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Creating Excellence workshop on Qualityreviewer method | |
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This practical workshop took place at the Somerset College in Taunton, with support from the Homes and Communities Agency. It provided delegates with the opportunity to work through some real projects using the QUALITYREVIEWER method. For a report follow this link to our design pages
Read more... Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Built environment |
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 preparation. The steering group now wishes to appoint 2 additional members and a new Chair. The role of Steering Group Chair is likely to attract an individual of recognised stature within the field of design and the built environment, with strong ambassadorial and ...
Read more... Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 |
Category: Design 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, are now open to applications from any public greenspace in the South West of England. This includes everything from parks, community gardens and allotments to green routes (ie cycle paths), play spaces and even cemeteries and rooftops. The greenspace can be any size ...
Read more... Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 |
Category: Design 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 eight regional panels (covering the whole of England outside London). SWDRP, the other independent regional design review panels and CABE agreed to affiliate. The outcome of affiliation is an agreement of shared values and commitment to high standards of service in design ...
Read more... Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
Category: Design 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 eight regional panels (covering the whole of England outside London). SWDRP, the other independent regional design review panels and CABE agreed to affiliate. The outcome of affiliation is an agreement of shared values and commitment to high standards of service in ...
Read more... Published: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Built environment |
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, is calling for communities to become equal partners in the planning obligations' process with the recent publication of its new community guide to planning obligations. The Foundation's ‘No Pain Guide to Gain: A Community Guide to Planning Obligations' sets out a ...
Read more... Published: Monday, September 15, 2008 |
Category: Design 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 the Channel Islands. See more information and booking form here. The awards jury, made up of architect peers and lay assessors, will judge each building in its setting, considering fitness for purpose, consistency of design, use of materials and whether a building is likely to ...
Read more... Published: Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
Category: Design 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 to celebrate the best of construction from their local industries. The winners from within each region will go forward to a national final on 30th October 2008 in London. Being recognised by your peers for excellence in construction will bring enormous benefits to your business ...
Read more... Published: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
Category: Design Topic: Built environment |
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 level of demand for traditional heritage skills used in the repair and conservation of historic buildings. Follow the link for further details: Major players representing a broad spectrum from across the construction sector will convene in London today, at an event organised by ...
Read more... Published: Monday, September 03, 2007 |
Category: Design Topic: Built environment |
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 questionnaire (PQQ) for a 150 home site in Bristol. For the full text of this story, please see the press release entitled "English Partnerships fires starting gun in race to develop England's first zero carbon communities" on the English Partnerships website.
Read more... Published: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 |
Category: Design Topic: Built environment |
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