Featured · Research
The Third Place, Fifteen Years On
In 2010 we asked whether a new type of ‘third place’ was emerging. Fifteen years later - after hybrid work, hollowed high streets and a pandemic - the question matters more than ever.
Digital Heritage · 6 May 2026
Mapping the Past: AI, Geospatial Data and Heritage
Machine learning and spatial data are changing how historic places are recorded, understood and cared for. What should the sector do with these tools?
Case Study · 14 April 2026
Interpretation in Practice: A Case Study in Exhibition Design
How an interpretation strategy becomes a gallery - translating research, objects and community voices into an exhibition people actually use.
Adaptive Reuse · 24 March 2026
Beyond the Pew: Finding New Uses for the UK's Churches
Concerts, workshops, co-working, community kitchens - the future of thousands of historic churches depends on imaginative, respectful new uses.
Perspective · 26 February 2026
What If? Speculative Architecture in Heritage Settings
Imagining unbuilt futures for historic places isn't a provocation - it's a serious planning tool. What heritage can learn from speculative design.
Conservation · 29 January 2026
Under Glass: The Future of Britain's Historic Glasshouses
Glasshouses are masterpieces of engineering and horticulture. Restoring them means solving glass, iron, climate and purpose all at once.
