Good hospitals assist patient recovery, staff recruitment and retention.
Architecture and Design Scotland is Scotland's national champion for good architecture, design and planning in the built environment.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - inspiring people to demand more from their buildings and spaces
Cadw is the historic environment agency within the Welsh Assembly Government with responsibility for protecting, conserving, and promoting an appreciation of the historic environment of Wales.
http://www.campaignfordrawing.org
The Campaign for Drawing has one aim: to get everyone drawing! To help achieve this, over 1000 UK venues, from scout huts to national museums, will take part in the ninth Big Draw, 1 to 31 October 2008. This annual programme shows that drawing is the perfect medium for observation, self-expression and fun. Wide-ranging events and themes for all ages span art and science.
http://www.civictrustwales.org
The Civic Trust for Wales promotes civic pride as a means to improving the quality of life for all in the places where we live and work, and encourages community action, good design, sustainable development and respect for the built environment amongst people of all ages
http://www.landscapeinstitute.org
The Landscape Institute is the Royal Chartered body for landscape architects, professionals who inspire people to expect the best from the natural and built environments. Parks, streets, regeneration, waterways and open space - this is the work of landscape architects.
The Landscape Institute Wales is the voice for landscape architects in Wales, a branch of the Landscape Institute, the professional body for landscape architects which includes designers, scientists and managers.
The National Grid for Learning Cymru (NGfL Cymru) is managed by WJEC on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government it provides a library of interactive resources for teachers and learners at all levels. DCFW's My Square Mile is featured as a teaching resource pack.
The Royal Institute of British Architects is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession. We provide support for our 40,500 members worldwide in the form of training, technical services, publications and events, and set standards for the education of architects, both in the UK and overseas.
The Royal Society of Architects in Wales is constituted as the regional organisation of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Wales.
The RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) is a dynamic organisation leading the way in the creation of places that work now and in the future. The RTPI understands that just as people develop places, places develop people. We are committed to the enhancement of our natural and human environment.
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/rtpi_cymru
RTPI Cymru promotes planning as a profession and builds links with other built environment professions and organisations throughout Wales.
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk
The Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) Wales is the Welsh Assembly's independent advisory body on sustainable development. The Commission reports direct to the First Minister for Wales on key policy areas including local government, regeneration and health.
http://wales.gov.uk/theworks/home/?lang=en
A vibrant and distinctive development in the heart of Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, the regeneration of the former Ebbw Vale steelworks will connect you to the greener things in life.
The Town and Country Planning Association campaigns for the reform of the UK's planning system to make it more responsive to people's needs and aspirations and to promote sustainable development.
Founded in 1978, the Urban Design Group is a campaigning membership organisation. It believes that urban design is not the job of any single profession. Making successful places depends on breaking down professional barriers and building collaborations between the people with the power to make things happen.
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