Opportunities Hub: Choose work that pays off for your practice2 April 2025IntelligenceLatest: New DfE construction frameworkLatest: New DfE construction frameworkRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
We must dare to use the S-words30 January 2017IntelligenceIt’s time to act on space standardsIt’s time to act on space standardsRegion: United KingdomMore: Where people liveSpace standardsLevitt BernsteinNationally Described Space StandardGovernment policyHousing policy
In association with KnaufGood Design of Spaces for Activity & Participation1 October 2018EventsSeminar 4: 11 October How Good Design of Spaces Encourages Different Types of Activity and ParticipationSeminar 4: 11 October How Good Design of Spaces Encourages Different Types of Activity and ParticipationRegion: United Kingdom
How an industry-wide standard for net zero buildings was created1 November 2024IntelligenceA pilot has been published for a UK Net Zero Carbon Building StandardA pilot has been published for a UK Net Zero Carbon Building StandardRegion: United KingdomMore: Building StandardsDavid PartridgeNet zero carbonStandardsLegal regulatory & statutory complianceBuildings
Make Space for Girls founders on making parks for all teenagers14 October 2021IntelligenceSusannah Walker and Imogen Clark want to make public space equitableSusannah Walker and Imogen Clark want to make public space equitableRegion: United KingdomMore: Make Space for GirlsSusannah WalkerImogen ClarkGender equalityTeenage girlsPublic spacePlaces planning & community
The importance of maintaining standards28 March 2022CultureStandard formats don’t have to be obeyed but knowing those rules makes it a whole lot easier to designStandard formats don’t have to be obeyed but knowing those rules makes it a whole lot easier to designRegion: United KingdomMore: Legal regulatory & statutory complianceRegulationsDesign construction & technologyStandardsEleanor YoungKnox BhavanPractice ArchitectureGrenfell Tower Inquiry
Imagination runs riot: Public Space Design Day reinvents the urban realm12 September 2023ProductsBeyond landscaping and conventional building: five ideas for car-free urban spacesBeyond landscaping and conventional building: five ideas for car-free urban spacesRegion: United KingdomMore: Marshalls Bricks & MasonryDesign construction & technologyPublic realmPublic Space Design DayTransport
Space odyssey1 November 2013IntelligencePublic spaces are a critical component of the urban realmPublic spaces are a critical component of the urban realmRegion: United KingdomMore: ContextWhere people live
Homes standard brings hope and fears28 June 2016IntelligenceThe Home Quality Mark will have to overcome red tape to fulfil its potentialThe Home Quality Mark will have to overcome red tape to fulfil its potentialRegion: United KingdomMore: BREStandardsSustainablityWhere people liveDesigning & building itRegulationHome Quality MarkCode for Sustainable Homes
In association with HäfeleThe hide it away toolkit for flexible spaces1 September 2023ProductsSpecify slide-and-pivot fittings to close off/open up spaceSpecify slide-and-pivot fittings to close off/open up spaceRegion: United KingdomMore: HäfeleSliding door gearArchitectural sliding doorsSpecificationInterior designSpace savingStoragePivot doorsFunctional spaces
vPPR returns to the public space needs of teenagers12 September 2023ProductsA ‘family of little follies’ offers spaces to just be inA ‘family of little follies’ offers spaces to just be inRegion: United KingdomMore: Marshalls Bricks & MasonryPublic realmPublic Space Design DayDesign construction & technologyInclusionTeenagersvPPR Architects
Treading a fine line30 March 2016IntelligenceStandards is a word with many meaningsStandards is a word with many meaningsRegion: United KingdomMore: Where people liveComplianceLevitt BernsteinHousing Standards HandbookStandardsNational Housing Federation