Design Review Insight Report

Report
20/08/2018

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Inside you will find

  • Insights from a data project to assess, categorise and analyse a sample of recent Design Review letters
  • A case study of A House for Artists in Barking & Dagenham

This will interest

  • Built environment professionals
  • Central and local government

Design Council deliver design advice to professionals in the built environment; supporting them to balance the multiple factors at play and overcome complexities which prohibit design quality. Design Review is one of the tools offered – a pre-planning process for evaluating the quality of design for significant developments, new buildings, public spaces and major infrastructure.

This report outlines the findings from a data project to assess, categorise and analyse a sample of recent Design Review letters. The project provides understanding of the key issues in the built environment by identifying trends and common themes across Design Reviews.

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News & opinion

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Sarah Jones
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Resources

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Monzo card

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Case study — 10/10/2018
Studio Moross
Studio Moross

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Case study — 17/09/2018
Fjord image
Fjord image

Video: The Design Economy 2018 – Fjord In this video, Group Director Celia Romaniuk discusses the merger, which sought to allow Fjord’s culture to grow and thrive, as well as some of the design approaches Fjord apply in their work with clients. In this video, Group Director Celia Romaniuk discusses the merger which sought to allow Fjord’s culture to grow and thrive.

Case study — 26/06/2018