Join us on Thursday 5th Sept as we celebrate the culmination of the Material Matter[s] learning journey alongside the launch of the latest report by Material Cultures, an ecoregional study of Birmingham and West Mids. Find out more: bit.ly/MaterialsMarket

Do you know someone working in a small to medium construction business in the West Midlands? Share our warm invitation to join Re:Builders | Routes to Regenerative Construction in the West Midlands led by @civic_square, Dark Matter Labs + Material Cultures bit.ly/ReBuildersWM

Re:Builders will connect participants with mentors at the forefront of regenerative construction practices, host workshops on material futures and organisational resilience, and culminate in a live-build project that demonstrates biomaterial construction. bit.ly/ReBuildersWM

Fully funded by Innovate UK + brought to you by Fircroft College, this six-month learning programme for small to medium construction businesses in the West Midlands will run October 2024—March 2025. Apply Here: bit.ly/ReBuildersWM Information Session: bit.ly/ReBuildersWMIn…

Innovate UK Fircroft College Dark Matter Labs West Midlands Combined Authority Hawkland Architype Daniel Blyden just another funguy Jericho Wood Shack Come and meet some of the organising team behind the Re:Builders programme in person at our Drop In Information Day on Thursday 5th September, 10am - 4pm at @civic_square; part of a day long celebration exploring the material opportunities in our region. bit.ly/MaterialsMarket

Such a brilliant opportunity: A fully-funded 6-month learning programme for small/medium West Midlands construction companies who want to understand how to navigate & adapt to the material and climatic futures we face. civicsquare.notion.site/Re-Builders-Ro…

Open Doors 2024 is nearly upon us! This year we're delighted to be participating in both the opening weekend convened by Oxford Preservation Trust as well as a series of fringe events in partnership with Spatial Action Lab, CIVIC SQUARE and Oxford Community Action makespaceoxford.org/events/

Know someone in a SME construction business in the West Midlands? We're working w/CIVIC SQUARE, Material Cultures + Fircroft College on a set of visits, learning days + mentorships in regenerative construction Sign up for the open evening tmrw night 👇bit.ly/ReBuildersWMIn…

If you missed the virtual open evening check out the recording, now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/eSmR_K_Ulxs?si…

Join us at the CIVIC SQUARE site for a week filled with food, play, learning, making, talks and more as we disassemble the research, design principles, material possibilities and more for the Neighbourhood Public Square to organise and prototype together. eventbrite.co.uk/o/civic-square…

Describing a place as a food desert “implies that this is a natural phenomenon—that the lack of healthy, fresh, nutritious foods in certain neighborhoods is par for the course, normal, organic.” Food apartheid” is closer to the truth shareable.net/reclaiming-foo…

Short term cost-benefit analysis is killing us all. We need to design a way beyond this.

Saturday School Autumn Talks: Daniel J. Blyden + Joon-Lynn Goh 23 Sept 1-2pm -🔗 in bio Daniel J. Blyden is Co-founder & Director of Design at CIVIC SQUARE , which demonstrates neighbourhood-scale civic infrastructure for social & ecological transition, together with many people & partners.

Check out "Material Matter[s] Market Day + Report Launch" eventbrite.co.uk/e/material-mat… CIVIC SQUARE

Really excited for this celebratory showcase, market place and report launch, a real culmination of the past years deep research and practice. We have an incredible programme, kicking off right from 10am today. Look forward to seeing you there!

Join us in South Loop Park for the fourth annual B16 Lunch to eat, learn, play, dance, make and design the Neighbourhood Public Square together this Saturday 7th Sept, we will be joined by so many incredible speakers, performers and workshop hosts. Book: bit.ly/B16Lunch24

You'll find me there with the honour of chairing a hopeful and imaginative panel on Urban Climate & Health Infrastructure with: 🗣️ Seth Amani Scafe-Smith 🗣️ melissa mean 🗣️ Sara Edmonds of National Retrofit Hub 🗣️ seetal solanki