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Designing for the blind: what Countryside learned from the RNIB

An innovative partnership on green belt land between Countryside Properties and the Royal National Institute of Blind People has lessons to teach about developing accessible, inclusive places

Nearness, wildness, secretiveness and possibility: developing the ideal space for play

Adults’ desire for safety, order and visibility strongly contrasts with children’s desire for disorder and loose play materials, writes Marianne Mannello of Play Wales and Jen Heal of the Design Commission for Wales

Winners of The Pineapples awards for place announced

Six places were presented with Pineapple awards by Design Council CEO Sarah Weir yesterday, including two each for Urban Splash and Places for People, at the closing party of The Festival of Place

The people’s revolution: when communities become developers

From Cornwall to York, pioneers are battling the affordability crisis by building their own homes. Anna White reports

‘Everything has been very polite up until now’: what Extinction Rebellion can teach the city

Landscape architect Will Sandy and Building Centre creative director Vanessa Norwood discuss the impact Extinction Rebellion’s actions are having on the built environment and ideas of the future city

‘The Bee Network caters to the two-thirds that don’t already cycle’

There are 250 million car journeys in Greater Manchester travelling less than 1km and 20% are the school run. Street design engineer Brian Deegan plans to change that

Who’s the best at placemaking?

Festival of Place: a closer look at the shortlist for the Pineapple Awards for place, delivering public realm with social value

7 days to go! Book now for Festival of Place

Leading developers, academics and disruptors to speak at inaugural event bringing the whole placemaking universe together on 9 July

Why does every article about placemaking begin with a definition of placemaking?

The term ’placemaking’ has been rendered almost meaningless. Can we agree on just one thing? asks Dan Anderson. Making successful places is not about the journey time from Bond Street.

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