Another batch of Live Projects - 17 in all - has just come to an end, beautifully curated and facilitated by Sam Brown from Sheffield’s School of Architecture.
Live Projects have been a key feature of training architects in Sheffield. They have also had real impact in the city and beyond. Why do they work so well?
Read MoreWe know that libraries are transformational. What interests me is the difference that good design can make to elevate the transformational impact of libraries. Here are three examples:
#1 A library building - the Learning Zone in Parson Cross, Sheffield
#2 A curated library - at South Yorkshire Housing Association’s Rockingham Street workspace
#3 A Human Library - an event co-produced with South Yorkshire Housing Association’s customers and employees
Read MoreNeighbourhood Strategies in north Sheffield - how it started
In the first decade of the 21st century, a small experiment took place in north Sheffield: a group of us wanted to see if we could create a strategic and visionary masterplan for 6 neighbourhoods (50,000 population) starting not with facts and technical analysis, but with local people's stories and ideas.
Two things inspired this approach.
Read MoreAt South Yorkshire Housing Association we want our customers’ experience with us to be a joy.
Since 2013 we have been exploring through a series of test projects how participatory arts can add value to our purpose: with us you can settle at home, live well and realise your potential. We call this programme Moments of Joy.
This year the programme has had fresh impetus as a direct result of the pandemic: as we locked down our extra care housing (homes for people aged 55 and over) we knew we had to do more to connect with people isolated in their homes.
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