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Getting the big picture right16 July 2010
People are travelling much further nowadays in their daily lives, for work and for shopping and for leisure.
Leave your mark, not a blot14 July 2010
The coalition government's approach to localism marks a fundamental shift in the way to approach good design and placemaking, so councillors need to be better prepared to make decisions about urban design.
Community green6 July 2010
Thousands of hectares of development land and open space around social housing estates are not being used because of their poor quality.
Action plan for social housing spaces6 July 2010
A practical action plan to help social landlords improve open spaces in social housing areas has been produced for the first time.
2010 PM’s Award shortlist announced17 June 2010
From the summit of Snowdon to a children’s centre in south London, the projects shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award show the strides being made in public building.
CABE calls for a radical overhaul of housing standards8 June 2010
There should be a new simpler standards framework for housing, in return for a set of minimum national design standards for all new homes, according to our new report.
‘Love your caretaker’ – the key to a greener school 7 June 2010
CABE is calling for primary and secondary schools across the country to ‘love your caretaker’.
Last chance to enter the 2010 Building for Life Awards28 May 2010
Each year the Building for Life awards celebrate the best new homes and neighbourhoods in England. Winning an award is the first step to gaining national recognition for your new housing scheme. The closing date for this year’s Building for Life awards is this Friday, 28 May.
A new focus on ordinary places26 March 2010
English towns and cities need to focus on improving the ordinary places where more than 80 per cent of people live, says a new CABE report.
Fears of school grounds dominated by parking26 March 2010
Despite the standard of proposed new school buildings rapidly improving, the design of school grounds is lagging behind.