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
Keep out: Venice Biennale pavilion explores the decline of public space20 May 2021CultureThe ‘creeping epidemic’ of privatised public space is the subject of installations at the biennale's British PavilionThe ‘creeping epidemic’ of privatised public space is the subject of installations at the biennale's British PavilionRegion: EuropeMore: Venice BiennaleBritish pavilionUnscene ArchitecturevPPR ArchitectsPublic spacePublic realmPlaygroundsHigh streetsHieronymus BoschPubsPlaces planning & communityArchitecture for social purpose
Defining the common good20 January 2016BuildingsRefining entries and criteria in tandemRefining entries and criteria in tandemRegion: United KingdomMore: Youth centreInclusive housingWhere people liveRural initiativesEducationHousingLearning and doingCompetitionYoung onesHardworking spacesSocial enterpriseAlternative workingIndustryPublic realmCommunityCommon good
Q&A: Finn Williams30 October 2017Intelligence… founder of Public Practice… founder of Public PracticeRegion: United KingdomMore: PlanningUrban realmPublic goodPublic Practice
How public art can enrich the urban realm17 January 2020CultureShoreditch street exhibition shows the wayShoreditch street exhibition shows the wayRegion: United KingdomMore: Shoreditch1-of-1 Art GroupMas·ter·wərksNewbuildUrban realm
Does it matter if ‘public’ space is privately owned?23 February 2018IntelligenceOwnership may matter less than quality and accessOwnership may matter less than quality and accessRegion: United KingdomMore: UrbanismCitiesKing's CrossAlbert DockPublic realm
Imagination runs riot: Public Space Design Day reinvents the urban realm12 September 2023ProductsBeyond landscaping and conventional building: five ideas for car-free urban spacesBeyond landscaping and conventional building: five ideas for car-free urban spacesRegion: United KingdomMore: Marshalls Bricks & MasonryDesign construction & technologyPublic realmPublic Space Design DayTransport
Public space in the capital’s private heart6 September 2018CultureTrue public space is a people-watching arenaTrue public space is a people-watching arenaRegion: LondonMore: Public RealmDesign construction & technologyPlaces planning & communityCity of London
Public art needs meaning29 May 2018Intelligence… or it’s just a waste of money… or it’s just a waste of moneyRegion: United KingdomMore: Public realmArt installationUrbanscapeLegalJohn Wevill
Skaters do a 360 on public space1 October 2021CultureThe Grove is a grassroots challenge to the privatisation of public spaceThe Grove is a grassroots challenge to the privatisation of public spaceRegion: LondonMore: The GroveCharlie EdmondsSkateparkPublic realmGrassroots actionPlaces planning & community
In association with KnaufWhy infrastructure deserves good placemaking19 October 2018IntelligenceKnauf/RIBAJ seminar argues for the value of good designKnauf/RIBAJ seminar argues for the value of good designRegion: United KingdomMore: InfrastructurePublic realmDesign construction & technologyKnauf
vPPR returns to the public space needs of teenagers12 September 2023ProductsA ‘family of little follies’ offers spaces to just be inA ‘family of little follies’ offers spaces to just be inRegion: United KingdomMore: Marshalls Bricks & MasonryPublic realmPublic Space Design DayDesign construction & technologyInclusionTeenagersvPPR Architects