[Deadline 10 October 2025]

Ceredigion County Council seek consultant for potential development of two sites

Commission to explore the future uses of existing sites in Llandysul

[Deadline 6 October 2025]

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon seek landscape architect for parklets

The councils are seeking to have new bins, seating and parklets designed for Armagh, Lurgan and Portadown [Deadline 1 October 2025]

Maryhill Housing Association seeks architect for affordable housing development

Abandoned site to be reused to fill housing gap

Landscape architect sought for the home of The Wallace Collection

The Wallace Collection is seeking a landscape architect to improve visitor welcome and circulation with appointed designers Selldorf Architects, Purcell and Lawson Ward Studio [Deadline 24 September 2025]

Lancaster City Council seeks housing developer for Coopers Fields

Pre-engagement open for 0.9ha site in Lancaster Canal Quarter’s regeneration area to discover development opportunities [Deadline 17 October 2025]

more opportunities

Entries are open for The Pineapples awards for place 2026

The Pineapples awards have launched their call for entries with 16 categories designed to showcase excellence in place-shaping from Community Engagement to Place of the Year

podcasts

Design by AI: Why we need to hack the algorithm

Amid dystopian predictions, the fact that AI tends towards the typical, standard and normative ...

If we want to create inclusive, supportive and safe places, we can't ignore trauma

Olaide Oboh, director of mixed-use developer Socius, speaks about trauma-informed practice and why ...

Purple pounds: Designing for the deaf and disabled

Disability urban strategist Amanprit Arnold speaks about the growing role of technology in ...

Fighting for a Feminist City in Glasgow: How to move from activism to policy

Holly Bruce, Scottish Greens councillor for Langside in Glasgow on how the Scottish city became the ...

How do you develop a new town hall and civic hub in a context of mistrust?

“All you can do is listen,” says James Stockdale, Development Director at Muse, developer of Your ...

From the margins to lead consultant: Is this the year of the landscape architect?

As regulations on biodiversity net gain and sustainable drainage become mandatory, Carolin Göhler, ...

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films

A home to die for? We can do better

"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

"The cough develops again and its grown" – The impact of air pollution

placetests

Placetest: Folkestone

Investment in the arts, town and Harbour Arm has spearheaded the regeneration of this coastal town ...

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Placetest: New Poundbury

Its Royal patron makes Poundbury the focus of much attention, and the development is not even ...

Placetest: Nine Elms

What is the experience of this nascent place and its people? Anthropologist Caroline Bennett visits ...

Placetest: Liverpool One

In this exclusive placetest, anthropologist Rebecca Toop explores the user experience of ...

Placetest: King's Crescent Estate

Placetest King’s Crescent Estate: A part-demolished estate in Stoke Newington is enjoying an ...

Placetest: MediaCityUK

Placetest MediaCityUK: What is it like to live and work in Peel’s MediaCityUK and has it brought ...

Placetest: King’s Cross

Placetest King’s Cross: How does it work, who is there – and who isn’t? How does the masterplan ...

talks & events

A brand-new seafront for less than a footballer’s wages

It’s not an easy task to stretch the flood defence grants but with an integrated team, you can get ...

Rain gardens: “It's not just an engineering solution. It's also landscape. It’s biodiversity”

If the street is going to be dug up, then you should get as many positives out of the disruption as ...

Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

The health and economic benefits of Passivhaus make it worth the increase in quality control and ...

“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

Brent Cross Town is using the Flourishing Index to demonstrate the cause and effect of placemaking ...

“How do we prove this is the right thing to do?” Making Impact in Wilton Park, Dublin

IPUT Real Estate Dublin shares their methodology for long-term social impact research project ...

Leading with Nature

When it comes to masterplans and housing, some of the most successful projects are taking landscape ...

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Toxic towns: What if the houses are built on contaminated land?

Brownfield and greybelt land has been presented as a solution to the housing crisis but it is often land awash with materials proven to harm human health,
writes Harriet Saddington

Fighting for a Feminist City in Glasgow: How to move from activism to policy

Holly Bruce, Scottish Greens councillor for Langside in Glasgow on how the Scottish city became the UK’s first feminist city and what comes next in the struggle to put policy into practice

We must follow the science and put an end to political grandstanding when it comes to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Cities are not ideological battlefields; they are human habitats and living systems. We must not allow political theatre to dictate the design of the environments in which we live, work and raise families, writes Christopher Martin

Wellbeing refocuses the agenda from growth to stuff that really matters to people’s lives

A new measure of economic success, the wellbeing economy generates, circulates and retains wealth within local communities while protecting human and environmental health for generations to come,
writes Clare Goff

Can the East Bank Urban Village revitalise Hull’s rundown riverside?

The plan is for homes, offices, retail and leisure facilities on this long-neglected part of the city. But can they come to fruition where previous schemes have failed? Angus Young reports with photography by Jacquie Baron

"Totally on point": Festival of Place crowd share the best talks and experiences from the day

There was a palpable sense of collective purpose among delegates, chairs, and speakers alike with facilitators fostering questions and enriching discussions of urban health, spatial justice, feminist planning, inclusive design, climate resilience and affordable homes.

sponsored features

Caregivers and young children rarely consulted in community engagement despite representing a third of the population Sponsored by Van Leer Foundation

Gender and climate change: How addressing gender equality could help tackle the climate emergency Sponsored by WSP

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

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