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Design Council calls for a step-change in housing development and design
ArticlesIn response to the government’s Housing White Paper, Design Council Chief...
What is a healthy new town?
ArticlesAs part of our Creating healthy Places programme, NHS England's Strategy...
Ding: How one idea opened the door to a whole new business
ArticlesAvril O’Neil and John Nussey were finalists in the first ever Design Council...
Hackney Council: Using design principles to improve public services
ArticlesMatt Clack is a Public Health Strategist at Hackney Council. His team are taking...
Design Council calls for a design blueprint to deliver the Industrial Strategy
ArticlesDesign Council has today published its response to the government’s Industrial...
Designing good mental health into cities: the next frontier for urban design
ArticlesIf city-makers are to address mental health through urban design, where should...
A design-led approach to transforming adult services
ArticlesThe UK’s ageing population is a growing concern for local authorities....
New research aims to uncover the barriers to creating healthy places
ArticlesToday Design Council launched a new research project in partnership with Social...
London councils to work with design experts to tackle social issues
ArticlesHomelessness, homecare and help for looked after children are just a few of the...
Our response to the 2017 Spring Budget
ArticlesThe Chancellor’s 2017 Spring budget sets the direction for the UK post the EU...
How design can help inclusive growth
ArticlesThis week the Inclusive Growth Commission published their final findings and...
Our response to the Digital Strategy
ArticlesThe government’s new Digital Strategy provides an important focus on innovation...