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The green information gap
Reports & ResourcesThere is a major gap in the national information about England’s urban green...
Helping community groups to improve public spaces: Research summary
Reports & ResourcesThroughout the country, gardens, allotments, play areas and other public spaces...
Resident satisfaction with space in the home
Reports & ResourcesEngland has had minimum space standards for publicly-subsidised housing for many...
Mentoring tomorrow’s design leaders
Reports & ResourcesMentoring relationships either click or they don’t, but the ones...
Patient Information Mat
Reports & ResourcesThe Design Challenge The Patient Information Mat was developed by RCA's Helen...
International design research
Reports & ResourcesThe International Design Scoreboard reports on findings from a two year project...
No more toxic assets
Reports & ResourcesCABE has been warned to have low expectations about design quality when the...
New from old
Reports & ResourcesExplaining how to realise the potential of your buildings and give them – and...
Hallmarks of a sustainable city
Reports & ResourcesClimate change is one of the world’s greatest and most urgent challenges. But it...
Sustainable Places for Health and Well-being
Reports & ResourcesDesign Council Cabe investigates how good design makes healthy places. Drawing...
Good design: the fundamentals
Reports & ResourcesWe all use the built environment – buildings, streets, parks and public spaces –...
Improving Ordinary Places
Reports & ResourcesHow can people directly influence the quality of their places they live in? Why...