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Let’s build quality of life together by making wellbeing central to the way we create and care for our homes and communities. www.qolf.org

Call for Trustees

Call for Trustees

Quality of Life Foundation Trustees:
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The Quality of Life Foundation
May 13, 2021
What makes a healthy home?

What makes a healthy home?

Ben Channon, Head of Wellbeing at Assael Architecture and author of Happy by Design explains what the current research can tell us about…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Aug 13, 2020
Supercharging PDR will further erode trust in planning and development

Supercharging PDR will further erode trust in planning and development

Board member Jonny Anstead writes how a sense of control over local buildings and places is crucial for people’s quality of life in…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jul 12, 2020
Access to nature: a panel discussion

Access to nature: a panel discussion

Join us for a panel discussion about how connection to nature is vital to our wellbeing
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jul 8, 2020
What housing design lessons can we learn from COVID-19 lockdown?

What housing design lessons can we learn from COVID-19 lockdown?

Designers, planners, and developers are no doubt asking themselves what kind of impact COVID lockdown will have on the way we plan cities…
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Regina Kertapati
Jul 8, 2020
RIP Tony Pidgley CBE

RIP Tony Pidgley CBE

It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Tony Pidgley CBE, Berkeley Group’s founder and Chairman. Tony was instrumental in…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jun 30, 2020
Fostering a sense of control: a panel discussion

Fostering a sense of control: a panel discussion

Join us for a panel discussion exploring a sense of control in the built environment.
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jun 19, 2020
What now for local authorities?

What now for local authorities?

Deborah Cadman is the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and a board member of the Quality of Life Foundation…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jun 16, 2020
A silver lining — now is the time to imagine a different future

A silver lining — now is the time to imagine a different future

by Calum Green, CEO of London Community Land Trust
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The Quality of Life Foundation
Jun 11, 2020
Working from home: what can your employer do for you?

Working from home: what can your employer do for you?

The relaxation of lockdown measures in the UK has signaled a return to work for some, but many employers and workers are continuing to…
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Regina Kertapati
Jun 9, 2020
Coronavirus and community spirit: an interview with Tony Burton

Coronavirus and community spirit: an interview with Tony Burton

Tony Burton founded Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic movement. He is Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund and CPRE…
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Matthew Morgan
Jun 5, 2020
The young, renters and city dwellers hardest hit by lockdown, QOLF finds, from New London Quarterly

The young, renters and city dwellers hardest hit by lockdown, QOLF finds, from New London Quarterly

Young people, those who live in towns and cities, and renters have been affected by their living conditions more than other groups in…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
May 28, 2020
Young people are lockdown’s losers — but architects can help, from Architects’ Journal

Young people are lockdown’s losers — but architects can help, from Architects’ Journal

The medical opinion is pretty clear: older people and those with an underlying health condition are most vulnerable to the effects of…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
May 28, 2020
Six steps out of lockdown to a better quality of life | EG News

Six steps out of lockdown to a better quality of life | EG News

COMMENT I set up the Quality of Life Foundation to make wellbeing central to the way we create and care for our homes and communities. The…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
May 26, 2020
Place mental health at heart of design and build, says Quality of Life poll | EG News

Place mental health at heart of design and build, says Quality of Life poll | EG News

Property should place mental health and wellbeing at the heart of the design and build process, with research showing less than half of…
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The Quality of Life Foundation
May 6, 2020
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