

Guidance on How The Design Review Panel Evaluates Quality in Architecture & Urban Design
By good design we mean design that is fit for purpose, sustainable, efficient, coherent, flexible, responsive to context, good looking and a


"Diary of an independent Urban Design consultant …” or “What am I doing here?”
I set up Urban Design Box Ltd 18 months ago; giving up being a Director at a respected multidisciplinary to gamble my career and self-esteem


The real life problems of achieving good, large scale, housing design.
"In recent times I have been considering the problems in real life of achieving good large scale housing design, particularly from the


Queen Street, Exeter Street DEMOnstration
The StreetDEMO concept is an innovative approach to reviewing and appraising the streetscape and urban environment.
The approach brings to


Public sector led place making
35 years ago when the first residents started moving into a newly developed neighbourhood in Lisbon, little did they know that many years la


Swindon Borough Council Launch NEW Design Review Panel
The Design Review Panel is delighted to announce that, following the excellent fedback that we have received since launching the Devon...


West End Plymouth City Centre Ideas Competition
The Devon and Somerset Design Review Panel are delighted to have worked with the Plymouth Branch of the Royal Institute of British...