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Treehugger
Good eco-site. The name always worries me but the content makes up for it.
Lovely as a tree
Good reality check for graphic designers. The question is how much natural resource is consumed by our hunger for the web?
Big Picture TV
Big Picture TV streams free video clips of world-renowned thinkers and experts in fields relating to environmental and social sustainability. We like what’s going on here…
Arts Cafe Bar
Simon’s second office and the bar of choice when in Leeds…
Richard Meier
Architects say he’s boring but wouldn’t you like to live in one of his residences such as the ‘Smith House’?
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The future of participation
We are living in interesting times. Never before has citizen participation been higher on the UK political agenda. Participation has become the buzzword across our public institutions in health, education, governance and the built environment. It seems like participation is everywhere.
By Katie Hill on 22/03/07 in Participation
About design
Design is something that Erskine talks about all the time. As the new girl at Erskine, and as a researcher in design, I think it’s interesting to think about what exactly we mean when we talk about design, and what examples are out there of our kind of design.
By Katie Hill on 22/03/07 in Design
Getting member buy-in to play strategies is not an option, but a necessity
This article is about just how important getting all (or the majority) of the elected members (councillors in jargon-free speak) involved in the play strategy process.
By Meena Jeewa on 23/01/07 in 0
Community Libraries
The Big Lottery have asked libraries to bid for between £250,000 and £2,000,000 to make libraries more than traditional library services and work with their communities. What do you want in your library?
By Angela Campbell on 27/11/06 in The built environment
To market, to market, to buy a fat carrot - food shopping!
Why do I shop on my local outdoor market, instead of choosing the easy option of supermarket. I must be a fool!
By Angela Campbell on 19/11/06 in For the foodies out there
Beyond masterplanning
Alistair and I are lecturing at Universities throughout the UK and Europe convincing students that masterplanning doesn’t work…
By Simon Campbell on 07/11/06 in Masterplanning
