About
Social Place (previously Julia King & Associates) devises tools and processes that enable diverse voices to contribute to design and planning decision-making, and to shaping the future of places in imaginative and equitable ways.
Social Place offers social scientific and spatial research; community engagement, workshops, guidance and training; as well as design processes to advance the public discourse around inclusive cities. Our core work delivers innovative forms of public engagement and community design. ​​​​

Research and Reports


Engagement and Workshops
Design
Read more about what we do here.
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Social Place is Dr. Julia King (Director and Founder) and Olivia Theocharides-Feldman (Founding Associate). They began working together while they were researchers at the London School of Economics. Julia has a background in architecture and Olivia in anthropology, Social Place is founded on this multi-disciplinarity.
Awards and Recognitions

Thornton Education Trust – Inspire Future Generations Award in Best Youth Long-Term Programme 2025

EuroCities 2023 Award

Brent Design Awards 2023

NLA Best Temporary Project 2016

Emerging Woman Architect of the Year 2014

SEED Award for Public Interest Design 2014

World Design Impact Prize 2013

'Next Generation' Holcim Foundation Award for Asia Pacific Region 2011