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Poetry workshops, youth engagement and how to get feminist cities into policy

Festival of Place 2026 speakers and agenda in place for 10 June as "creative and impactful" day of learning takes shape, writes Kimberley France

Labour needs to move faster to improve high streets if it wants to win back hearts and voters

The high street is not just a place to shop, it’s the identity of a place, the branding of a neighbourhood, a reflection of our state of mind – and lately, a complete embarrassment, writes Christine Murray

Poetry workshops, youth engagement and how to get feminist cities into policy

Festival of Place 2026 speakers and agenda in place for 10 June as "creative and impactful" day of learning takes shape, writes Kimberley France

What if affordable workspace was a civic requirement?

Through meanwhile use, SET is building the evidence base for creative space as essential infrastructure,
Lewis Duncan reports

2026 Built World Cup Champions crowned

Twenty-four teams battled it out over 84 football matches to raise more than £11,000 for charity

Winners for the Pineapples awards for place 2026 announced

See all the winners and read the judges citations after a glittering presentation at Trinity Buoy Wharf on 22 April 2026

Martyn’s Law means we now have a duty to protect people from terrorism

Good design will mean reducing terrorist threats while keeping places inclusive and welcoming, writes Richard Hilson

Councils need to prepare for objection letters from neighbours that don’t exist

We urgently need to reform our democratic systems to keep up with AI generated waffle and fakery, writes Christine Murray

opportunities

Developers sought for £26bn National Framework

The four-year framework will support public sector bodies with procuring a range of developer-led schemes across the UK [Deadline 3 July 2026]

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group seek architectural practice for residential sites

The redevelopment should provide an increase in the number of homes on each site [Deadline 20 May 2026]

North Hertfordshire Council seek market feedback on regeneration for Hitchin town centre

The emerging approach looks at the Churchgate area in the heart of the town [Deadline 5 June 2026]

Organisations sought to deliver affordable homes at Edinburgh’s New Town Quarter

108 mid-market rent homes to be built at one of the most significant brownfield regeneration projects

Consultant sought by Lee Valley Regional Park Authorityfor improvement works at Lee Valley VeloPark

Recommendations required to support a broader utilisation of the area [Deadline 3 June]

Knutsford Town Council are seeking submissions for a new Cycle Path Design in Dog Wood

Plans will connect key points across the town through multiple land ownerships [Deadline 22 May 2026]

more opportunities

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podcasts

Homesick: What happens when London's affordability crisis meets the climate crisis?

Journalist Peter Apps discusses the changing demographics of the capital and how the lack of ...

Participatory building: How community construction takes engagement to a new level

Working in collaboration with charity Global Generation, Jan Kattein Architects has been building ...

Neuroarchitecture: Design for the unconscious mind

Professor Nick Tyler discusses his experiments at UCL’s PEARL laboratory uncovering the hidden ...

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 ...

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films

Family journeys to school: "It's life or death sometimes"

A home to die for? We can do better

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

placetests

Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

What is it like to live here – to be part of its history and its future? Anthropologist Dr Muriel ...

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

Building archaeology: “When used well, it can actively contribute to better places and better placemaking"

Speakers at Festival of Place Bytesize say the benefits of historic fabric are often overlooked; ...

“Don’t treat soils like dirt” say experts highlighting waste on construction sites

In one teaspoon of soil, there are more living organisms than people on the planet and yet we ...

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 ...

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most popular

Winners for the Pineapples awards for place 2026 announced

See all the winners and read the judges citations after a glittering presentation at Trinity Buoy Wharf on 22 April 2026

NSPCC calls for walkable, low-traffic and car-free streets to safeguard children

Leading charity releases toolkit and calls on built environment to enshrine child safeguarding into the property development cycle

Ruth Glass: Gentrification visionary

Not only was Ruth Glass remarkably ahead of her time in identifying and naming gentrification as a new phenomenon over 60 years ago, her work has continuing relevance in the subsequent social and housing market changes in London and other cities, writes Chris Hamnett

Size matters: Larger parks, longer visits and wildlife spotting improve mental health boost from urban green spaces, study reveals

What you do in the park matters too: Activities such as walking, running, cycling and picknicking can boost wellbeing too, major report reveals

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

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