Dinah Bornat

UK housing developments typically neglect the needs of children and families, negatively impacting health and quality of life. But it doesn’t have to be this way

Dinah Bornat explains the thinking behind a new toolkit that puts child and youth-friendly design at the forefront of the masterplan vision

The controversy over the Lilian Baylis scheme in Lambeth, with its separate playgrounds for rich and poorer children, arose from a failure to put people at the heart of design, writes Dinah Bornat

Dinah Bornat reports on recent research into how residents on urban housing estates use recreational spaces

Dinah Bornat reviews the Bartlett’s end of year show