The UK is on the verge of a major expansion in housebuilding, yet new research by the Place Alliance has revealed a chronic lack of urban design expertise in local authorities. Read more →
The Government, both in its manifesto and in the recent Housing Green Paper, committed itself to a step change in the delivery of high quality new homes across the country. New research published by the Place Alliance and funded by the Urban Design Group, puts those...
The report, Urban Design Skills in English Local Authorities, was published yesterday by a team at University College London’ s Bartlett School of Planning with support from membership organisation the Urban Design Group and the Place Alliance. Michael Donnelly...
Housing delivery under threat through a lack of design skills in planning The Government, both in its manifesto and in the recent Housing Green Paper, committed itself to a step change in the delivery of high quality new homes across the country. Research published...
More than 100 professionals and organisations representing the UK’s architecture, design and built environment industry have come together to endorse the Place Alliance – a new, cross-sector collaborative alliance for place quality. The new alliance will provide...
