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Design Council’s response to the Social Housing Green Paper
A new deal for social housing: how design makes the difference A new deal for social housing: how design makes the difference

Publication — 07/11/2018

Redbridge Council: Improving outcomes for people in temporary accommodation
Redbridge Council faced an increasing demand for temporary housing. People evicted from the private rented sector were spending longer and longer homeless in B&B accommodation. Redbridge Council faced an increasing demand for temporary housing.

Case study — 14/09/2018

Transform Ageing: Making the community care – meet Moments Cafe
'Putting the stigma of dementia to bed by having somewhere in the middle of the town with dementia slapped all over it.' 'Putting the stigma of dementia to bed by having somewhere in the middle of the town with dementia slapped all over it.'

Case study — 21/08/2018

Architecture and the Built Environment: Design Review Insight Report
Improving design quality in the built environment. Improving design quality in the built environment.

Report — 20/08/2018

Planning application

Planning application

Brent Council: Using design thinking to make planning applications more efficient
Brent Council applied to the Design in the Public Sector programme with the desire to make the planning application process in Brent easier and quicker. Brent Council applied to the Design in the Public Sector programme with the desire to make the planning application process in Brent easier.

Case study — 15/08/2018

The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design
How local people should be central to design, delivery and evaluation of services and the importance of developers, planners and local authorities creating age-friendly communities. An integrated approach to housing, planning and design to support people in later life.

Report — 14/06/2018

Healthy placemaking

Healthy placemaking

Healthy placemaking report
Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking. Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking.

Report — 10/04/2018

Purposeful Design for Homes and Communities
Design Council's response to the government’s Housing White Paper. Design Council's response to the government’s Housing White Paper.

Report — 09/05/2017

Behind the scenes at a Design Review
An exclusive look at the process to reveal how Design Review brings true value to new architectural schemes. An exclusive look at the process to reveal how Design Review brings true value to new architectural schemes.

Guide — 09/01/2017

The 10 Principles of Design Review
There are ten fundamental principles which set out the standards required for a successful Design Review. There are ten fundamental principles which set out the standards required for a successful Design Review.

Guide — 09/01/2017

Tackling issues surrounding the housing of vulnerable adults
In 2015 Mendip District Council sought our help to tackle some very important challenges. In 2015 Mendip District Council sought our help to tackle some very important challenges.

Case study — 09/12/2016

Adur & Worthing: Using co-design to create a lasting legacy
Adur & Worthing Councils used co-design to reshape the local community and create an award-winning legacy. Adur & Worthing Councils used co-design to reshape the local community and create an award-winning legacy.

Case study — 07/06/2016

Northumberland County Council: Regenerating a community asset
How Northumberland County Council used design coaching to help turn a landmark industrial site into a new community asset. How Northumberland County Council used design coaching to help turn a landmark industrial site into a new community asset.

Case study — 21/04/2016

Knee High: Creative Homes
Find out more about Knee High winner, Creative Homes, the experiential home visiting service that aims to solve daily stresses in the home. Find out more about Knee High winner, Creative Homes, the experiential home visiting service that aims to solve daily stresses in the home.

Case study — 04/02/2016

Hanover Housing Association
Improving services to help patients suffering from dementia Improving services to help patients suffering from dementia

Case study — 13/01/2016

Teignbridge Council
Reducing the number of trips and falls of older residents, and the resulting hospital admissions.

Case study — 23/03/2015

Building for Life 12 - Third edition

Guide — 30/01/2015

Active by Design: designing places for healthy lives
We're championing design that focuses on reducing lifestyle-related diseases and keeping healthy. We're championing design that focuses on reducing lifestyle-related diseases and keeping healthy.

Guide — 24/03/2014

Battersea Power Station

Case study — 22/01/2014

North West Bicester eco-town

Case study — 20/01/2014

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Case study — 20/01/2014

Creating safe places to live through design

Report — 15/01/2014

The value of public spaces

Report — 08/01/2014

Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum
Cabe showed the Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum how best to communicate with the local community and develop a strategy to do that. Cabe showed the Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum how best to communicate with the local community.

Case study — 01/03/2013

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