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
Q&A: Pooja Agrawal on her plans for Public Practice19 April 2021IntelligenceThe new CEO on why local authority placements workThe new CEO on why local authority placements workRegion: United KingdomMore: Public PracticePlaces planning & communityPooja AgrawalLocal planningLocal authoritiesProfilePublic sector
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
Still serving society well27 January 2016CultureQuality design in the public sectorQuality design in the public sectorRegion: SouthMore: Colin JacksonEducationLocal authority architectsDaedalusHampshire County Council ArchitectsOne Public EstateUniversity of Cambridge Primary SchoolStowe SchoolWinchester CathedralWestgate SchoolGreat Binfield SchoolColin Stansfield Smith
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
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
How will the post-Brexit Procurement Bill affect architects?12 July 2022IntelligenceHow will the new Procurement Bill affect the relative emphases on price and quality?How will the new Procurement Bill affect the relative emphases on price and quality?Region: United KingdomMore: BrexitPublic sectorProcurement & contractsNicola IbbotsonPublic Practice
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