homelessness — 30 years of projects across South Yorkshire

Celebrating South Yorkshire Housing Association at 50: and only two Chief Executives in 50 years

South Yorkshire Housing Association is 50 this year.

How have we managed to stay true to our founder’s mission?

Part of the answer lies in the consistency of our leadership: we have had only two Chief Executives in our 50-year history, John Belcher and Tony Stacey. It is also because of the quality of those two leaders and their commitment to our purpose.

Tony has announced his imminent, and well-deserved, retirement after 27 years. This blog uses the refurbishment of a former homeless hostel to tell the story of Tony’s contribution to South Yorkshire Housing Association.

Social Housing, BrandMiranda Plowden10 November 2022South Yorkshire Housing Association, homelessness, Zac Tudor Comment

21 years of Live Projects: how Sheffield’s architecture students have helped shape the city region

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?

Placemaking, CommunityMiranda Plowden12 June 2021homelessness, participation, architectural education, workspace, Prue Chiles, Carolyn Butterworth, Sheffield School of Architecture, SOAR, South Yorkshire Housing AssociationComment