The one thing the last 9 months of the Covid Pandemic has allowed or enforced (depending on how you look at it) is for things to slow down and in some instances grind to a stop.

In late spring 2020, residents of smog-choked cities in India could suddenly see the Himalayas. A headline i’ll always think back to for being an unexpected by-product of just two weeks into a global shutdown. For locals this sight has been absent for over 30 years, at last a positive that would have never had arisen if humanity had been forced to stop for a moment. Its made ‘Doomers’ ( a person with mindset that climate change is non reversible) re-evaluate their philosophy and see hope? With the addition of Attenborough on our screens in lockdown with ‘A life on our planet’ ways to combat climate change and be more mindful of the way we treat our environment is at the forefront of many peoples minds whilst we have been held captive on our sofas.

The current notion of ‘The Community Centre’ in Britain today conjures images of sparse and sterile spaces, transient and without personality. Church halls where pensioners or new mums congregate in circles on stackable plastic chairs, eating custard creams and talking about the weather. Innovation seems to be absent in these non-spaces, and design and communication are seemingly low on the list of priorities, creating inevitable disengagement with younger audiences. However, the rise of a new type of meeting place - ‘The Contemporary Community House’ exists elsewhere and could potentially breathe life into this outdated model- inspiring participation from all demographics and promoting a neighbourhood feel which unites and benefits all age groups.

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