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Cultural boost for English seaside towns
31 July 2008
The first coastal resorts around the country to win Sea Change funding, a £45 million CABE-led coastal regeneration programme have been named.
CABE concern over giant public screens24 July 2008
The 'Live Sites' giant screens project will have a serious impact on the public space of many towns and cities in the UK, warns CABE.Threshold needed to halt poor school design
20 July 2008
CABE concludes a design 'threshold' is needed to ensure the quality of BSF (Building Schools for the Future) schoolsTwo new commissioners wanted
15 July 2008
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will soon be advertising for two new CABE commissioners - details will be published soon.Site sponsors needed for housing design competition
13 July 2008
CABE is calling for site sponsors for Europan 10, the largest housing design competition in the world.Housing market renewal action plan
9 July 2008
CABE, English Heritage and the Sustainable Development Commission have drawn up an action plan for delivering successful places as part of the housing market renewal programme (HMR).Shortlist for 2008 Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award announced
11 June 2008
The shortlist for the 2008 Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award has been announced and includes London's Langdon Park station, Harrogate's Royal Hall and Brighton's Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital.Climate festival offers a way forward for cities
8 June 2008
Celebrating the final day of the climate change festival, the press coverage surrounding it and plans for the future.Climate change festival turns debate on its head
3 June 2008
Birmingham's climate change festival makes the direct link between climate change and the design of buildings and spaces by unveiling a 95-foot high pylon outside the Council House in Victoria Square.Less talk, more action
3 June 2008
CABE discuss the lack of priority given to sustainability in relation to their design review project.