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    OUR SURROUNDINGS AS A TOOL FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    OUR SURROUNDINGS AS A TOOL FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    Biophilic Design with Wallpaper* magazine

    Biophilic Design with Wallpaper* magazine

    Designing with nature is key to shaping places for people's health, wellbeing and quality of life. Natasha Reid spoke on a panel chaired...
    Health and Wellbeing must be Re-embedded into the Heart of Planning

    Health and Wellbeing must be Re-embedded into the Heart of Planning

    Natasha Reid's piece for the Royal Town Planning Institutes publication - The Planner magazine (article link) - makes the case for...
    Urban Empathy: The Next Big Shift

    Urban Empathy: The Next Big Shift

    Essay and call-to-action by Natasha Reid, published in the Quality of Life Foundation's collection of thought-leadership pieces here...
    LONELINESS LAB DESIGN TO CONNECT: HOMES

    LONELINESS LAB DESIGN TO CONNECT: HOMES

    We were part of the Loneliness Lab’s “Design to Connect” series of events, sharing our work on how to design for sociability, community...
    LIVING HOMES: NEW COLLECTIVE MODELS FOR WELLBEING

    LIVING HOMES: NEW COLLECTIVE MODELS FOR WELLBEING

    We were invited to take part in a panel discussion held by European think-tank Class of 2020 on future health & wellbeing standards and...
    OUR SURROUNDINGS AS A TOOL FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    OUR SURROUNDINGS AS A TOOL FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING

    In response to the current situation, and as are most in our industry, we are considering what the pandemic means for the design of...
    TACKLING LONELINESS: WELLBEING-LED ARCHITECTURE

    TACKLING LONELINESS: WELLBEING-LED ARCHITECTURE

    We’ve been doing a lot of work on rethinking housing and the emotional, social and psychological impacts that places have our us and were in
    HARNESSING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL POWER OF PLACES

    HARNESSING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL POWER OF PLACES

    Summary Research paper as part of the Conscious Cities Anthology 2019, which explore how science-informed design can create a healthier,...
    BUILDING CONNECTEDNESS. SPEAKING AT MAYOR'S HOMES FOR LONDONERS CONFERENCE

    BUILDING CONNECTEDNESS. SPEAKING AT MAYOR'S HOMES FOR LONDONERS CONFERENCE

    Natasha presented the practice's work on "Building Connectedness" as part of the Innovation room - for how we can create new places and...
    REHUMANISING HOUSING: NEW MODELS

    REHUMANISING HOUSING: NEW MODELS

    HIGH DENSITY AT A HUMAN SCALE Much has been written on the housing crisis, but it is clear that many of those who make the city function...
    INTIMATE SERIES: PEOPLE-CONSCIOUS DEVELOPMENT

    INTIMATE SERIES: PEOPLE-CONSCIOUS DEVELOPMENT

    How can we do High Density Development at a Human Scale? Can we make places to fit people, not the other way around? To coincide with the...
    HOUSING CRISIS: CALLING FOR COLLABORATION

    HOUSING CRISIS: CALLING FOR COLLABORATION

    ​ ​London Build Conference. Housing Panel Can architects and developers help to resolve the shortage through strategic design? What are...
    INTIMATE NEIGHBOURHOODS: LONDON X NYC PLACEMAKING RESEARCH

    INTIMATE NEIGHBOURHOODS: LONDON X NYC PLACEMAKING RESEARCH

    We are delighted to announce that we've been awarded funding from the British Council and Arts Council England for phase 1 of our major...
    HOUSING CRISIS SOLUTIONS: ECOBUILD CONFERENCE

    HOUSING CRISIS SOLUTIONS: ECOBUILD CONFERENCE

    For a quick-fire overview, see a video of our presentation at Ecobuild last month below - 20 slides presented in 20 seconds each.The...

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