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The Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, announced on Tuesday (5 March 2008) £2.3 million for the National Empowerment Partnership Initiative. Empowering Communities, the consortium led by Creating Excellence, is the South West arm of this work and will complete the pilot phase of its research work at the end of March. The announcement of this funding means that the work of Empowering Communities can continue for at least another year to 2009, with the expectation of continuing for the two following years.
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Design Review Panel Calls for Greater Architectural Ambition Across South West
The South West is lacking architectural ambition and needs to increase its commitment to design quality according to ‘Better design, Better places', the first publication to be released by the South West Design Review Panel. The Panel is a partnership between Creating Excellence, the regional centre of excellence for sustainable communities, and the Architecture Centre, Bristol.
Date: Thu, 10 January 2008 Read more...