Community Engagement for Design

This ground breaking report, published by Pride of Place Living, reveals the design priorities of LGBTQ+ people in Leeds who engaged in a series of workshops and focus groups in 2022.

Discussions centred around the themes of ‘Solidarity and Safety’, ‘The Living Environment’ and ‘Accessibility’ in housing. These themes were drawn from an extensive online survey of 456 LGBTQ+ respondents in Leeds and the surrounding area undertaken in 2021.

The findings enabled Phoebe Nickols, architect and author of the report, to identify seven key design principles that form the foundation for the design of a multi-generational, life-long and inclusive LGBTQ+ affirmative community. The objective of Pride of Place Living is to develop these key design principles and establish this project.

The report also includes examples, with images and explanatory text, of established housing schemes and innovative architectural ideas that are relevant to the priorities identified by people in the Leeds LGBTQ+ community.