Issue 5 May 2009 |
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People make Places, Places make People, Places Matter! |
The Economic Value of Good Design 2009Places Matter! has commissioned new research into the economic value of good design during the recession. Research published by Places Matter! in 2007 argued that design could add up to 20% in rental and capital value and speed up the lettings and sales rate of a scheme. For 2009 Places Matter! is publishing a follow-up report revisiting these findings to explore how they have been affected by the current economic climate. Interested? Find out more… 
Call for nominations for England’s Northwest Public Space AwardLocal authorities across the region are being invited to enter nominations for the Public Space category of this year’s England’s Northwest Tourism Awards. The prestigious awards, organised by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, have come to represent the very best of the region’s tourism industry. The Public Space Award, supported Places Matter!, is designed to reward public realm projects demonstrating excellence in improving the built environment for the region’s visitors. Interested? Find out more… 
Places Matter! are proud to announce the launch of our new websiteThe new Places Matter! website was launched this month, showcasing and providing access to a number of our core business strands. Developed by Manchester-based Reading Room, the site will streamline access to the services Places Matter! provides. Visit www.placesmatter.co.uk and have a look around. Interested? Find out more… |
A Place for Creativity, 16 June 2009, The Lowry, Salford QuaysA national one day conference from RUDI and Places Matter! to bring together all those involved in placemaking, art and design that have an interest in creating unique, interesting and stimulating places for people to live, work and play in. The event will explore collaborative working practices, the role of artists and the creative community in making better places, how projects can and should be funded and ways of involving the people that live and work in the places to be re-designed. Interested? Find out more… 
CDM Co-ordinator - 3 Day Foundation Course, 6 - 8 July 2009, milkandsugar, LiverpoolA series of three modules over three days which will provide a foundation course for construction professionals who intend to assume the role of CDM Co-ordinator. Interested? Find out more… 
Re-visioning Utopia, 15 - 18 July 2009, CumbriaRe-visioning Utopia will bring together Artists, Architects and Academics in small multi disciplinary teams and offer an intensive series of research field-trips exploring the diversity of Barrow and its Islands followed by good food, studio based discussion, ‘model’ making, drawing, mapping and text based exploration. Interested? Find out more… |
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