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.
In the lead-up to the budget in October and the preparation of a national high streets strategy, the conversation about high street/town centre renewal seems focused on funding and what...
On a recent project in a Hertfordshire village, we wanted to give people more reasons to visit the high street.What struck our director, Diane, on a visit was that while...
Seaside or coastal towns have been on the agenda in recent weeks with events such as the Seaside Heritage Symposium highlighting the challenges and opportunities. Here, The Assembly Line founder...
How do you stop heritage buildings from sitting empty and unused?This was the theme for The Architectural Heritage Fund at 50 event, which The Assembly Line founder Diane Cunningham went...
On a recent trip to Albania, The Assembly Line Founder Diane Cunningham considered what type of city Tirana the capital is and how its future might shape up. Perhaps a bit...
As the UK government’s plans for a High Streets Strategy progress, The Assembly Line Founder Diane Cunningham reflects on a recent trip to Vienna, what the city is doing well,...