CABE News - March 2009

Sustainable Cities launches
Hallmarks of a sustainable city
Better public building awards

A major new web resource from CABE – the result of two years of detailed research – cuts through the confusion on climate change. Sustainable Cities offers clear priorities for action for the people who plan, design and manage towns and cities.

Latest news

Hallmarks of a sustainable city

Climate change is happening much faster than previously thought and towns and cities need to respond. A new CABE report sets out the practical and policy changes that are needed to spur a quicker local response. Hallmarks of a sustainable city distils the thinking behind CABE’s Sustainable Cities project.

Better public building awards

Enter the 2009 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Awards. Anyone involved in a new public building project can enter their scheme if it is well-designed and well-procured. The closing date is 16 April.

New CABE chair wanted

DCMS is inviting applications for a new chair of CABE to succeed Sir John Sorrell, who steps down at the end of 2009.

Making the invisible visible

Most councils value their public parks at just £1 each, according to new research from CABE Space. To address this anomaly, we’re calling for a new approach to park valuations.

Shaping the future

CABE's three-year corporate strategy, Shape the future, sets out our plans and priorities - and explains how we will measure our success. In Good design: the fundamentals, CABE chief executive Richard Simmons explains the thinking behind the strategy.

Time to engage

Engaging Places is our new web resource supporting teaching and learning through buildings and places. Sign up for monthly news updates.

Prize for putting people first

An RTPI award has recognised the CABE-influenced Manual for Streets for putting people before the car. The RTPI also recognised the Planning Inspectorate’s lifelong learning programme, which is backed by CABE.

Adapting public space to climate change

Public spaces can play a major role in combating the effects of climate change. Three new CABE Space case studies show how.

Summer school early bird offer

The 2009 CABE urban design summer school takes place in Bristol from 21-24 June. Book before 31 March and save £100.

New website puts you first

We’ve been talking to you about what you want from our website - and have changed it to put you first. Let us know what you think. Meanwhile, Ipsos Mori head Ben Page tells us why it's important to ask people what they want from design.

Design reviewed

Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth

We support this exciting proposal for a new home for the preserved Mary Rose warship, museum and education facilities, in the heart of Portsmouth’s historic dockyard.

Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire

We think that this proposed redevelopment, offering enhanced racing facilities and up to 1,500 new homes, lacks the vision to realise the potential of the site.

London 2012 Greenway

We support this project to expand and redesign the public walkway running along the edge of the Olympic Park to become a key walking and cycling route before, during and after the London 2012 Games.

Events

ParkCity

24-25 March 2009
London

Last chance to book for our international conference on green infrastructure.

BCSD-UK
Business Summit

26 March 2009
London

British Council for Sustainable Development 10th anniversary conference, backed by CABE, on a low-carbon world.

Places we love

Wysing Arts Centre, Bourn

New arts centre offering artists studio and exhibition space.

Queen Anne
High School, Dunfermline

Part of Scotland's school estate renewal programme.

CABE survey

What do you think of our website?

Publications

Building excellence in the arts

Step-by-step guide to creating arts buildings, illustrated with case studies.

360 magazine - Spring 2009

Our education magazine focusing on Building Schools for the Future.

Hallmarks of a sustainable city

Practical and policy responses to climate change to ensure sustainable places.

Making the invisible visible

Why traditional accounting methods are unhelpful when valuing park assets.

Improving green space skills

Why better skills are so vital to the green space sector, and how to improve them.

Shape the future

Our three year corporate strategy with our plans and priorities.

New from old

How to refurbish school buildings to give schools a new lease of life.

Primary schools case studies

Five case studies offering guidance for well-designed schools.

In your area

Find our about projects going on in your area

How we can help

Architects

We work with architects through our design review service, we publish design guidance and advice and we provide training through conferences and events. We also fund a network of architecture centres across England.