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Creating the change we want to see in the world, one empty building at a time.

As the government and local authorities search for answers to stem the tide of business closures in our city centres…

Five Ideas to tackle housing need in Oxford during, and beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic

As charities predict a wave of homelessness as a result of Coronavirus, what might Oxford do to tackle housing need during and beyond the pandemic?

We're looking for an Architectural Assistant (RIBA Part II)

An opportunity to join our unique architecture co-operative based in Oxford

We’re recruiting for a Makespace Oxford Project Coordinator (maternity cover)

We are recruiting maternity cover for the Makespace Oxford Project Coordinator role. A little over a year since its launch,…

The perfect time for starting your community housing journey

In the week before Christmas in 2016, the English community housing sector was gifted a five-year, £300m government pot of…

What’s the cost of green architecture?

As part of Oxford Green Week, we hosted an Ask the Expert discussion at Makespace Oxford last night talking all things green architecture. We were…

Does a home ‘solve’ homelessness?

Homemaker Oxford is one of our newest initiatives at Transition by Design, a three-year piece of action research exploring housing…