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Applications have opened for the CABE 2010 urban design summer school at Aston University in Birmingham, which is taking place from 11th-14th July 2010. The theme of this year’s summer school, led by MADE, is ‘designing sustainable places’.
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MADE has been awarded £53,000 in the CABE Regional Funding Programme for 2010-11. The funding will support MADE’s activities in the West Midlands in 2010/2011 and is the third highest award in this funding round.
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 New design guidelines for the development of more inclusive play areas have been published today, based on the experiences of 4546 children in Dudley, West Midlands.
“Many children feel excluded from play spaces. Good design can change this,” said Julia Ellis, Chief Executive of MADE, the Midlands architecture centre. “MADE works to improve quality of life by raising aspirations for excellent design in buildings and places. We have been working with Dudley’s Play Pathfinder to see how design can improve children’s play in the borough.”
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 An exciting and imaginative oasis in the heart of Bentley West – this is head teacher Dee Brigstock’s vision for her primary school. Last term, the school worked on a design to transform tarmac into adventurous play space, with MADE and architect Alison Davies.
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Supported by MADE expert panel member Chris Morland, Wyre Forest District Council have been developing their plans for the regeneration of Kidderminster. The major statutory agencies have signed up to a Memorandum of Understanding to support a regeneration framework that has placemaking as a high priority. A recent presentation to business leaders was enthusiastically received. See the ‘Drawing inspiration…’ prospectus and video from October 15th at www.rewyre.org |
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From 5th October CABE and eight regional design review services, including MADE, have become ‘affiliated’.
Affiliation creates a national network of design review panels, providing all local planning authorities with access to independent practical design advice.
The network will collectively review more than 800 schemes a year. Affiliation means that there is an agreement defining shared values, a shared service, and a joint commitment to high standards in design review. It will ensure that capacity is increased, learning is shared, and a consistent service is provided to developers and planners across England.
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