12 Nov Sunderland: Tackling regeneration on a grand scale
Sunderland is undergoing a vast city-wide regeneration programme, and The Assembly Line founder Diane Cunningham went to see what is happening on a recent trip to the North East.The focus...
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Our founder, Diane Cunningham, discusses issues affecting high streets, markets, town centres and small businesses. We love exploring new places and revisiting old ones to see the changes.
Here, you can find interviews with clients and colleagues, events and research, alongside observations from what we have learnt on projects and when out and about.
29 Oct How can we make high streets easier to fix, now?
October saw the launch of the Boosting Britain’s High Streets campaign at the Palace of Westminster, and The Assembly Line founder, Diane Cunningham was there.The campaign has been developed by...
02 Oct Successful regeneration and place shaping – lessons from the North East
What makes a regeneration or a placeshaping project successful?On a recent trip to the North East, The Assembly Line founder Diane Cunningham visited a number of places that showcase what...
22 Sep What the property industry needs to understand about placemaking
With millions of new homes to be built it's easy to focus on the 'units' needed rather the sense of place and neighbourhood being created.The same can be said about...
11 Sep Can meanwhile save nightlife?
Despite the London tube strike, many people made it via boat, bike and Overground, to Roca London Gallery where our director, Diane was taking part in a talk on meanwhile...
12 Aug A whistle stop tour of Barking and Dagenham regen projects
Our director, Diane, returned to Barking and Dagenham in East London six years after working on a 10-year vision for the town centre.It was fantastic to see how much development...