Glasto: A lesson for housing in the 21st century

By Yolande Barnes2019-07-08T05:00:00

Music festivals can teach us a lot about positive placemaking

The Glastonbury festival may seem like a strange starting place for a discussion about new housing developments but I think it can tell us a lot about how to create good places. I’m not saying that every housebuilder needs to put a pyramid stage in a field in the middle of their site (although come to think of it, it would be rather fun to see more bandstands in pocket parks). Rather, I am saying that there is wisdom in crowds when it comes to creating good neighbourhoods – so the wide variety of music, art and cultural festivals that take place every year can teach us a huge amount about planning, city building and place-making that people want.

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