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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"

"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

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

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

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

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

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

Search the Place Database for key information on UK places undergoing development

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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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 ...

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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.

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