Make
Choose one walkable route. Print the route brief, observation log, host invitation and response record before setting out.
Field Assembly / fieldwork and conversationsLondon / issue 01
Public Experiments.
Use a postcard, a walking route or a field sheet to investigate a question with the people it affects.
Read Postcard Actions ↓Postcards start conversations.
Editorial illustration / Field AssemblyPrintable fieldwork guide
Four printable sheetsChoose a route and begin
Take a Seat.
How far can you move through a neighbourhood if you need to rest?
Print the pack to record seats and gaps along one London walk.
Reusable method / six decisions
How an action becomes a public record.
Give the action a written brief
- Verify
Identify the place, people and reliable sources behind the issue. Separate what the record establishes from what still needs checking.
- Frame
Ask a precise public question while leaving room for different answers. Make it clear enough for someone outside the project to respond.
- Carry
Choose a postcard, map or tool people can use. Include the question, its source and a clear way to take part.
- Enter
Meet people where they already gather. Explain the work and make participation optional before asking for a response.
- Record
Keep artefacts and counts. Record responses only with consent, and distinguish direct observations from your interpretation.
- Publish
Share findings, failures and only the consequences your evidence supports. Keep sources, limitations and unanswered questions with the account.
Free browser tool / Field Kit
Build a field sheet.
Field Kit turns these six decisions into a working field sheet. It asks for a source, public question, format, place and evidence plan before anything is distributed. Build the sheet, take it into the field, then keep it with the resulting record.
Build a field sheet ↗Seven ideas for fieldwork
Next questions.
Seven sourced questions for future fieldwork, not completed campaigns.
Field-question registerSeven research questions
The Shade Gap
Who gets a cool route through a hot city?
Map shade, water, exposed waits and places of refuge.
Research basis / WHO: Heat and health ↗Play Was Here
What does a child notice that a planner does not?
Use child-led walks and washable marks to map ordinary play.
Research basis / GLA: Making London child-friendly ↗After Dark
When daylight leaves, whose city remains?
Record comfort, avoidance, visibility and help on led night walks.
Research basis / GLA: Safety in public space ↗Before the Rubble
Is a building waste before its materials get another chance?
Create a visible pre-demolition inventory and material passport.
Research basis / European Commission: Construction waste ↗Room for Nothing
Where can you exist without buying something?
Collect free, sheltered places and test what makes them public.
Research basis / UN-Habitat: Public space and health ↗Where Can I Go?
Who is excluded when a city has nowhere to go?
Time real journeys between open, free and accessible toilets.
Research basis / Mayor of London: Ageing London ↗100 Good Metres
How much care can fit into one short piece of street?
Test shade, seating, play, planting and conversation for one day.
Research basis / Tactical Urbanism Guide ↗Page summary
In brief
We asked
How can an architectural question enter public circulation?
What this page shows
Explore a postcard campaign account, a seating-survey guide and questions for future fieldwork.
What’s included Take a Seat and Postcard Actions