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Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

The 2024 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place
“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

“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 on public health. Dr Jamie Anderson, Buro Happold’s urban wellbeing lead, explains the metrics and methodology
“How do we prove this is the right thing to do?” Making Impact in Wilton Park, Dublin

“How do we prove this is the right thing to do?” Making Impact in Wilton Park, Dublin

IPUT Real Estate Dublin shares their methodology for long-term social impact research project Making Impact to evaluate the social, cultural, economic, and environmental value of their investment in Wilton Park, Dublin
In the fold: How does beauty arrive in a place?

In the fold: How does beauty arrive in a place?

Rival schools of beauty have been pulling from one extreme to the other for centuries, like a child’s idea of driving. One thing agreed on, writes David Henningham, is that beauty emerges from foundational beliefs about how matter behaves.
How can grassroots organisations thrive and grow in a fast-changing neighbourhood?

How can grassroots organisations thrive and grow in a fast-changing neighbourhood?

The crowdfunded Livesey Exchange 2 on London’s Old Kent Road provides a valuable case study of how we might assert existing communities in a landscape of large scale development, writes Teshome Douglas-Campbell
Patchwork provision: The reluctant rise of community libraries

Patchwork provision: The reluctant rise of community libraries

Local volunteers are stepping in to save public libraries from closure following sweeping cuts to council budgets. But some argue this provides facilities where they are less needed. Ella Jessel reports

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How scientists are measuring beauty in the beholder

How scientists are measuring beauty in the beholder

A growing number of researchers are using visual eye tracking, skin conductance and electrical activity in the brain to quantify beauty through its impact on the human body, Simon Aldous reports
Playground first, homes later

Playground first, homes later

In Manchester, Sheffield and London, developers are building parks and play spaces in the first phase of construction, giving neighbourhoods a green heart, writes Laura Mark. All photo’s from John Sturrock and Richard Bloom.
"Beautiful buildings in beautiful places, where they are also beautifully placed"

"Beautiful buildings in beautiful places, where they are also beautifully placed"

Is the emphasis on beauty in planning reform a salvo for good design or a divisive distraction in a crisis? Steve Taylor on aesthetics in policy.
Placetest: New Poundbury

Placetest: New Poundbury

Its Royal patron makes Poundbury the focus of much attention, and the development is not even finished yet. Anthropologist Caroline Bennett visits and speaks to locals with exclusive photography by John Sturrock
Urban quilting: How Better Bankside BID stitched a place in time

Urban quilting: How Better Bankside BID stitched a place in time

Incremental placemaking is more rich, nimble and participatory, says Valerie Beirne, founder of Where Pathways Meet, who worked at Better Bankside for 14 years
Where is culture found in Manchester? In a broken-down garage or Factory International?

Where is culture found in Manchester? In a broken-down garage or Factory International?

These two venues raise important questions about culture and the arts; about who makes them, the community they serve and participatory resources, either as artists or audiences. Crucial among those resources is physical space, writes Steve Taylor

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Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

The 2024 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place
Childhood inquiry: Call for 20mph neighbourhoods, Child Impact Assessments, and a play sufficiency duty on all councils

Childhood inquiry: Call for 20mph neighbourhoods, Child Impact Assessments, and a play sufficiency duty on all councils

The government needs to take a coordinated, cross-departmental approach to deliver a built environment suitable for children, reads a joint statement supported by two dozen leaders in health, housing, child’s play and planning. Christine Murray reports
“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

“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 on public health. Dr Jamie Anderson, Buro Happold’s urban wellbeing lead, explains the metrics and methodology
Loophole in Future Homes Standard slammed by industry body

Loophole in Future Homes Standard slammed by industry body

Industry shock at opt-out clause that would allow future buildings to fall below Part L performance requirements
How can grassroots organisations thrive and grow in a fast-changing neighbourhood?

How can grassroots organisations thrive and grow in a fast-changing neighbourhood?

The crowdfunded Livesey Exchange 2 on London’s Old Kent Road provides a valuable case study of how we might assert existing communities in a landscape of large scale development, writes Teshome Douglas-Campbell
Net Zero: “Progress is being hindered by central government”

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 government, but with budgets in crisis, funding and regulation is needed

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