Design Commission for Wales
Our advice can help to deliver the best possible schools, homes and hospitals for Wales.
Architecture and Design Scotland
Architecture and Design Scotland is Scotland's national champion for good architecture, design and planning in the built environment.
http://www.buildingforlife.org/
Building for Life
Building for Life is the English national standard for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods. The 20 Building for Life criteria embody a vision of functional, attractive and sustainable housing. New housing developments are scored against the criteria to assess the quality of their design.
CABE
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment - inspiring people to demand more from their buildings and spaces
Cadw
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
Campaign For Drawing
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
Civic Trust Wales
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
Landscape Institute
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.
http://www.libranches.org/branches/wales/
Landscape Institute Wales
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.
National Grid for Learning
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.
http://www.rics.org/site/scripts/documents.aspx?categoryID=486
RICS Wales
RICS Wales promotes a surveying voice in all issues affecting land, property, construction and the environment in Wales.
Royal Institute of British Architects
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.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
RICS provides the world's leading professional qualification in land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues.
Royal Society of Architects Wales
The Royal Society of Architects in Wales is constituted as the regional organisation of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in Wales.
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
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
RTPI Cymru promotes planning as a profession and builds links with other built environment professions and organisations throughout Wales.
http://www.sustainablecities.org.uk/
Sustainable Cities
Sustainable Cities is a website developed by CABE to cut through the complexities of the climate change debate to provide expert advice, offer clear priorities for action and describe good practice in sustainable urban design and management. It supports the people whose job is to make decisions about how to plan, design and manage towns and cities.
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk
Sustainable Development Commission Wales
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://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/
The Academy of Urbanism
The Academy of Urbanism is an autonomous, politically independent, cross-sector organisation formed in 2006 to expand urban discourse.
http://wales.gov.uk/theworks/home/?lang=en
The Works Ebbw Vale
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.
Town and Country Planning Association
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.
Urban Design Group
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.
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/?lang=en
Welsh Assembly Government
Welsh Assembly Government Department for Environment, Sustainability and Housing. Current Planning Policy Guidance and information can be found on the Welsh Assembly Governments website.
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