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The Architecture of Hope: Maggie's Centre, Oldham
ArticlesIn the corridor of an NHS hospital in Edinburgh a big idea was born. It would...
Find out how we’re making our A&Es safer places to work
ArticlesViolence in our A&Es costs the NHS at least £69m a year in staff absences alone,...
The Double Diamond: 15 years on
ArticlesClick here to download our NEW Framework for Innovation The below article was...
What happens when you bring 30 students together, living 5,976 miles apart, and ask them to design ‘The Ideal City’ in just 5 days?
ArticlesThe word collaborate is thrown around all the time these days, especially when...
V&A Innovate: Inspiring the next generation to become the designers of tomorrow
ArticlesWe invited Helen Charman, Director of Learning & National Programmes at the V&A,...
Catherine Horwill argues that housing planning needs people placed at the centre
ArticlesRecently, Design Council was asked to attend an RIBA (Royal Institute of British...
Inclusive Design at the inaugural Festival of Place: Our CEO, Sarah Weir OBE, reflects on last month’s event
ArticlesDesign Council have long been advocating for a ‘whole-place’ and inclusive...
Transform Ageing Programme Pack 2019
Reports & ResourcesTransform Ageing is a pioneering programme taking a community and design led...
Our response to The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee call for evidence
Reports & ResourcesThe Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has launched an...
Designing through the years: Inside a creative agency
ArticlesDesign Council's key goal is to make life better by design. Since 1944 we have...
Meet the Spark finalists 2019
ArticlesMeet the Spark 2019 Finalists This year, another 10 ventures are selected as...
It might be contentious, but ‘building beautiful’ could fix housebuilding
ArticlesThe Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission offers us a chance to change...