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Case Study: Quality Audit Tool, Moray Council – Place Skills for Housing
Despite limited resources, Moray created a 'quality auditing' process to encourage good design in their housing developments, we look at the results.
Case Study: LIVEPark, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park – Place Skills for Housing
LLTNP influenced local development through LIVEPark Rural Development Frameworks. This brought the community in the conversation about their places.
Place Skills for Housing Module 1 – Locating for Place Quality
The focus of this series is on supporting better place quality through considering location and place priorities for new housing led developments.
Introducing A Place Based Approach to Housing
This article and short animation explains why you should adopt a place-based approach as outlined in the Place Principle.
Case Study: Countesswells, Aberdeen City Council – Place Skills for Housing
Aberdeen City Council led a masterplan approach to key housing sites. The result is Countesswells, a landscape-first approach to a neighbourhood.
What a Difference a Year Makes! Reflections from Festival of Place 2020
A&DS CEO Jim MacDonald attended the Festival of Place, sharing the platform with the design organisations from Wales, England and Northern Ireland.
Press Release: Designing for a Changing Climate Publication launched
Design in a Changing Climate: report shows how places across Scotland can tackle climate change and improve people's quality of life.
Designing for a Changing Climate – Report
Architecture and Design Scotland recently undertook an exploration into designing for a changing climate. Download the report to learn more.
The Happenstance: Dispatch 7
Tools of the Trade: Peter McCaughey. A focus on five principal tools, of the many tools and tactics used.