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Sustainability
Buildings & Structures
Public Spaces
Making Places
Design Process
Outreach & Exhibitions
Communities & Learning
Healthier Places
Pulse
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Sustainability
Building Performance
Construction
Construction Materials
My SUST House
Retrofit & Refurbishment
Sustainable Design
Community
Policy & Guidance
Material Considerations Case Study
Buildings & Structures
Education Buildings & Grounds
Health Buildings & Grounds
Hotel & Leisure
Housing & Gardens
Infrastructure
Mixed Use
Offices & Workplaces
Public & Community Buildings
Interior Design
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Community Use
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Parking
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Squares & Urban Spaces
Streets & Lanes
Town Centres
Walking & Cycling
Water
Making Places
Asset Management
Design Codes
Improving Existing Places
Landscape
Making New Places
Masterplanning
Planning
Streets
Town Centres
Urban Design
Policy & Guidance
Wellbeing
Design Process
Support for Clients
Vision & Briefing
Design Team Skills & Working
Collaborative Working
Participation in Design
Policy & Guidance
Procurement & Delivery
Outreach & Exhibitions
Scottish Architecture
Awards & Competitions
Community
Education
Emerging Practice
Stalled Spaces Scotland
Communities & Learning
Education Resources
Engagement Methods
Healthier Places
Pulse
Demonstration Projects
Development Types
Acute
Children’s and young people’s services
Dental care
Diagnostics and treatment
Elderly
Inpatient facility
Integrated services
Mental health
Outpatient care
Primary care
Support services
In this section we have gathered content on some of the key areas and projects we are currently involved in. You can learn more about our work in About A&DS
Topics of Interest: Healthier Places , Smarter Places
A&DS is developing a design advice service on town centre living, initially looking at town centres as Caring Places for older people.
We work with partners to ensure that design becomes central to how we plan our places - to demonstrate the value of design.
A&DS supports communities, providing advice and support and we promote the benefits of community engagement and share examples of good work.
Making Places: We are currently undertaking a pilot project to provide support for community placemaking projects across Scotland.
Local Design Review panels seek to add to advice offered by local authorities, creating a platform for a variety of local voices.
The Local Authority Urban Design offers practitioners a space to share practice and common issues and networking around urban design.
Town Centre Living: How we can use design to help create a caring place? What value does design bring? Join the conversation!
Information for communities about how Architecture and Design Scotland gets involved in the development of places across Scotland.
The Place Standard tool provides a simple framework to structure conversations about place. Read more about our work to encourage the use of the tool.