
BEEs among us!
Design Council Cabe have launched a new network of Built Environment Experts (BEEs)who will support the work of the organisation […]

London Voices on Neighbourhood Planning
Last Saturday 23rd June London Civic Forum held an event in collaboration with Just Space bringing civic groups together to […]

The Glass-House workshop at LFA 2012
We’re very excited to be hosting an event as part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture (23 June – […]

Marple Wharf – revitalising the waterfront
Over the past few months we’ve supported the Marple Civic Society and Marple Vision Partnership to develop their plans to bring […]

What is the role of the built environment in the future of our High Streets?
Last week, Louise and I had the pleasure of taking part in High Street Camp, an ‘unconference’ which brought together […]

Training for Housing Association Design Review Panels
We were recently commissioned by First Wessex Housing Association in Southampton to deliver a two-day training course for members of […]

Neighbourhoods by Design: Designing change
Neighbourhoods by Design, one of our longest-running design training courses, has undergone a re-vamp of late. The Design Training course […]

Better Places National Awards: Nominate a project now!
Putting local people at the heart of improving the places and spaces around them is what we do (and promote) […]

Gamlingay Eco Hub: Community’s dream is realised
By Vera Hale On Friday, 23rd March, The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health and South […]

The National Planning Policy Framework and Community Led Design
Yesterday, the final version of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was released. I would like to draw attention […]