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The Bench Project

@benchprojectLDN

A community research project on the social life of benches.

 Woolwich and Sutton, London
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Joined June 2015
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James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design dezeen.com/2018/07/17/hostil… HT @sloeginny
James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design

James Hughes creates Hostile Bench to show "ugly side" of urban design

Leeds Beckett University graduate James Hughes has made a bench with metal spikes embedded in its seat to highlight issues surrounding hostile urban design.

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Our first #refugeeswelcome in parks thread in honour of #LoveParksWeek - all our resources in one place! Please RT with love. 1/11
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Rather than seeing the homeless as 'other' and 'outside' of our communities we need to see them as just as much a deserving part of them as everyone else. @jrf_uk independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
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Proud for '#RefugeesWelcome in parks' to feature as a case study in this new @ahrcconnect report: Universities, Cities & Communities: Co-Creating Urban Living connected-communities.org/in…
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New resources launched for professionals in green space & refugee services sectors to help make #RefugeesWelcome in parks: landscapeinstitute.org/news/… @clarerishbeth @the_young_fdn @LandscapeSheff
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Dr @clarerishbeth , who presented her research on #RefugeesWelcome in Parks at this year's LI Conference, will launch her study at @the_young_fdn, #bethnalgreen on Tues 5 Dec 12.30pm. Discussion & sharing with lunch from @ChickpeaSisters. More info: buff.ly/2iiIfPH
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Online #refugeewelcome in parks resource book! Evidence how urban parks support wellbeing and connection for refugees and asylum seekers, case studies and actions. issuu.com/clarerishbeth/docs…
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Very much looking forward to the launch of the @ShefFlourish 'talking bench' today, and sharing our 'manifesto of the good bench'! xitter.gq/ShefFlourish/status/93…
Sheffield Flourish (@ShefFlourish) profile pictureSheffield Flourish@ShefFlourish26 Nov 2017
We are super excited about the launch of 'talking benches' tomorrow. The only thing we really need is lots of people. Please come along and RT! facebook.com/events/54724073… #Sheffieldissuper @arcarcarcarc @BBCSheffield @BBCLookNorth @Talk_Sheffield @event_sheffield
Launch of the Winter Garden Talking bench - a place to chat

Launch of the Winter Garden Talking bench - a place to chat

Event in Sheffield, United Kingdom by Talking benches on Monday, November 27 2017

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Our article > How spending time in city parks helps asylum seekers to feel at home theconversation.com/how-spen… #refugeeswelcome @dombook & me
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Hugely exciting delivery! We’ve got 1000 of these beauties... #RefugeesWelcome in parks
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Our Bench Paper! w/ @rogaly (OpenA) Sitting outside: conviviality, self-care and the design of benches in urban POS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Excited to announce the Dutch premiere of 'Alone Together, the social life of benches' affr.nl/en/films/alone-toget… in Arch-film-fest Rotterdam
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Just our sort of project! xitter.gq/radhikabynon/status/90…
Radhika Bynon (@radhikabynon) profile pictureRadhika Bynon@radhikabynon24 Aug 2017
Love this idea.@EdibleBusStop celebrate public seating and its role in supporting social connections.@clarerishbeth bit.ly/2vaB3dx
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Mark Francis@fzfr28 Jun 2017
The study found that more public benches make people feel more satisfied with their cities. fastcodesign.com/90131075/sc…
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.@clarerishbeth closes #LIConf17 with #refugeeswelcome in parks - how #landscape infrastructure can facilitate inclusion & wellbeing
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Dr Clare Rishbeth We are in a real position to make a difference to health&wellbeing @sheffielduni @talklandscape #LiConf17 #RefugeesWelcome
Image from Adam White PPLI & Andrée Davies (@davies_white)
Image from Adam White PPLI & Andrée Davies (@davies_white)
Image from Adam White PPLI & Andrée Davies (@davies_white)
Image from Adam White PPLI & Andrée Davies (@davies_white)
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Today! #RefugeesWelcome in parks as a challenge of social infrastructure #LIConf17
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Excited to talking on #refugeeswelcome in parks to a host of landscape architects at the #LIconf17 22/06. Info: landscapeinstitute.org/confe…
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Romy Rawlings@RomyRawlings31 May 2017
Great to see this area getting more attention from @EdibleBusStop. @vestrefurniture Stripes seats looking well... @benchprojectLDN #Brixton
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Interesting on public wifi but also lovely insights into park bench use in Cuba > citylab.com/navigator/2017/0…
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