Archive - Well-Placed with Emily Wright

Life is at the heart of £1bn plans for a new, world-leading cancer hub

...this is why that matters

Jun 5 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

May 2025

The multi-storey car park being transformed into hundreds of "post-apocalyptic" style new homes

Social impact developer Capital & Centric has been given the greenlight to transform a derelict car park into 111 homes. A UK-first, could this be the…

May 8 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

April 2025

"No shoes, no makeup, no pants"

Is embracing informality the key to creating beautiful, commercially viable spaces?

Apr 17 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

March 2025

Inside the world's first fully AI-driven architectural project

London-based architect Tim Fu has unveiled plans for seven luxury villas created entirely using AI-driven tools

Mar 27 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

How unlocking our earliest childhood memories can help us build a better world

Looking at design through an adult lens in isolation is no way to create inclusive places and spaces. Plus, the architect with a bold new vision for…

Mar 6 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

February 2025

Where were you when you fell in love?

Uniquely personal and rarely forgotten, the places where we fall head over heels hold a special place in our memories as well as our hearts

Feb 13 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

January 2025

"This is the most important thing we can do for ourselves, our families and our kids"

The healthy buildings movement is upon us and, unlike most New Year's wellness endeavours, it's here to stay

Jan 23 •

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December 2024

How maniacs, fanatics and one highly qualified weirdo are changing the world

Intrigued? I hope so. Read on...

Dec 19, 2024 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

November 2024

Inside the building that will, quite literally, take your breath away

Undulating along the Baltic waterfront on a former industrial site, Lӧyly Sauna is more than a timber-clad jewel in Helsinki's architectural crown. It…

Nov 29, 2024 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

How a bright red boardwalk became the overnight star of a £4bn show

A ruby-hued wooden walkway undulating through London's "first new town centre" in 50 years is proving how purposeful public realm can set a new standard…

Nov 7, 2024 •

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October 2024

The healing power of places that embrace pain

Cities, spaces and places hold on to trauma. Design can turn that pain into hope says Daniel Libeskind, the architect who breathed life back into Ground…

Oct 17, 2024 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

September 2024

The world's largest wooden city "infused with the serenity of a forest"

Swedish developer Annica Anas hopes Stockholm's wooden city - set to be the largest in the world - will open the floodgates for a different style of…

Sep 26, 2024 •

Well-Placed with Emily Wright

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