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.
June saw the launch of north-west based social enterprise, PLACED's first conference titled Better Places Together focused on social value and engagement in place projects.The event posed questions on rethinking...
Seaside towns face many challenges, but they also have strong place in heritage buildings and entertainment amenities, a rich history and a shared sense of identity within the local community. A...
Birkenhead has secured £80-90m in government funding and now, there is a chance to create a new future that brings meaningful opportunities for all. But, is this enough to deliver...
You may have read the recent article by Anna Minton in the Guardian, which aligns gentrification with placemaking and, in turn, with the decline of families in cities, particularly London. if...
While out and about in London recently, our director Diane spotted some images on hoardings around a building that was being refurbished, which raised some questions about fresh ideas for...
Discovering the housing landscapes around east London on a Museum of the Home tour. Eclectic building styles around Bethnal Green and Hoxton We started at Paradise Gardens which historically would have been...