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Building The Future Commmission: Delivering the communities the nation needs

2024-02-07T07:00:00+00:00By

After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the Building the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman explores ways in which we might close the gap between good development and the development we too often deliver

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Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Anna Mansfield at Publica

2023-12-05T07:11:00+00:00By

Episode 4: Anna Mansfield on the loss of shared spaces after covid and the importance of designing for the needs of women and young people

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It’s time to deliver communities that work for those who live and work in and around them

2023-11-30T07:00:00+00:00By Jonathan Kendall

The arrival of thousands of new homes and jobs alongside existing communities can sound daunting to existing residents. But developments such as Waterbeach and Oxford North, which support the thriving knowledge economies of Cambridge and Oxford, can enhance lives across the board, writes Jonathan Kendall of Fletcher Priest, masterplanner for ...

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Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP

2023-11-28T07:00:00+00:00

Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places

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Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Selina Mason at Lendlease

2023-11-21T07:00:00+00:00

Episode 2: Selina Mason talks about people-focused urbanism and the work she is doing on Birmingham’s Smithfield scheme

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Building Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Jo Wright at Perkins & Will

2023-11-14T07:09:00+00:00

Episode 1: Jo Wright talks about the impact on her career of working in Berlin before the wall came down and designing for the long term

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Building Talks: our new podcast season all about urban design and creating communities

2023-11-13T07:00:00+00:00By

Tune into the Building Talks podcast from tomorrow to hear leading experts on how to deliver thriving communities and great places to live

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How the creative reuse of ordinary buildings is revolutionising regeneration

2023-10-13T05:19:00+01:00By

As the government’s levelling up agenda struggles to gain traction, a group of industry leaders share their thoughts on alternative approaches to regeneration. Ben Flatman reports.

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Design codes are coming but will they deliver?

2023-05-10T06:00:00+01:00By

Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?

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Phoenix rising: Plans for the ‘largest timber development in UK’ take shape

2023-03-15T06:10:00+00:00

A new East Sussex-based developer is seeking to disrupt the housebuilding sector and create a template for higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, writes Ben Flatman

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Meet the commissioners: Nicholas Boys Smith

2023-02-16T07:00:00+00:00

Nicholas Boys Smith  discusses the need for deep examination of the industry, the importance of the growing focus on sustainability and a passion for the history of our streets

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Building the Future Commission: introducing the creating communities stream

2023-02-07T06:00:00+00:00By

The commission will look at how we can overcome systemic challenges in order to create thriving communities 

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