by Charles Campion How do you create a neighbourhood where community is not simply an aspiration, but a key principle embedded from the outset that shapes the design, delivery and long-term stewardship of the place? This question framed the recent “Learning Journey” to Woodgate, Pease Pottage, which I organised as…
A major contribution to the debate over the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles has just been published by Nick Maini, a local resident who crosses Hammersmith Bridge daily. This blog has been welcomed by many on different sides of the argument about what should happen and shows the…
It’s been an exciting few weeks for my community of Barnes, South West London. We’ve seen new placemaking and resilience projects approved and delivered, and to top it all off, we picked up a national Highways Award for Innovation. With the Government launching its Pride in Place strategy and the…
Monica Saunders, organiser of Climate Chat Hampton Hill on 30 April 2025, explains an exciting new community-led initiative focussing on positive changes people can make in their own lives and at a local level. With us all leading such busy lives, it’s not surprising that we don’t always know what might…
Following on from the success of the Barnes Ponder community visioning events in 2013 and 2023, Charles Campion was asked by the Mortlake Community Association to lead a similar event for the neighbouring, historic village on the River Thames. Mortlake is famous for being the finish of the Oxford v…
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….
The Academy of Urbanism is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2006 that brings together both the current and next generation of urban leaders, thinkers and practitioners to learn from place and disseminate best practice. The Awards programme is the Academy’s primary platform for recognising the best, most enduring or most…
On Wednesday 15 May 2024, JTP hosted the launch of the new Engagement Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work. A full house of guests, including built environment professionals, politicians and community members were taken through the guidance; and heard insights and best practice from a panel of experts. The…
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…