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The Planner – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

The government should set up a dedicated Design Quality Unit for England to build on the work of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission (BBBBC). This is the conclusion of a consortium of organisations comprising the Academy of Urbanism, Civic Voice, CPRE,...

BD- How to win the peace

Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin

Housing Today – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin

A design quality unit for England – marmite to manna?

Now is the time to establish a design quality unit for England, argues David Rudlin

Housing Audit: Keeping up the momentum

Following from the publication A Housing Design Audit for England and the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission report Living with Beauty, Place Alliance coordinated a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, the Rt...

RTPI – A Housing Design Audit for England (2020) – ‘shows promise but must do better’

Chair of the RTPI Urban Design Network, Justin Webber, comments on ‘A Housing Design Audit for England’ – a report, conducted by University College London (UCL) for the Place Alliance and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, which was launched on 21 January 2020....

BBC News – New UK housing ‘dominated by roads’

A new report from University College London (UCL) says too many highways engineers are still approving roads that do not fully account for pedestrians and cyclists. It follows a government survey suggesting three quarters of people want to drive less to protect our...

The Planner – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

BD- How to win the peace

Housing Today – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

A design quality unit for England – marmite to manna?

Housing Audit: Keeping up the momentum

RTPI – A Housing Design Audit for England (2020) – ‘shows promise but must do better’

BBC News – New UK housing ‘dominated by roads’

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The Planner – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

BD- How to win the peace

Housing Today – Call for ‘new Cabe’ to oversee urban development

A design quality unit for England – marmite to manna?

Housing Audit: Keeping up the momentum

RTPI – A Housing Design Audit for England (2020) – ‘shows promise but must do better’

BBC News – New UK housing ‘dominated by roads’

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