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How the new NPPF puts design back at the heart of planning

What you need to know about the draft NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance before the government consultation ends on 10 March by Hilary Satchwell

Ruth Glass: Gentrification visionary

Not only was Ruth Glass remarkably ahead of her time in identifying and naming gentrification as a new phenomenon over 60 years ago, her work has continuing relevance in the subsequent social and housing market changes in London and other cities, writes Chris Hamnett

See the schedule of projects with timings for The Pineapples livestream

Who’s on when? See the full schedule of project presentations for The Pineapples, 24-26 February

Festival of Pineapples starts next week and it's free to watch

Free and fascinating: Register to stream the live judging of The Pineapples awards for place, 24-26 February

“If you’ve never flooded, you don’t realise that the water is filthy”

The average flood damage in the UK is 0.3m, barely up to the shins in terms of water, but that can still mean thousands of pounds in damage. Peter Apps reports on the growing issue of flood poverty

How the new NPPF puts design back at the heart of planning

What you need to know about the draft NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance before the government consultation ends on 10 March by Hilary Satchwell

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

opportunities

Department for Transport seeks private-sector partner for HS2 Euston Station

DfT has initiated market engagement to explore public-private partnership for London terminus [Deadline 28 February]

Communities & Housing Investment Consortium seeks architects and engineers for consultancy framework

Framework covers architectural services, structural engineering, MEP, heritage and more [Deadline 11 March]

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]

more opportunities

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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