The role of emotional intelligence in building better communities
It’s rare that Government reports hit the aesthetic high notes, but the recent Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission report did just that. Brimming with vision and ambition, it called for a shake-up of the planning system and a commitment to beautiful homes in real communities.
Look, mum, it’s a real job!
Many people, myself included, place a great deal of pressure on the first year out of art and design school. Amid pangs of anxiety around how to become employable and earn a real wage, the recent graduate experience can be a very trying time.
It’s time we changed how we talk about social housing
Britain’s housing crisis is deepening and there’s been many suggested game-changers to break the impasse and finally get the market functioning in a more
Planning: Have we forgotten about people?
January has seen the release of two critical reports into the poor quality of Britain’s new housing, raising the question as to how housing
Planning: Less politics, more housing?
The level of state control in the British planning system is also relatively unusual compared to other Western countries – “building is the sole major industry in which you can only do something if you have specific, detailed permission from the state”.
The South West somehow needs to find its voice – and fast
It’s almost 10 years since I moved from Manchester to start a new life in the South West with my family. I’ve spent time
The benefits and impact of video marketing
It’s 2020 and we’re all watching more and more video content, with some forecasters predicting the average person will spend 100 minutes each day watching online video in 2021.
Getting Housing Done
As the new year begins and the 2019 General Election fades into distant memory – helpfully aided by the Christmas/New Year lull – political attention will soon reawaken as all eyes turn to how the new majority Conservative government delivers on its promises.