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Lots of thought provoking and challenging contributions at yesterday's #LSDC event 'Creating a Social Value in London’s Built Environment'. Alan Wright was there from BPTW and reflecting on the importance of understanding the inherent #Social Value that exists in a place before development particularly resonated with a significant number of very powerful testimonies not least the presentation of Dr. Patria Roman-Velazquez, Founding Chair, Latin Elephant, & Senior Lecturer in Innovations in Research, King's College London and comments from people from across London highlighting how they were "listened to but not heard", and a sense of 'social value greenwashing' where proposed #social value is given undue weight without regard for what is being lost. Mayor of London London Sustainable Development Commission and other talks from Holly Lewis Amandeep Singh Kalra David Elliott Tibbalds

Justin Kelly and Neill Campbell had a busy two days in #Liverpool for the #Housing Community Summit, where discussions focused on the future of housing delivery. It is clear that the challenge lies not only in meeting the new aspirational housing #targets but also ensuring the quality and sustainability of current existing housing stock. It was reassuring to hear from Miatta Fahnbulleh, Minister for Energy Consumers, on The Labour Party plans for #retrofitting #social and #council #homes, “taking an area-based approach, aligning the need to maintain, improve and renew our social housing stock with the need to upgrade and #decarbonise our homes.” With a pledge of £6.6bn to retrofit five million homes and a strong focus on decarbonisation, the collaboration between housing associations, councils, and key stakeholders will be crucial. Chartered Institute of Housing National Housing Federation #HousingCrisis

We are looking forward to the Housing Design Awards Ceremony tomorrow! Olivia Pfeil, BPTW Associate, will be attending the ceremony where we are proud to have two schemes shortlisted. Rochester Riverside Phases 2 & 3 form part of our design work for Countryside Partnerships and The Hyde Group with Medway Council to create a new destination neighbourhood of 1,400 new homes, connecting Rochester to the River Medway. The first three phases provided 656 new homes and mixed use spaces, drawing inspiration from the historic Medway area. Alkerden Gateway in Ebbsfleet Garden City, designed for Westerhill Homes by Chartway, is a 67 home scheme with bespoke customisable elements. Congratulations to all of the shortlisted projects and we look forward to the winner’s announcements tomorrow. Design For Homes #awardwinningdesign #housingdesign #housing #mixeduse #architecture #design

“If we want a world that serves us all, we have to be in those spaces making those decisions. We have to design it, we have to build it. For me, that is a huge driver.” BPTW is supporting the Build Your Future in Housing campaign from The Housing Forum’s Futures Network to boost the profile of housing as a career path. As a Futures Network member, Hayley Grace, Architect at BPTW, is working with the rest of the team to explore ways of solving the housing industry’s skill shortages through a series of podcasts. In the latest podcast episode, Hayley meets with Charlotte Hollands from BMJ Architects to discuss Charlotte’s experience as an Architect with ADHD. Charlotte offers insight into the importance of representation, adjustments that can be made for those who are neurodiverse, and how encouraging inclusivity and diverse ways of thinking can elevate our built environment. Be sure to check out the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/enMmN2WA #BuildYourFutureInHousing #SkillsShortage #FuturesNetwork #THF #HousingForum #HousingCareers #ConstructionCareers #ArchitectureCareers

Join Chris Bath on 12th September for Design South East’s CPD and networking session on Alternative Housing Models. Chris will be sharing his experience of leading the design of Ebbsfleet Garden City’s first custom-build housing scheme, Alkerden Gateway. Appointed by Westerhill Homes by Chartway, Chris led the team to design a scheme of 67 family homes and apartments with customisable elements, enabling residents to create bespoke homes tailored to their needs, suiting a diverse neighbourhood community. Alkerden Gateway has been shortlisted for the 2024 Housing Design Awards, a testament to the excellent contemporary design of the scheme. He will be joined by a panel of industry experts for this in-person CPD which will cover a range of alternative models of housing delivery and tenure and how they can contribute to addressing the housing crisis. The expert speakers joining Chris include, Tess O Sullivan from the Rural & Community Housing Enabling service in Kent, Mellis Haward from Archio Ltd, Amandeep Singh Kalra from Be First Regeneration Limited, Irene Craik from Levitt Bernstein, and Anne Thorne from Anne Thorne Architects LLP. Secure your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/e9vzZfun #bespokehousing #architecture #custombuild #ebbsfleet

The BPTW team stepped out of the studio and onto the pitch for the Ardent 5-a-side football tournament. We enjoyed a great afternoon in the sun, catching up with clients and consultants for some friendly competition. We are proud to have achieved an impressive 2nd place in the competition, proving our strong teamwork extends beyond our project work! Thank you to Ardent Consulting Engineers for organising such a great event and we look forward to the 2025 tournament! Bellway Homes RM_A Savills eb7 ltd Peter Sofoluke Frances Abrahamsen Ben Dean Martin Lee Chris Warren Abel Asmah #footballtournament #sport

Our shortlist for the Best Architect Employer of the Year Award reflects our commitment to professional development, equality, work-life balance, and wellbeing. Over the past year, we have reviewed our recruitment processes to eliminate bias and partnered with The London School of Architecture to support more accessible routes into Architecture. We are dedicated to providing an equitable workplace and are proud to have achieved a workforce consisting of 61% women. Congratulations to all other shortlisted practices and we look forward to the awards ceremony in October! #AYAs2024 #architecture

Fantastic news to round off the week, Campkin Road in Cambridge has won Best Large Social Housing Development in East Anglia at the LABC Warranty Building Excellence Awards! Responding to the surrounding architectural vernacular, our pre-planning design for Campkin Road delivers 75 new, high-quality affordable homes and re-provides an important local community centre. This project forms part of our ongoing work with the Cambridge Investment Partnership to increase the provision of affordable homes in Cambridge. Congratulations to the project team on the successful award submission! Neill Campbell Hill Group UK Cambridge City Council Feilden+Mawson 3C Shared Services Photography by Ben Davis #LABC #housingawards #affordablehousing #buildingexcellence

With the UK Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes, it is as important as ever for the sector to work together to drive forward safe and quality affordable housing.   Hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation, the newly launched Housing Community Summit will bring together the housing sector’s biggest stakeholders to debate and shape the future of social housing.   BPTW Partners Justin Kelly and Neill Campbell will be in attendance. Get in touch with events@bptw.co.uk to arrange a catch up.   #housingcommunitysummit #housingconference #socialhousing

The Chatham Centre Design Code has been unanimously approved by Medway Council and has now been adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) that will deliver more successful places and facilitate regeneration aligned to the community’s aspirations. Overseen by Scott Elliott Adams, BPTW’s urban design team and the wider consultant team, including CREATE STREETS, HTA Design LLP Landscape, Urban Movement and Lyall Bills & Young Architects, the design code is informed by local character and strong community engagement, delivering a framework to establish Chatham as a city centre by 2050. Read more about the Chatham Centre Design Code below. Design South East #DesignCode #UrbanDesign #Regeneration #Architecture #NMDC #NationalModelDesignCode