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Seven priorities to improve green space skills

Skills to grow

A strategy for addressing the problems and opportunities facing the green space sector, from landscape architects to horticulturalists.

Design Bugs Out

Design Bugs Out

How the Design Council challenged the UK’s design and manufacturing community to develop new hospital furniture and equipment that can help to reduce healthcare associated infections. Find out more and download a PDF copy

Hallmarks of a sustainable city

Hallmarks of a sustainable city

A report that sets out the practical and policy responses to climate change that are needed to ensure our towns and cities are sustainable places.

Mentoring tomorrow's design leaders

Mentoring tomorrow's design leaders

This introduction to design mentoring includes information on how to find a mentor, top tips and a list of further resources.

The real value of park assets

Making the invisible visible

A report that explains why traditional accounting methods are unhelpful when valuing assets – such as parks – that can appreciate over time.

Transforming secondary schools through refurbishment

New from old

Explaining how to realise the potential of your buildings and give them – and your school – a new lease of life.

Good design: The fundamentals

Good design

An essay setting out the thinking behind CABE's strategy for 2008/09- 2010/11.

Design Council Magazine issue 5

Design Council Magazine issue 5

'How would you like to star opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood?' Find out more and download a PDF copy

Equality, diversity and the built environment

Inclusion by design

Inclusion by design sets out CABE's position on equality, diversity and the built environment. It offers everyday examples from urban living demonstrating how good design can help create places that work for everyone.

Building for life

Delivering great places to live

A guide explaining the 20 criteria used for the Building for Life standard.

Designing Demand Review

Designing Demand Review

A review of the Design Council's Designing Demand programme, led by Deputy Chief Executive David Godber. Find out more about it and download a PDF

Public space lessons

Designing and planning for play

Advice encouraging local authorities to design natural play spaces that allow children to use their imagination.

A report from BioRegional and CABE inspired by the eco-towns challenge panel

What makes an eco-town?

Timely advice to the agencies involved in developing proposals for England’s eco-towns.

Public space lessons

Adapting public space to climate change

A briefing that shows how thoughtfully designed public spaces offer urban areas their best opportunities to adapt to climate change.

The Good Design Plan

The Good Design Plan

The Good Design Plan sets out our strategy and objectives for 2008-2011.

Design Council Magazine issue 4

Design Council Magazine issue 4

But apart from DNA, radar, email, stamps, the internet, David Attenborough... What's the public sector ever done for us? Find out more and download a PDF

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