It works directly with architects, planners, designers, developers and clients, offering guidance on projects that will shape everyone’s lives. It also advises on parks and open spaces.

Fundamentally, CABE works on behalf of the public and aims to inspire people to demand more from buildings and spaces. Through initiatives such as Engaging Places, it aims to inspire people to demand more from buildings and spaces.

CABE was set up in 1999 and it is now a statutory body, funded by the DCMS and the Department for Communities & Local Government.