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Shortlist for The Pineapples 2026 awards announced

The shortlisted teams will present their projects to the judges from 24-26 February with winners announced at the party on 22 April

Raising incomes essential to lifting residents out of deprivation says report, but what about affordable homes?

Centre for Cities report shows 80% of most income-deprived postcodes in 2010 were still depressed in 2025 – but some cities bucked the trend. Does that point to inclusive growth or gentrification? Christine Murray

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2026 awards announced

The shortlisted teams will present their projects to the judges from 24-26 February with winners announced at the party on 22 April

Got flooding problems? Have you considered diverting the river?

Toronto has kickstarted its port renewal project with a riverine park that lifts 174 hectares out of the floodplain and makes ready for homes, Christine Murray reports

Co-housing revives something that once came naturally: Neighbourly living

While still a rarity in the UK, co-housing could play an important role in the drive to build more housing, writes Harriet Saddington

Social Impact 2026: Speakers announced

Speakers announced for Social Impact 2026, a two-day event running 2-3 February on making a place-based impact

The community came together to stop flooding – and failed: “There is only one winner from all of this”

After an extreme flooding event in 2021, my neighbours worked together to develop a sustainable drainage project. With one planning application rejected, the other withdrawn, what happens now? writes Dr Elizabeth Rapoport

Roker and Seaburn: Breathing new life into Sunderland's stunning coastal landmarks Sponsored by Vestre

Vestre helped breathe new life into a traditional British seaside resort by bringing a touch of contemporary Scandinavian design to the beach

opportunities

Hull City Council seeks development partner for Albion Square

The development partner must be capable of delivering a high-quality scheme in line with Kingston upon Hull’s local plan [Deadline 27 February 2026]

Brighton Council seeks design teams to replace unsafe tower blocks with new housing

The project covers the Hollingdean site, including Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge, and the Whitehawk site with five blocks [Deadline 11 February 2026]

Architects sought for framework agreement for Welsh not-for-profit housing developer

A maximum of ten consultants will be appointed for the services [Deadline 20 February 2026]

Gwynedd Council seeks consultant to assess economic and social value of cultural sector

Cyngor Gwynedd have secured financial support to research and create an action plan [Deadline 12 February]

Developer sought for important city centre regeneration in Belfast

The Northern Ireland Housing seeks proposals for a mixed-use development at Hope Street [Deadline 11 February 2026]

Market engagement sought for redevelopment of historic Buttermarket by Bassetlaw District Council

Outrage from the community as plans to install a Food Market in the place of traders [Deadline 23 January 2026]

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Judges announced for The Pineapples awards for place 2026

Previous winners, industry stars and who’s who of developers among 55 professionals to judge The Pineapples awards for place

podcasts

Participatory building: How community construction takes engagement to a new level

Working in collaboration with charity Global Generation, Jan Kattein Architects has been building ...

Neuroarchitecture: Design for the unconscious mind

Professor Nick Tyler discusses his experiments at UCL’s PEARL laboratory uncovering the hidden ...

Design by AI: Why we need to hack the algorithm

Amid dystopian predictions, the fact that AI tends towards the typical, standard and normative ...

If we want to create inclusive, supportive and safe places, we can't ignore trauma

Olaide Oboh, director of mixed-use developer Socius, speaks about trauma-informed practice and why ...

Purple pounds: Designing for the deaf and disabled

Disability urban strategist Amanprit Arnold speaks about the growing role of technology in ...

Fighting for a Feminist City in Glasgow: How to move from activism to policy

Holly Bruce, Scottish Greens councillor for Langside in Glasgow on how the Scottish city became the ...

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films

Family journeys to school: "It's life or death sometimes"

A home to die for? We can do better

"There's a real outdoor community. Everyone joins up and plays"

placetests

Placetest: Park Hill, Sheffield

What is it like to live here – to be part of its history and its future? Anthropologist Dr Muriel ...

Placetest: Folkestone

Investment in the arts, town and Harbour Arm has spearheaded the regeneration of this coastal town ...

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

Placetest: New Poundbury

Its Royal patron makes Poundbury the focus of much attention, and the development is not even ...

Placetest: Nine Elms

What is the experience of this nascent place and its people? Anthropologist Caroline Bennett visits ...

Placetest: Liverpool One

In this exclusive placetest, anthropologist Rebecca Toop explores the user experience of ...

Placetest: King's Crescent Estate

Placetest King’s Crescent Estate: A part-demolished estate in Stoke Newington is enjoying an ...

Placetest: MediaCityUK

Placetest MediaCityUK: What is it like to live and work in Peel’s MediaCityUK and has it brought ...

Placetest: King’s Cross

Placetest King’s Cross: How does it work, who is there – and who isn’t? How does the masterplan ...

talks & events

“Don’t treat soils like dirt” say experts highlighting waste on construction sites

In one teaspoon of soil, there are more living organisms than people on the planet and yet we ...

A brand-new seafront for less than a footballer’s wages

It’s not an easy task to stretch the flood defence grants but with an integrated team, you can get ...

Rain gardens: “It's not just an engineering solution. It's also landscape. It’s biodiversity”

If the street is going to be dug up, then you should get as many positives out of the disruption as ...

Passivhaus social housing: “They don't have to choose between heating and eating”

The health and economic benefits of Passivhaus make it worth the increase in quality control and ...

“It’s about feeling really good.” How social impact is being measured at Brent Cross Town

Brent Cross Town is using the Flourishing Index to demonstrate the cause and effect of placemaking ...

“How do we prove this is the right thing to do?” Making Impact in Wilton Park, Dublin

IPUT Real Estate Dublin shares their methodology for long-term social impact research project ...

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Caregivers and young children rarely consulted in community engagement despite representing a third of the population Sponsored by Van Leer Foundation

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