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It’s beginning to look a lot like the @createstreetsFN summer school 🌞 🖼️ ✏️ 😊 🏡

These 46 affordable homes were built to Passivhaus standards on two sites in Harpurhey for local families, including 28 for Social and Manchester Living Rent.🌹 Both part of our Project 500 scheme with @ManCityCouncil to use our own land for more low carbon and social housing.🏡

There is still time to sign up to join our free seminar this Friday 👇tickettailor.com/events/creates…

How can design help de-risk development, support local SME housebuilders and deliver gentle density with public consent? 👇 Earlier this year, the Thames Estuary Growth Board commissioned Create Streets to explore how better design and placemaking can accelerate the delivery of high-quality homes. Working with Medway Council, we developed a small sites design code for Chatham town centre, applying principles shaped with local residents to help unlock brownfield land and support better development. Join us on Friday 17th July, for a free one-hour webinar sharing the approach and practical delivery mechanisms. Register to attend here tickettailor.com/events/creates…

@shepherdmg @CreateStreetsFN … and drawing is underway. Hand drawing is nearly a lost art in most architectural schools but it’s crucial in learning to actually look at and understand how buildings and places work….

…. But there seem to be widespread agreement across the political spectrum of the importance of doing this. I cited our research on this including our recent visual preference surveys… createstreets.com/projects/the-c…