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Hotel go ahead in Bath after helpful design review | |
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A hotel scheme reviewed by SWDRP has won consent in one of the most challenging places in the South West for new build - the centre of Bath.
Read more... Published: Wed, 21 December 2011 |
Topic: Design |
Expert reviews of proposed built environment schemes in the South West to continue | |
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The quality of design in the built environment in the South West has received a boost, following the announcement by The Design Council CABE that it will provide financial support for the continuation of the region's design ...
Read more... Published: Thu, 12 May 2011 |
Topic: Design |
Key Projects for the South West combine Good Design with Resilient Place-Making to stimulate Economic Growth | |
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At the recent conference held in April 2011 by the RTPI in Swindon, Head of Design South West, Mark Pearson took the opportunity to showcase some of the work of the design enabling service and demonstrate that the support has ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 11 May 2011 |
Topic: Design |
Successful Qualityreviewer workshop held in Taunton | |
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Creating Excellence organised a successful workshop to provide practical guidance in how to use the Qualityreviewer (QR), the new method from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) for assessing the quality of development ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 30 March 2011 |
Topic: Design |
Bristol City Council seeks your votes | |
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Bristol City Council is preparing a major new planning document for central Bristol as part of the Bristol Development Framework. The council would like to hear your ideas for developments and other changes through ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 22 September 2010 |
Topic: Design |
Helping Local People Choose Good Design | |
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96% of local planning officers say that there are benefits from including design review in the planning system. Of these, 67% say that access to specialist expertise was the main advantage ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 11 August 2010 |
Topic: Design |
Bristol Urban Design Forum - call for Steering Group Chair and members | |
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The Bristol Urban Design Forum (BUDF) is an independent group of design and environment professionals who undertake design review of specific development proposals and provide advice to Bristol City Council on urban design policy ...
Read more... Published: Fri, 22 January 2010 |
Topic: Built environment |
Planting Places Awards 2010 - Now Open for Applications! | |
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The Planting Places awards - recognising greenspaces that are making fantastic contributions to the sustainability of their communities - will be running for a 3rd year. The awards, coordinated by Sustainability South West ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 21 December 2009 |
Topic: Built environment |
SWDRP Affiliation with CABE | |
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The South West Design Review Panel (SWDRP) has affiliated with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).Affiliation began on the 5th October 2009 and involves the CABE national design review panel and all ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 13 October 2009 |
Topic: Built environment |
Search is on for accessible beach hut designers | |
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The artist's competition to design and build innovative new beach huts specifically for disabled beach users in Bournemouth, was launched on 27 April. Professional artists ...
Read more... Published: Fri, 01 May 2009 |
Topic: Design |
Building for Life Accredited Assessor Training Now Available from Creating Excellence | |
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Creating Excellence is now acting as partner to CABE (the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) in the South West to promote and deliver specific training on the adoption and use of the Building for Life ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 25 February 2009 |
Topic: Design |
Inspiring Study Visits to Community Green Spaces | |
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Would you like to know more about how best to revitalise your local community space? CABE Space, in partnership with the Glass-House Community Led Design, are organising three visits to community spaces around England that have ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 16 September 2008 |
Topic: Rural communities |
Ethical Property Foundation launches 7 point plan for community involvement in planning obligations. | |
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The Ethical Property Foundation, a charity committed to empowering charities and community groups to make the most of property, and to improving the social and environmental performance of the commercial property sector ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 15 September 2008 |
Topic: Built environment |
RIBA Town and Country Design Awards 2008 | |
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The award scheme looks at the impact of new and converted buildings in both rural and urban settings and aims to highlight the contributions made by talented architects who are working within the Wessex and South West Regions or ...
Read more... Published: Thu, 20 March 2008 |
Topic: Built environment |
South West Built Environment Awards 2008 | |
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Following the inaugural success of both the regional and national awards in 2007, this is the second year of the Constructing Excellence Awards. This year eight regions will be hosting regional awards' ceremonies ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 30 January 2008 |
Topic: Built environment |
Review of South West Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) Suggests Housing Numbers Increase | |
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The independent panel which looked at the South West draft regional plan has recommended a significant increase in housing for the whole region, increasing the annual rate of new homes from 23 ...
Read more... Published: Fri, 11 January 2008 |
Topic: Housing |
Urban Design Compendium | |
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English Partnerships (the national regeneration agency) has recently published an update to their Urban Design Compendium.
Read more... Published: Wed, 12 December 2007 |
Topic: Design |
CABE Space design skills scholarships launched | |
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On 1 October 2007 CABE launched a new design skills scholarships programme. It offers grants to fund a work or study trip and the deadline for applications is end of November 2007.
Read more... Published: Thu, 11 October 2007 |
Topic: Design |
New Heritage Qualification Launched - NVQ in Heritage Skills | |
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A new NVQ Level 3 in Heritage Skills has been launched as part of a package of measures to address the skills crisis in the built heritage sector. Thousands of new recruits are needed annually in order to meet the high ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 03 September 2007 |
Topic: Built environment |
Guide to Maximising Regeneration Funding | |
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The British Property Federation (BPF) has recently published a new guide for developers on how to take advantage of public sector funding for regeneration schemes.
Read more... Published: Mon, 18 June 2007 |
Topic: Design |
Expressions of interest invited to build 150 homes in Bristol. | |
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Housebuilders were invited to submit expressions of interest to build England's first large scale development of zero carbon homes today, as national regeneration agency English Partnerships published its pre-qualifying ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 05 June 2007 |
Topic: Built environment |
BURA AWARDS FOR BEST PRACTICE IN REGENERATION 2007 Open for entries | |
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Do you know a project that represents best practice in regeneration?The BURA Awards embrace diversity, recognising projects across the UK on a variety of scales and celebrating the enormous range of people and organisations ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 22 May 2007 |
Topic: Regeneration |
Bristol Urban Design Forum | |
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Bristol City Council has commissioned The Architecture Centre to set up an Urban Design Forum for Bristol.
Read more... Published: Thu, 10 May 2007 |
Topic: Architecture |
Expression of Interest for Design Services, Greenway Project | |
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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) intends to select a landscape or urban design practice from five short-listed practices in response to advertisements placed in the trade press in February 2006.
Read more... Published: Mon, 12 February 2007 |
Topic: Design |
Creating Excellence is Helping the Region to Address Housing Audit Design Issues | |
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In the light of today's announcement of the results of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment's (CABE) South West Housing Audit Creating Excellence ...
Read more... Published: Thu, 08 February 2007 |
Topic: Design |
Housing Associations Encourage Design Champions | |
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Design South West has worked with Spinnaker Housing Group to produce, 'our design, your inspiration', a brochure to encourage more people in Housing Associations to become Design Champions.The six page document ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 18 September 2006 |
Topic: Design |
Sustainable Professional Development | |
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The Nationally renowned Genesis Centre in Taunton, Somerset is currently one of the best venues in the country to see and learn about the integration of natural, low impact, materials into the mainstream construction environment ...
Read more... Published: Fri, 18 August 2006 |
Topic: Design |
South West Checklist for Sustainable Development - Consultation Launch | |
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Future Foundations, WWF-UK and BRE have launched a consultation on the draft ‘South West Sustainability Checklist for Developments’. The Checklist is a tool designed to help developers and planners in creating more ...
Read more... Published: Wed, 24 May 2006 |
Topic: Design |
People Would Pay More for Energy Efficient Homes | |
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Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of adults in Britain say they would pay more for an energy-efficient home, according to a study by Wolseley UK, the largest distributor of plumbing ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 28 March 2006 |
Topic: Design |
Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award - deadline 20 April | |
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The Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award is now in its sixth year. The award, which is jointly sponsored by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and the Office for Government Commerce ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 27 March 2006 |
Topic: Design |
Design and Historic Environment Champions | |
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Creating Excellence and the Architecture Centre, supported by CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and English Heritage, are working together to develop a support network for Design and Historic ...
Read more... Published: Tue, 21 March 2006 |
Topic: Design |
Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment, Part-time Masters | |
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The University of Cambridge has announced that it is looking to expand its Part-time Masters Programme in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) following the largest intake of students in the ...
Read more... Published: Mon, 20 March 2006 |
Topic: Design |
