Hastings Commons wins a Pineapples Award

astings Commons has been awarded a Golden Pineapple and a joint first place position for ‘Place in Progress’. The prestigious Pineapples awards recognise built and future projects and initiatives that make a positive impact on places and people. This year there were 110 projects shortlisted across 18 award categories. The Pineapples awards for place were launched...Continue reading→

Hastings Artists Use Virtual Reality to Step Into a Fantastical World

A ground-breaking immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience, The Tell-Tale Rooms, comes to OBX at Hastings Commons in Hastings, from 13 to 18 March. The film and exhibition invite audiences to step into the extraordinary world of visually impaired, neurodivergent Hastings based artist Eden Kötting. Blending animation, archive footage, and live action, this 360° VR film takes viewers...Continue reading→

A New Dawn for Community-Driven Housing

Hastings Commons, a bold and inspiring example of what happens when a community takes charge of its own future, has won the prestigious 2025 Gold World Habitat Award in partnership with UN-Habitat.  Instead of relying on traditional developers or the local authority, Hastings Commons brings unused buildings back to life as homes, workspaces, and social hubs....Continue reading→

We are the Gold WHA 2025 Winners!

Hastings Commons have been awarded gold in the prestigious 2025 World Habitat Award in partnership with UN-Habitat. This marks Hastings as the only place in the UK to be recognised amongst the nine winning global projects.  The World Habitat awards were established in 1985 to celebrate, identify and promote good habitat practices. This year, entries were received from 55...Continue reading→