A study to identify what evidence exists that Framework Agreements support quality in terms of design

Places Matter! is offering a beginners guide to Urban Design Graphics as part of it’s contribution to AF2011, the Northwest Architecture Festival

Monday 14 March 2011

Tuesday 22 March 2011

The Places Matter! Supermarket Forum took place on the 23 March. The invited audience comprised developers, agents, local authority officers and members of the Places Matter! Design Review Panel.

Places Matter! is working in partnership with Arts Council England, North West (ACE) to research the combined impact of ACE and other partners investment into the public realm over the last 5 years throughout the region.

With the advent of the Localism Bill much has been spoken of ‘localism’ and what it means in terms of the Planning System.

Manual for Streets, published by the Department for Transport, gives advice for the design of streets in England and Wales.

In 2009 with support from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), Places Matter! offered accredited training in Building for Life for representatives from every local authority in the Northwest.