We are extremely pleased to see that our engagement work at Lancaster West has won the Unlock Net Zero Award for Engagement Campaign of the Year, where we helped support three young women from the Lancaster West Estate in the role of ‘landscape ambassadors’. Working together with Social Place, Make Space for Girls, Light Follows Behaviour (Elettra Bordonaro) and the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team teams the ambassadors explored how they navigate the estate in the context of their lived experiences and helped mentor them in developing their ideas and priorities for estate improvement.
Embedding long-term, meaningful engagement at the heart of the project, helped the design team capture the ambassadors’ nuanced perspectives – moving beyond token consultation to genuine co-design.
The judges said:
“A great example to showcase young women shaping sustainable urban design through storytelling, research and co-design, involving diverse groups of residents, empowering them to take an active role in shaping their surroundings”
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