Following on from the hugely influential urban design book “Responsive Environments” first published in 1985, Ian Bentley, Soham De, Sue McGlynn and Prachi Rampuria have collaborated to publish a follow up entitled “Ecorepsonsive Environments” which integrates principles for designing for human needs with a deeper understanding of natural systems. In…
JTP is a practice of architects and placemakers with extensive experience of delivering successful projects throughout the UK and internationally. JTP’s Managing Partner Marcus Adams recently joined the international lineup of speakers in Galway, Ireland to highlight the critical role innovative co-design and engagement plays in shaping lifelong, liveable neighbourhoods….
In March 2024 Charles Campion attended the Restitch: Social Value Summit in Coventry on behalf of JTP, one of the event sponsors. Restitch was organised by Create Streets, Onward and Labour Together. The Summit brochure includes a range of stimulating essays from practitioners and thinkers in the field, including one…
By Barnes Town Team Over the last 10 years or so the Barnes Town Team has worked with the community and businesses to transform Barnes. This blog is an adaption of a recent award submission and comes at a time when Barnes is in the spotlight with the re-opening of…
By Charles Campion. The Workshed – a new digital and creative business hub designed by JTP is making an impact in the heart of the traditional Cornish market town of Liskeard. “The workshed has brought a conversation and a bit of disruption into Liskeard, and a place to connect with…
By Charles Campion, Barnes Town Team One of the 20/20 Visions case studies tells the story of the Big Barnes Ponder, a Charrette organised by the Barnes Community Association Town Team, held in October 2013. The single day Charrette attracted over 300 people to participate in shaping a Vision for their…
“How do we achieve the desired goal of more homes and more amenities, in the right places with the liveability that we all want. What is our role as urban designers, to ensure we deliver as ‘placemakers’? What else is in the toolbox to enable intensification that enables thriving, resilient…
The Leonberg, Germany 2022 Perspektivenwerkstatt (aka Charrette) and next steps “Leonberg is a car city” is something you can often hear locally. In the past, motorway-like roads have been laid through the town centre and there is a general lack of environmental quality and social meeting spaces. The aim of…
John Thompson, internationally renowned pioneer of collaborative placemaking, has sadly died at the age of 78 after a long illness. Below we reproduce a reflection on John’s life and career first published in January 2023 by JTP where he was Chairman from 1994 until 2016. An obituary also appeared in…
Adie Dove is founder and director of Bodmin based Kick Back Street Kids (KBSK) Performing Arts. In this second blog from Bodmin, Adie sets out her passion and mission for KBSK and why she welcomed the Bodmin Town Centre Charrette held in March 2022. “The Charrette process has demonstrated the…