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Revitalising Districts

The Hive: Permanent Placemaking Returns Unloved Land to the Community

Karl Dickinson - October 27, 2025

When an alleyway became too undesirable to even walk through, play and tactical interventions helped residents address their neighbourhood’s trauma and reclaim the space. Alleyways don’t get much attention but can be a critical space...

Architecture & Design

Dialogue & Redesign: How Business is Booming Again on Leyton’s High Streets

Karl Dickinson - September 29, 2025

It took just months to spruce up High Road Leyton, once again filling what was a declining town centre with businesses, people, and pride. London’s atmosphere was electric. In the run-up to the 2012 summer...

Architecture & Design

CityChanger Siobhan Burger: How to Lead Social Design for a Better Future

Karl Dickinson - April 15, 2025

The cities we build today will still be standing for generations to come, so we need to anticipate how these will form the physical and social infrastructures people need in the future. Siobhan Burger...

Inclusive Cities

Dignity by Design: How Kitty’s Laundrette is Reviving Anfield’s High Street

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2025

Faced with a decimated high street, residents of an Anfield neighbourhood created a community hub, reviving much needed services, decent jobs, and social infrastructure. There’s a wall of washing machines constantly on the go at...

Architecture & Design

d-Lab: Reviving Social Infrastructure via Architectural Design

Karl Dickinson - February 25, 2025

Preserving historic architecture seems at odds with renovating buildings to meet modern sustainability standards. One Spanish university, however, is bridging these two worlds – by reviving traditional construction methods. It just so happens that...

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