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Latest news
Threshold needed to halt poor school design
Minimum standards for design quality should be part of Building Schools for the Future.
Design streets for people – not traffic
Pointing the way towards more civilised streets where the pedestrian is king and not the car.
Two commissioners wanted
CABE is looking for proven leaders with a passion for well-designed buildings and spaces to join its board of commissioners.
Housing market renewal action plan
Design quality is key to the future of neighbourhoods with acute low housing demand.
Site sponsors needed for Europan 10
We are calling for site sponsors for Europan 10, the largest housing design competition in the world.
CABE concern over giant public screens
The installation of up to 60 giant screens in towns and city centres across the UK will have a serious impact on the quality and civility of those public spaces.
Five principles for good street design
A look at the challenges facing professionals who believe streets are for more than just traffic.
Design reviewed:
supermarkets
We have design reviewed five major supermarket schemes over the past 12 months.
Sustainable cities
Bringing together major cities and businesses to rethink the way our cities are designed and used in the face of climate change.
Better Public Building
From Shetland to Cornwall, 21 outstanding projects are in the running for the 2008 Prime Minister’s Award.
What we think
Civilised streets
Stimulating the debate on new street design
Housing market renewal
Action plan for delivering successful places.
Public space lessons
Adapting public space to climate change.
Creating successful masterplans
A guide to masterplanning for clients.
Places we love
Hope Street
A street with symbolic and iconic significance.
Maid Marian Way
A street tackling a segregated ring road.
Leeds millennium square
Leeds' first new public square in over 60 years.
Selwyn Street
A housing market renewal success in Oldham.