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Coastcards - three short films about Sea ChangeEdgeland Mutter, Love Brid and Teign Spirit were commissioned by Animate Projects as part of Sea Change.
Hope and Fear by Michael PinskyWatch an immense jigsaw being assembled as the artistic centrepiece for CABE’s 10th anniversary event in London on 16 September 2009.
Growing Skills - green space apprentices at work
Inspirational films of apprentices in Richmond, Oldham, Plymouth and Capel Manor sharing their experiences and aspirations.
Connecting people and place - the ecology of urban designWilliam McDonough sees a world of abundance – it is a question of using it in ways that allows it to last. He wants to celebrate human creativity, instead of bemoaning our activities.
Promoting an environmental infrastructure for sustainable communitiesEdward McMahon is credited as being the founding father of green infrastructure. Here he argues that we have to see green space as a necessity rather than an amenity.
The 20 Building for Life criteria explainedExplanation of all 20 of the Building for Life criteria with examples.
Accordia: a Building for Life walkthroughUsing the award-winning Accordia housing scheme in Cambridge to explain how to apply the Building for Life criteria.
Understanding the power of streetsUrban designer Sue McGlynn outlines power, influence and decision-making in the urban design process and summarises the spatial attributes of quality streets.
Manual for Streets: what's in it for me?Andy Cameron, technical director at WSP Group and co-author of Manual for streets outlines its broad principles – what’s new, what’s different.
Chairing design reviewPaul Finch, former CABE commissioner and chair of the London 2012 design review panel, explains how to chair design review meetings.
Guide to design reviewWatch footage of a design review meeting and hear from those involved about meetings and how schemes are assessed.
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Guide to design review
Watch footage of a design review meeting and hear from those involved about meetings and how schemes are assessed.
Accordia: a Building for Life walkthrough
Using the award-winning Accordia housing scheme in Cambridge to explain how to apply the Building for Life criteria.
Manual for Streets: what's in it for me?
Andy Cameron, technical director at WSP Group and co-author of Manual for streets outlines its broad principles – what’s new, what’s different.