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A home to die for? We can do better

A home to die for? We can do better

Too many new homes are built to poor quality. A new photobook from the TCPA explains why the housing crisis is more than a numbers game and pushes for the adoption of healthy principles to prioritise housing fit for living
"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

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

"White Flats" is a powerful short film on how the design of a housing estate can create community and encourage independence and child’s play
"The cough develops again and its grown" – The impact of air pollution

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

In a film commissioned by TRUUD,  Shakar and his family explain the impact of traffic noise and pollution on the health and wellbeing of their families
"I feel stressed in this house" – The impact of damp

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

In a film commissioned by TRUUD, Kadra and Wendy explain the impact of damp on the health and wellbeing of their families
"I fell asleep at school" – The impact of overcrowding

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

In a film commissioned by TRUUD, Samuel explains the impact of overcrowding on the health of his two young sons
Fabrications: Using knitted artworks to challenge developer narratives

Fabrications: Using knitted artworks to challenge developer narratives

Artist Sam Meech chronicles the displacement and erasure of South Asian textile workers at Crusader Mill and shares the knitted artworks created in response
My Place Finsbury Park

My Place Finsbury Park

A film about My Place, which employs local young people (aged 13-18) to be trained as researchers, advocates and leaders for the diverse communities they represent

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Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

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Placetest: Folkestone

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Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

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

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
Building Safety Regulator delays “challenging, frustrating and costly”

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
Hot property: London’s housing problem? It’s going to get worse

Hot property: London’s housing problem? It’s going to get worse

The affordability and supply problem are not the full story. The flats we’ve built could be uninhabitable by 2050. We need to talk about this more, writes Peter Apps
BIDs can find fresh purpose as leaders of climate conscious communities

BIDs can find fresh purpose as leaders of climate conscious communities

At the Camden Inspire festival, people came together to make, repair and rethink their surroundings, with the BID acting as a convener rather than manager in an evolution of the BID model, writes Simon Pitkeathley
Safer Parks: Design only goes so far – we need to tackle harassment

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
Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

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

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