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Tanisha Raffiuddin will speak at NLA Awards: Behind the Winning Projects, sharing insights from Neasden Town Centre, winner of the Masterplans & Place Strategies, a collaborative effort.
Event link: https://nla.london/events/nla-awards-behind-the-winning-projects
#NLAwards #Placemaking #Storytelling
Event link: https://nla.london/events/nla-awards-behind-the-winning-projects
#NLAwards #Placemaking #Storytelling
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Tanisha Raffiuddin will speak at NLA Awards: Behind the Winning Projects, sharing insights from Neasden Town Centre, winner of the Masterplans & Place Strategies, a collaborative effort.
Event link: https://nla.london/events/nla-awards-behind-the-winning-projects
#NLAwards #Placemaking #Storytelling
Event link: https://nla.london/events/nla-awards-behind-the-winning-projects
#NLAwards #Placemaking #Storytelling
In 2026, destination marketing shifts from promotion to belonging. From residents to visitors, places are defined by how they’re lived.
Read our latest insight piece on five trends shaping the future of place here-
https://t.mtrbio.com/conceptculture
#DestinationMarketing#PlaceBranding#Placemaking
Read our latest insight piece on five trends shaping the future of place here-
https://t.mtrbio.com/conceptculture
#DestinationMarketing#PlaceBranding#Placemaking
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
In 2026, destination marketing shifts from promotion to belonging. From residents to visitors, places are defined by how they’re lived.
Read our latest insight piece on five trends shaping the future of place here-
https://t.mtrbio.com/conceptculture
#DestinationMarketing#PlaceBranding#Placemaking
Read our latest insight piece on five trends shaping the future of place here-
https://t.mtrbio.com/conceptculture
#DestinationMarketing#PlaceBranding#Placemaking
The #LFA2026 Call for Activity is now open. Our Creative Director, Tanisha Raffiuddin, is serving on this year’s Curatorial Panel, helping shape a programme grounded in the theme of #Belonging. If you’re developing an idea, now is the time to submit!
#belonging #LFA2026 #citymaking #architecture
#belonging #LFA2026 #citymaking #architecture
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The #LFA2026 Call for Activity is now open. Our Creative Director, Tanisha Raffiuddin, is serving on this year’s Curatorial Panel, helping shape a programme grounded in the theme of #Belonging. If you’re developing an idea, now is the time to submit!
#belonging #LFA2026 #citymaking #architecture
#belonging #LFA2026 #citymaking #architecture
Digital strategy in 2026 is about trust, clarity, and coherence, not noise.
Read our insights on the new digital landscape on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4qJeWCf
Looking to create authentic content that resonates with your audience? Get in touch today!
#BuiltEnvironment #Storytelling
Read our insights on the new digital landscape on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4qJeWCf
Looking to create authentic content that resonates with your audience? Get in touch today!
#BuiltEnvironment #Storytelling
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Digital strategy in 2026 is about trust, clarity, and coherence, not noise.
Read our insights on the new digital landscape on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4qJeWCf
Looking to create authentic content that resonates with your audience? Get in touch today!
#BuiltEnvironment #Storytelling
Read our insights on the new digital landscape on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4qJeWCf
Looking to create authentic content that resonates with your audience? Get in touch today!
#BuiltEnvironment #Storytelling
How can creativity and collaboration transform our cities? 🌍
This week, Tanisha Raffiuddin joins #UtopianHours2025 in Turin for two roundtables - The Neighbourhood Effect and Beyond Green - exploring culture, resilience, and the future of city-making.
#ConceptCulture
This week, Tanisha Raffiuddin joins #UtopianHours2025 in Turin for two roundtables - The Neighbourhood Effect and Beyond Green - exploring culture, resilience, and the future of city-making.
#ConceptCulture
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
How can creativity and collaboration transform our cities? 🌍
This week, Tanisha Raffiuddin joins #UtopianHours2025 in Turin for two roundtables - The Neighbourhood Effect and Beyond Green - exploring culture, resilience, and the future of city-making.
#ConceptCulture
This week, Tanisha Raffiuddin joins #UtopianHours2025 in Turin for two roundtables - The Neighbourhood Effect and Beyond Green - exploring culture, resilience, and the future of city-making.
#ConceptCulture
💬 “The public realm and landscape have been designed in genuine collaboration with a diverse group of local people.”
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
💬 “The public realm and landscape have been designed in genuine collaboration with a diverse group of local people.”
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) shares with host Tanisha Raffiuddin how inclusive consultation has shaped the Earl’s Court regeneration
In episode 17 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) about how culture and creativity can act as catalysts for urban transformation.
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
September 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In episode 17 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin talks place with Tom Branton (Earl’s Court Development Company) about how culture and creativity can act as catalysts for urban transformation.
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🎧 Full episode out now – link in bio.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
This week our will be at the World Design Congress 2025 at the Barbican. The theme ‘Design for Planet’ brings together global voices to explore how design can drive meaningful change.
Get in touch with Tanisha if you'd like to meet at the Congress.
#WorldDesignCongress2025
Get in touch with Tanisha if you'd like to meet at the Congress.
#WorldDesignCongress2025
September 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This week our will be at the World Design Congress 2025 at the Barbican. The theme ‘Design for Planet’ brings together global voices to explore how design can drive meaningful change.
Get in touch with Tanisha if you'd like to meet at the Congress.
#WorldDesignCongress2025
Get in touch with Tanisha if you'd like to meet at the Congress.
#WorldDesignCongress2025
💬 Let’s talk about feelings.
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
September 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
💬 Let’s talk about feelings.
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
In episode 16 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design about why emotions, stories, and authentic connections should be central to how we shape the built environment.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
💬 “There are projects in Oslo planned on 100-year timescales. They call it cathedral thinking.”
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
August 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💬 “There are projects in Oslo planned on 100-year timescales. They call it cathedral thinking.”
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
Hilary Satchwell of Tibbalds, speaks with Tanisha Raffiuddin about the importance of long-term vision in placemaking, and how today’s choices will shape the places of tomorrow.
#TalkingPlacePodcast
🌱 Listening to all forms of life can transform how we shape place.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
August 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🌱 Listening to all forms of life can transform how we shape place.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
In episode 15 of Talking Place, Tanisha Raffiuddin speaks with Devorah Block, founder of the Place Literacy Project, about why geological, ecological, and non-human perspectives must be part of how we understand and design places.
💬 “In the vast majority of cases, things go wrong when we take too partial a perspective in making our decisions.”
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
August 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
💬 “In the vast majority of cases, things go wrong when we take too partial a perspective in making our decisions.”
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
In episode 15, Devorah Block, shares why place needs to be understood in all its complexity, and how place awareness workshops are helping communities see the bigger picture.
Thrilled that our Neasden Town Centre: Sustainability & Placemaking Action Plan is shortlisted for the NLA Awards 2025 in Masterplans & Place Strategies. 📣
Honoured to be recognised and excited for the next phase of work for the community.
#ConceptCulture
Honoured to be recognised and excited for the next phase of work for the community.
#ConceptCulture
August 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thrilled that our Neasden Town Centre: Sustainability & Placemaking Action Plan is shortlisted for the NLA Awards 2025 in Masterplans & Place Strategies. 📣
Honoured to be recognised and excited for the next phase of work for the community.
#ConceptCulture
Honoured to be recognised and excited for the next phase of work for the community.
#ConceptCulture
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now!
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
July 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🎙️ Talking Place – New episode out now!
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
In episode 14 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin explores cultural programming’s impact on urban transformation with George Kekatos from Futurecity.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, & YouTube.
#TalkingPlacePodcast #CulturalPlacemaking
💬 “The more restrictions you have, the more creative you are.”
This week on @talkingplace.bsky.social, we dive into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
This week on @talkingplace.bsky.social, we dive into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
July 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
💬 “The more restrictions you have, the more creative you are.”
This week on @talkingplace.bsky.social, we dive into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
This week on @talkingplace.bsky.social, we dive into how constraints - listed buildings, tight budgets, awkward sites - unlock creativity and value with Orbit Architects.
🎧 Full episode now on Spotify, Apple, Amazon & YouTube.
In our latest Talking Place episode, host @Tanisha_rr dives into the realities of delivering retrofit with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from @OrbitArchitects
#TalkingPlace
#TalkingPlace
July 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In our latest Talking Place episode, host @Tanisha_rr dives into the realities of delivering retrofit with Philip Atkinson and Llinos Hughes from @OrbitArchitects
#TalkingPlace
#TalkingPlace
💬 “You know, you start with an empty site, and it can be absolutely anything you want it to be. But that’s easy, right? We want the challenge.”
#TalkingPlace
#TalkingPlace
July 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
💬 “You know, you start with an empty site, and it can be absolutely anything you want it to be. But that’s easy, right? We want the challenge.”
#TalkingPlace
#TalkingPlace
🎙️ Talking Place Ep. 012 is live!
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
July 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🎙️ Talking Place Ep. 012 is live!
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
Host Tanisha Raffiuddin dives into the big ideas and radical questions coming out of Festival of Place 2025.
Listen now: https://www.conceptculture.co/talking-place-podcast
#TalkingPlace #FestivalOfPlace #Placemaking #Architecture #CoDesign
Designing for older people isn’t niche, it’s foundational.
📝 Read our full blog with takeaways and insights from the day:
https://f.mtr.cool/wkymxpuufi
#ConceptCulture
📝 Read our full blog with takeaways and insights from the day:
https://f.mtr.cool/wkymxpuufi
#ConceptCulture
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Designing for older people isn’t niche, it’s foundational.
📝 Read our full blog with takeaways and insights from the day:
https://f.mtr.cool/wkymxpuufi
#ConceptCulture
📝 Read our full blog with takeaways and insights from the day:
https://f.mtr.cool/wkymxpuufi
#ConceptCulture
Joined by Charlotte Miller, Jude Leighton and Simon Beck, the panel explored:
◾️ Intergenerational housing as a scalable model
◾️ Co-design with older residents
◾️ How policy, funding & private sector can unlock age-inclusive places
◾️ Intergenerational housing as a scalable model
◾️ Co-design with older residents
◾️ How policy, funding & private sector can unlock age-inclusive places
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Joined by Charlotte Miller, Jude Leighton and Simon Beck, the panel explored:
◾️ Intergenerational housing as a scalable model
◾️ Co-design with older residents
◾️ How policy, funding & private sector can unlock age-inclusive places
◾️ Intergenerational housing as a scalable model
◾️ Co-design with older residents
◾️ How policy, funding & private sector can unlock age-inclusive places
The future of housing must be intergenerational.,
It begins with designing places where older people can thrive, not just live.
At @FestivalOfPlace, our Founder @Tanisha_rr chaired a panel on Healthy Homes and Intergenerational Living 🏡
It begins with designing places where older people can thrive, not just live.
At @FestivalOfPlace, our Founder @Tanisha_rr chaired a panel on Healthy Homes and Intergenerational Living 🏡
July 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The future of housing must be intergenerational.,
It begins with designing places where older people can thrive, not just live.
At @FestivalOfPlace, our Founder @Tanisha_rr chaired a panel on Healthy Homes and Intergenerational Living 🏡
It begins with designing places where older people can thrive, not just live.
At @FestivalOfPlace, our Founder @Tanisha_rr chaired a panel on Healthy Homes and Intergenerational Living 🏡
We’ve rounded up the top takeaways in our latest blog at Concept Culture, covering AI, cultural infrastructure, liveable cities, and the leadership mindsets defining the next 5 years.
📖 Read here: https://www.conceptculture.co/blog/europe-2030
📖 Read here: https://www.conceptculture.co/blog/europe-2030
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We’ve rounded up the top takeaways in our latest blog at Concept Culture, covering AI, cultural infrastructure, liveable cities, and the leadership mindsets defining the next 5 years.
📖 Read here: https://www.conceptculture.co/blog/europe-2030
📖 Read here: https://www.conceptculture.co/blog/europe-2030
🎨 “Creativity comes from managing anarchy. To be cool, you have to let cool things happen. It won’t happen through the branding machine.”
– Roger Madelin CBE
Design shouldn’t kill spontaneity. Cities need space for real culture to grow.
– Roger Madelin CBE
Design shouldn’t kill spontaneity. Cities need space for real culture to grow.
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🎨 “Creativity comes from managing anarchy. To be cool, you have to let cool things happen. It won’t happen through the branding machine.”
– Roger Madelin CBE
Design shouldn’t kill spontaneity. Cities need space for real culture to grow.
– Roger Madelin CBE
Design shouldn’t kill spontaneity. Cities need space for real culture to grow.
🌱 “Climate neutral construction is the only way of building in the future. Best to test and get ahead of the curve now.”
– Finn Williams, Malmö City Architect
Cities like Malmö and Bratislava are already proving it can be done.
– Finn Williams, Malmö City Architect
Cities like Malmö and Bratislava are already proving it can be done.
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🌱 “Climate neutral construction is the only way of building in the future. Best to test and get ahead of the curve now.”
– Finn Williams, Malmö City Architect
Cities like Malmö and Bratislava are already proving it can be done.
– Finn Williams, Malmö City Architect
Cities like Malmö and Bratislava are already proving it can be done.
🧠 “Invest time in creating good thought leadership content, as investors are looking for guidance.”
A powerful reminder from Tyler Goodwin on how ideas, not just assets, will shape future value.
A powerful reminder from Tyler Goodwin on how ideas, not just assets, will shape future value.
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🧠 “Invest time in creating good thought leadership content, as investors are looking for guidance.”
A powerful reminder from Tyler Goodwin on how ideas, not just assets, will shape future value.
A powerful reminder from Tyler Goodwin on how ideas, not just assets, will shape future value.