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Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Universities are key to boosting the creative economy

Both locally based higher education institutions and cultural and creative industries contribute economically to local and national economic growth – we must consider their interdependency to promote a sustainable creative economy, write Tamsyn Dent, Lauren England and Roberta Comunian

Sidcup Storyteller: Retelling the tale of UK public libraries

At the end of a decade that has seen 800 library closures, the opening of a new one shows they can not only survive but also revive the high street, writes Teshome Douglas-Campbell. Photos by David Grandorge

Free Bytesize event: Making the case for high-quality social housing and Passivhaus

Bytesize is back with a free event on Passivhaus social housing on 7 October

New categories announced for The Pineapples 2025

Child-friendly places, Building among new categories for The Pineapples 2025, the leading awards for projects that make a positive place-based impact. The awards are open for entries with an early bird deadline of 10 October and final deadline of 28 November

'Third spaces' like markets provide an important social and entrepreneurial value to the neighbourhood

The strategic renovation of Nag’s Head Market uses incremental change to bring existing and future traders together, writes Nyima Murry with photos by Jim Stephenson

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

"This feels like a restorative take on social housing - a new Amsterdam School"

The Netherlands is facing a housing crisis. Spaarndammerhart in Amsterdam is part of a move by the city to reverse it. Words and photographs by Laura Mark

Announcing the winners of The Pineapples Awards 2024

17 projects received a coveted Pineapple during the Pineapples Awards 2024, hosted at St Andrew’s Church Holborn on 16 May

podcasts

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 N...

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, ...

Net Zero: “Progress is being hindered by central government”

Local councils are leading on net zero in spite of a lack of power and clarity from central ...

We need to talk about SLOAPs: Sites Leftover After Planning

SLOAPs are everywhere. The climate emergency gives us the imperative to put this land to use. Soham ...

Turds in the plaza: How do we fix public art?

Art for public spaces has long been an area of hot debate. Is community engagement the answer to ...

Painting the town: What street art brings to public spaces

Dr Lee Bofkin, co-founder of Global Street Art and the London Mural Festival on the role of public ...

100th episode: Food and the architecture of a good life

The Developer Podcast celebrates its 100th episode with a special conversation hosted by leading ...

Could the adventure playground hold the solution to the construction skills shortage?

Adventure playgrounds are not a new concept, but their longstanding tradition of giving children ...

More sheds please: Why London councils are heeding the call for industrial intensification

Industrial uses aren’t underused brownfield or greyfield sites, they’re essential to local ...

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films

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

"I feel stressed in this house" – The impact of damp

"I fell asleep at school" – The impact of overcrowding

placetests

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 ...

Liverpool One: “Shopping centres provide a stage for people to explore their identity”

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

Kings Crescent Estate: “There’s a feeling of life coming back”

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

MediaCityUK: “Imagine waking up in the morning and you’ve got some office man staring at you”

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

King’s Cross: It's a ‘treat space’ – somewhere special or a destination

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

talks & events

“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 ...

The Festival of Place 2023 launches with 2-for-1 offer

Fast forward to summer - Tickets are now on sale for Festival of Place 2023. Bringing you brilliant ...

Leading with Nature

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

Watch the talk on net zero and inclusivity with Alexandra Notay

Watch the recording of this free taster Festival of Place event with Alexandra Notay, Placemaking & ...

“White middle-class man stands in front of public housing and bellows about how it doesn't work”

Social housing and other Brutalist public spaces were cast as dangerous and antisocial by the media,...

Winners of The Pineapples 2021 awards announced

Soapworks, Television Centre, Cheney Row Park and more scoop golden pineapples at the virtual ...

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most popular

We must reclaim a sense of pride in our public infrastructure

The good design of civic architecture is the glue that holds our identity together, writes Sarah Wigglesworth MBE

Pooling resources: The resurgence of the lido

Once an essential part of the social fabric, despite a lack of council backing, many lidos are being restored and run by community groups, writes Harriet Saddington

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

Isabelle Asante, senior development manager at Muse, on its joint venture at Hale Wharf where a diverse mix of new homes includes a new bridge across the River Lea Navigation linking to a 10-acre area of green space connecting local people with nature.

"This feels like a restorative take on social housing - a new Amsterdam School"

The Netherlands is facing a housing crisis. Spaarndammerhart in Amsterdam is part of a move by the city to reverse it. Words and photographs by Laura Mark

Universities are key to boosting the creative economy

Both locally based higher education institutions and cultural and creative industries contribute economically to local and national economic growth – we must consider their interdependency to promote a sustainable creative economy, write Tamsyn Dent, Lauren England and Roberta Comunian

sponsored features

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

The Muse Way: How partnership working breathed new life into Lewisham GatewaySponsored feature

Job opportunity (Now Closed): Play a key role in enabling the development and delivery of regeneration in Belfast Sponsored by Belfast City Council

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