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Giroscope has spent 40 years turning empty properties into affordable homes

“With the right policies, funding and support, it can be done,” says co-founder Martin Newman. Angus Young reports

Displaced: Can we save UK coastal communities from the sea?

If we know a community is under extreme risk, do we have a moral duty to defend or relocate it? Harriet Saddington on an advancing coastal frontline

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

The 2025 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place

Not just a wall: “The flood defences are part of our city, not just infrastructure”

The Southsea coastal defence project is flood protection as destination. Not only does the 4.5km scheme protect Portsmouth from flood damage, it also enhances the city financially, culturally and socially, writes Kimberley France

Erosion in Yorkshire: “You can't defend everywhere”

Flood and coastal risk management investment is not seen as economically viable or desirable along the East Yorkshire coast, reports Angus Young who uncovers the tough decisions being taken

“The healthiest places have spontaneous play engrained in their public spaces”

Inspired by one too many episodes of Race Across the World, Josh Dickerson takes a whirlwind tour of play spaces across Europe and finds open-ended, non-structured play spaces in lieu of fenced-off playgrounds

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

"White Flats" is a powerful short film on how the design of a housing estate can create community and encourage independence and child’s play

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

Gender and climate change: How addressing gender equality could help tackle the climate emergency Sponsored by WSP

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

The Muse Way: How partnership working breathed new life into Lewisham GatewaySponsored feature

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placetests

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 L...

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 ...

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Sidcup Storyteller: Retelling the tale of UK public libraries

At the end of a decade that has seen 800 library closures, the opening of a new one shows they can not only survive but also revive the high street, writes Teshome Douglas-Campbell. Photos by David Grandorge

'Third spaces' like markets provide an important social and entrepreneurial value to the neighbourhood

The strategic renovation of Nag’s Head Market uses incremental change to bring existing and future traders together, writes Nyima Murry with photos by Jim Stephenson

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Anthropologist Caroline Bennett speaks to locals with photography by John Sturrock

"This feels like a restorative take on social housing - a new Amsterdam School"

The Netherlands is facing a housing crisis. Spaarndammerhart in Amsterdam is part of a move by the city to reverse it. Words and photographs by Laura Mark

Search the Place Database for key information on UK places undergoing development

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

The 2024 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place

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Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

The 2025 shortlist for The Pineapples awards for place has been announced with 88 projects in the running for a golden pineapple for their contribution to place

Mothers suffer from long commute but not fathers

Study finds that marginal commuting cost is about the same for men and women before the birth of a child, but after the birth, it is substantially higher for women with a 12km increase in distance equivalent to 20 per cent in wages. Christine Murray reports

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Giroscope has spent 40 years turning empty properties into affordable homes

Displaced: Can we save UK coastal communities from the sea?

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

Not just a wall: “The flood defences are part of our city, not just infrastructure”

Erosion in Yorkshire: “You can't defend everywhere”

“The healthiest places have spontaneous play engrained in their public spaces”

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

sponsored features

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

Gender and climate change: How addressing gender equality could help tackle the climate emergency Sponsored by WSP

Building bridges to biodiversity Sponsored by Muse

The Muse Way: How partnership working breathed new life into Lewisham GatewaySponsored feature

Search the Place Database for key information on UK places undergoing development

placetests

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Placetest: New Poundbury

Placetest: Nine Elms

Placetest: Liverpool One

Placetest: King's Crescent Estate

Placetest: MediaCityUK

Placetest: King’s Cross

fresh thinking

Sidcup Storyteller: Retelling the tale of UK public libraries

'Third spaces' like markets provide an important social and entrepreneurial value to the neighbourhood

Placetest: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

"This feels like a restorative take on social housing - a new Amsterdam School"

Search the Place Database for key information on UK places undergoing development

Shortlist for The Pineapples 2024 awards announced

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Shortlist for The Pineapples 2025 awards announced

Mothers suffer from long commute but not fathers

Erosion in Yorkshire: “You can't defend everywhere”

No leaf unturned: Plymouth tree-felling will face scrutiny with fresh investigation

Is the new anti-gentrification legislation in Louisville a model for global cities?

Built World Cup: New 5-a-side charity football tournament launched to support Rebuilding Ukraine

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