Opportunities Hub: Projects to add to your bid list31 March 2025IntelligenceLatest: Cornish community hub and public realmLatest: Cornish community hub and public realmRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Planning: getting the most out of community consultation13 June 2022IntelligenceOpen ears and open mind make effective community engagementOpen ears and open mind make effective community engagementRegion: United KingdomMore: Places planning & communityHana LoftusCommunity consultationHAT Projects
Never stop talking to the community28 October 2021CultureOngoing engagement will keep architects connected and relevantOngoing engagement will keep architects connected and relevantRegion: Rest of the worldMore: CommunityCritical friendsPublic consultationCommunity consultationBusiness clients & servicesPlaces planning & communityEleanor Young
Community-led housing can be a game-changer5 September 2018IntelligenceArchitects can be the facilitators of this growing sectorArchitects can be the facilitators of this growing sectorRegion: United KingdomMore: CommunityCommunity housingCommunity buildingCommunity involvementSustainabilityAffordable housingHousing shortage
MacEwen Award 2025 Longlist: 30 projects epitomising architecture for the common good10 December 2024BuildingsThirty projects that engage with inclusion, sustainability, communities and healthThirty projects that engage with inclusion, sustainability, communities and healthRegion: United KingdomMore: Sustainable architectureArchitecture for the common goodInclusive architectureAccessibilityCommunityPlaces planning communityMacEwen Award
Podcast: Shawn Adams of POoR Collective on effective consultation and engagement20 August 2024IntelligenceHow can architects move consultation from informed design to collaboration?How can architects move consultation from informed design to collaboration?Region: United KingdomMore: Places planning & communityPOoR CollectiveShawn AdamsBusiness clients & servicesRIBAJ MeetsEleanor Young
There goes the neighbourhood6 April 2017IntelligenceWhy it’s vital to engage with communitiesWhy it’s vital to engage with communitiesRegion: Rest of the worldMore: New YorkRailwaysCommunityPlacemakingParksHigh LineIndustryInfrastructureGentrificationDesigning & building itCity contextCommunity consultation
Care for the community22 November 2016IntelligenceJo Cowen on how her practice engages with community architectureJo Cowen on how her practice engages with community architectureRegion: United KingdomMore: Jo Cowen ArchitectsHammersmith & FulhamCommunity involvementCommunity centreEducation
MacEwen longlist: The Lantern Community Craft Workshops21 December 2015BuildingsA warm community home to learn inA warm community home to learn inRegion: United KingdomMore: CommunityWhere people liveDisabilityLearningLantern CommunityHampshireRingwood
MacEwen 2024, highly commended: St James’ Community Farm unites communities29 January 2024BuildingsMMAS balances cost and aesthetics to draw in all-comers at inner-city farmMMAS balances cost and aesthetics to draw in all-comers at inner-city farmRegion: Northern IrelandMore: MMAS ArchitectsBelfastPlaces planning & communityDesign construction & technologyIsabelle PriestMacEwen Award 2024
Community housing: The fight for a home of one’s own26 October 2022IntelligenceCommunity self-build helped 1950s commonwealth arrivals fight racism in housingCommunity self-build helped 1950s commonwealth arrivals fight racism in housingRegion: United KingdomMore: Community housingPlaces people & communityShukri SultanRacismSelf-buildWalter SegalJoseph Rowntree Housing TrustInclusionArchitecture for social purpose
Communities take command15 February 2019CultureLocal activists need public-spirited architectsLocal activists need public-spirited architectsRegion: LondonMore: CommunitiesCommunity architecturePlaces planning & communityTakeshi HayatsuMaking it HappenApparatadRMM ArchitectsProcesscraftOld Manor Park LibraryConiston InstituteThe LookoutHastings Pier