Flora Samuel
OpinionMaking public consultation meaningful remains a huge challenge
We know that proper engagement with local communities can improve design, but getting the model right is difficult, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionReasons to be cheerful about social value
Flora Samuel looks back at the recent history of social value and finds much to celebrate
OpinionKids doing wheelies, and other ways of valuing land
Much work needs to be done in joining up the agendas of food, homes and health – but interesting things are happening, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionCross-sector consultation is helping to put social value on the table
These new initiatives are important steps on the journey towards outcomes-based procurement. All now depends on their reception from clients
OpinionDesigning a better future for 2021 – and the next million years
Flora Samuel finds some hope in taking the long view
OpinionFinding the way to build back better
New administrative groupings are needed in government and local authorities to ensure joined up strategy across the health, social care, transport and planning agendas, Flora Samuel writes
OpinionAdding value has never been more important
Good design is core to making the world a better place, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionIn rejecting the spiritual we lose the chance to build connection
Earlier generations had no need to measure social value because it was innate, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionHow ethical is your staycation?
Flora Samuel looks at the negative impact holiday homes can have on communities
OpinionHow to talk to non-architects about social value
The new Social Value Toolkit should arm you with practical support, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionChanging the narrative while there’s still time
We’re on a knife egde and need to ask how we want history to judge us, says Flora Samuel
OpinionLearning from lockdown: Now is the time to gather evidence of architecture’s value
Practices devoting themselves to research more than speculation will emerge from the crisis on solid ground, writes Flora Samuel
OpinionSo you’re about to graduate into a global depression?
Flora Samuel, who herself graduated in the teeth of a recession, offers some advice for students and young architects
OpinionNow is the time to put equality at the heart of your practice
Has coronavirus killed social value? Far from it, argues Flora Samuel
OpinionHow do you demonstrate social value?
Building Design’s social value columnist looks at the emerging metrics
OpinionCan the language of social value cross continents?
Flora Samuel explores universality through the lens of two cities in Britain and the Philippines
OpinionHow design aspiration withers in the face of private-sector cunning
Building Design’s social value columnist Flora Samuel examines the story of one estate
OpinionImagine a neighbourhood where social value is part of its DNA
What would the characteristics of such a place be, asks Flora Samuel
OpinionWe need a multi-dimensional approach to social value
Introducing Flora Samuel, Building Design’s new social value columnist