Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design, New York City Authoritative and comprehensive guide wide-ranging in subject areas, and inspiring, but NYC focussed for the most part. Active Design Guidelines aim to reverse recent poor health trends linked to unhealthy lifestyles, by providing architects and urban designers with a manual for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces. Published by City of New York, 2010 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
BS 9999:2008Fire safety code of practice for the design, management and use of buildings Typically comprehensive British standards publication; detailed text with useful diagrams covering most scenarios in fire safety code of practice observance for building design, management and use. The standard outlines ways to meet fire safety legislation through a more flexible approach to design. BS 9999:2008 provides a risk-based structure that takes... Published by BSI Standards Publication, 2008 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Can Play Will Play - Disabled children and Access to Outdoor Playgrounds Report commissioned by the National Playing Fields Association to assist in advice given to Local Authorities and playground mangers leading up to the requirements of the DDA 1995 Published by Alison John and Rob Wheway, 2002 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Community Green: Using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health, wellbeing and sustainability through good quality design Report that demonstrates how improving urban green space is a key and cost effective way for people to transform their local neighbourhoods and quality of life Published by CABE space, 2010 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Design for Play: A guide to creating successful play spaces A detailed guide for commissioners and designers of children's play areas... Published by Play England, 2008 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Design for social sustainability A framework for creating thriving new communities This paper sets out how to plan, design and develop successful and socially sustainable new communities. The ideas and examples are drawn from a large scale review of evidence about what makes communities flourish, with practical examples and approaches from new settlements around the world. The paper argues that building... Published by Saffron Woodcraft with Tricia Hackett & Lucia Caistor-Arendar, Social Life, 2011 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Easy Access to Historic Buildings With a carefully structured methodology covering issues from: Why access matters, Conservation principles and the statutory framework, what is 'Reasonable' & Barriers to access, Making access a reality, to Practical advice and examples, this publication and its sister volume Easy Access to Historic Landscapes takes the reader through a usefully... Published by English Heritage, 2012 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Easy Access to Historic Landscapes The aim of this guide is to help property owners and managers provide easier access for all their visitors, whatever their age or level of ability. It will also be of value to designers, planners, and others working to open up historic sites to a wider audience Published by English Heritage, 2012 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
English Federation of Disability Sport website An excellent, comprehensive resource for both users and planners/ designers/ providers, this website is backed up by systematic ongoing participative research programmes- "To ensure that the recommendations we provide are accurate, relevant and robust, EFDS aim to be the leading centre for commissioning specialist market knowledge and evidence-led insight for... Published by English Federation of Disability Sport, 0000 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Global Age -Friendly Cities: A Guide A guide intended to engage cities to stimulate into action so as to become more age friendly and thus tap the potential that older people represent to humanity. Published by World health Organisation, 2007 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Good Practice Guide to Countryside Access for Disabled People: Extended CD edition 2005 Includes information on nationally agreed accessibility standards , guidelines on information, transport, interpretation, events management and least restrictive access guidelines. As well as guidelines on carrying out access audits and surveys Published by The Fieldfare Trust, 2005 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Inclusive Design Toolkit An online resource that covers topics such as 'What is inclusive design?', 'Why do inclusive design', 'How do I get started' to 'Inclusive design tools' and' User capabilities'. Each section has case studies and downloads to support inclusive design and consultation processes and specific functions. Regularly updated.... Published by Cambridge University & BT (Roger Coleman, John Clarkson, Ian Hosking and Sam Waller), 2014 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
It's our space a guide for community groups working to improve public space This guide is to help anyone involved in a public space project for the first time. It gives examples of great outdoor spaces led by community groups and highlights lessons from their experiences Published by CABE space, 2009 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Living Places - Caring for quality A report on the research that shows how public bodies have attempted to move to more holistic approaches to management of public spaces and therefore towards the delivery of more sustainable communities Published by The Bartlett School of Planning, 2004 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Living with risk - Promoting better public space design Document which champions a risk management approach (as opposed to risk averse) to designing public spaces thus encouraging more attractive spaces based upon good design principles Published by CABE space, 2009 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Open Space Strategies - Best practice guide Document gives practical guidance to local authorities and their stakeholders on how to prepare an open space strategy. Intended for England as well as forming best practice guidance of the London Plan Published by CABE space, 2009 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Physical access for disabled people - English Federation of Disability Sport: 2013 The go-to website with a broad spectrum of download publications covering a comprehensive range of subjects within the worlds of sport and recreation; from communication and consultation to details of inclusive access provision and specification Published by English Federation of Disability Sport, 2013 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Inclusive Design Standards Authoritative and helpful publication. Inclusive Design Standards have been set out in four key parts, broadly meeting the challenges of the Park and its development, but in so doing covering a broad spectrum of issues: public realm, residential developments, public buildings (including venues) and venues – spectator and participant... Published by London Legacy Development Corporation, 2005 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre, University of Salford The website of SURFACE a multi-disciplinary centre forging a joined-up approach to teaching, research and consultancy in inclusive design using the social model of disability, from the planning of the public realm to the detailing of the home, its products and technologies the research page contains many free downloads from... Published by SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre, University of Salford, 2013 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
The principles of Inclusive Design (they include you) Sets out five key principles at the heart of inclusive design thus enabling everyone to participate equally, confidently, independently in everyday circumstances Published by CABE, 2006 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Universal Design E-World Website UD E-World was developed and is supported by the Centre on Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Centre), University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Universal Design E-World is an interactive community for professionals, educators, and students interested in learning and contributing to the advancement of Universal Design. The... Published by Universal Design E-World/ University of Buffalo, New York, 2014 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park website accessibility page The page contains access to key information about the strategy, procedures, guidance and standards to ensure the park is accessible and inclusive. Published by Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park / Mayor of London, 2013 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
Stratford City Consultative Access Group: Inclusive access and design Strategic access forum reportage on inclusive access matters relating to the development of the Stratford City project in East London including the London Olympics Athlete’s Village proposals, since February 2006. It has provided the Stratford City development partners and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Planning Decisions Team, as Local Planning... Published by Olympic Delivery Authority, 2011 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link
BS ISO 3864-1:2011 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Design principles for safety signs and safety markings Covers Graphic symbols, Safety colours, Signs, Symbols, Warning devices, Safety measures, Fire safety, Fire safety in buildings, Occupational safety, Shape, Colour, Layout, Means of escape from fire in buildings Published by BSI, 2011 This link will take you to a website which is not managed by the Design Council. Report a broken link