Our Design Advice workshop guidance document, with contact details for anyone looking to learn more about our programme of work.
(updated August 2018)
Assisting those responsible for the development of the built environment by offering informed advice on the design quality of proposals.
Find out more about Local Design Review Panels
A&DS has developed a series of Case Studies to illustrate how the Place Standard tool has been used within the planning process.
A&DS has developed a series of Case Studies to illustrate how the Place Standard tool has been used within the planning process.
A&DS has developed a series of Case Studies to illustrate how the Place Standard tool has been used within the planning process.
A&DS has developed a series of Case Studies to illustrate how the Place Standard tool has been used within the planning process.
Our Health Design Advice service, delivered with Health Facilities Scotland, helps those who commission new, or substantially redeveloped, facilities.
One of our key areas of work is to provide advice on design - A&DS supports investment in homes and public buildings, and everything in between.
The Best Use of Timber Awards 2018 exhibition showcases the winner and shortlisted entries to the annual RIAS Awards scheme.
The newsletter summarising the 12th Local Authority Urban Design Forum (LAUDF), held in Dec 2018.
Design Quality and Legacy: in this blog post Ann Allen, Chair of A&DS, reflects on her first weeks in her new post and the opportunities ahead.
A&DS offers a design support to education authorities offering an external view, peer support, facilitation and learning networks.
