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Built environment

  • NEW Architecture and Design Scotland (UK)
    Architecture and Design Scotland is Scotland's national champion for good architecture, design and planning in the built environment. [link]
  • Architecture Centre Network (UK)
    The Architecture Centre Network is the independent body representing architecture and built environment centres across the UK. [link]
  • Civic Trust (UK)
    Aims to promote thriving towns and villages, by developing partnerships between communities, government and business to deliver regeneration and local improvement. [link]
  • NEW Civic Trust for Wales (UK)
    Promotes civic pride as a means to improving the quality of life for all in the places where we live and work, and encourages community action, good design, sustainable development and respect for the built environment amongst people of all ages. Some interesting publications on urban design. [link]
  • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) (UK)
    CABE believe that well designed homes, streets, parks, work-places, schools and hospitals are the fundamental right of everyone. They do this by making the case for change, gathering hard evidence, providing education opportunities and through direct help on individual programmes and projects. [link]
  • NEW CUBE (UK)
    CUBE - Centre for the Understanding of the Built Environment: Best Practice Directory [link]
  • NEW Design Commission for Wales (UK)
    The Design Commission for Wales is a national organisation established in 2002 and is core funded by the National Assembly for Wales. They are one of four UK Commissions established to champion good design and a high quality built environment. [link]

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