We are a public square, neighbourhood lab, and creative + participatory platform focused on regenerative civic + social infrastructure. Phase 1: @__TheFrontRoom
Apr 25 • 7 tweets • 8 min read
3ºC Neighbourhood is a new piece of research co-authored by @CIVIC_SQUARE @DarkMatter_Labs on the risks UK urban neighbourhoods face due to climate + ecological breakdown under a high emissions scenario, likely resulting in +3ºC average global temperature. bit.ly/Neighbourhood3
An increase of +3ºC by 2100 pushes us far beyond global tipping point thresholds, threatening food supply, energy security + destabilising the global economy. We need to be aware of + prepare for the worst whilst building towards a new more hopeful future. bit.ly/Neighbourhood3
Jul 1, 2022 • 20 tweets • 15 min read
Retrofit Reimagined is a neighbourhood festival that seeks to bring together neighbours, practitioners, and organisers from across the country focused on retrofit, and it's role in the future of decarbonising our built environment and a just transition. bit.ly/RetrofitReimag…
Hosted in partnership with @DarkMatter_Labs, @ArchitectsCAN and @zerocarbonhouse, as a collective we are aiming to converge some of the most inspiring and impactful work on retrofit, with many different sectors, practices and ideas coming together to form new combinations.
Jun 19, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
"The whole mental model for the world that we’ve had, that we can plan for and act on something, has fallen apart. We can't force feed a future. Complexity is inherently unpredictable. There are patterns we just don’t know when it will repeat itself." - @M_Heffernan#DeptofDreams
"We think we can take a guide from history, but we forget what’s changed; to take into account different history, culture, and different politics. We have stories and profiles and somehow believe that if somebody fits a story that we know the ending." - @M_Heffernan#DeptofDreams