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Middlesbrough sows the seeds of urban farming

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The town of Middlesbrough is going wild in an unusual way, thanks to a new initiative that kicks off this week.  Urban Farming is part of Dott 07 (Designs of the time 2007), a year of community projects, events and exhibitions in North East England that explore what life in a sustainable region could be like and how design can help us get there.  Urban Farming will directly address the pressing...

Urban farming

Are our food production systems ripe for a redesign?

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What’s the issue? Every day time and money is wasted transporting food around the country, and undoubtedly this has a negative impact on the environment. Think of all the carbon emissions billowing out of those goods vehicles just to get the produce from A to B and finally onto our plates. By designing our own systems of producing and consuming food, much of this waste can be avoided, the...

Thousands turn out for Middlesbrough town meal

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Thousands of people gathered together in Middlesbrough today for a huge public meal that marked the end of a major community project in the town.

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Ten examples

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From supermarkets to showrooms, the following examples show diverse retail design responses to key business challenges Project: Orange 201, Westbourne Grove, London Client: Orange Designer: Section DYear: 2005 This unbranded store makes a refreshing change. Although owned by the mobile phone provider Orange, there is no reference to them directly. The location and the store create the best...

Future trends for building design

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Building design by Miriam Fitzpatrick > Future trends for building design

From eco-friendly architecture to high-density housing, Miriam Fitzpatrick looks at the key trends in building design A key driver of change in the built environment over the next three to five years will be the battle between urban sprawl and compact city living for the location of jobs, homes and places for leisure. 24-hour communities The cumulative weight of policy over the last decade to...

Building design by Miriam Fitzpatrick

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As a subject, building design is more popular than ever, but there’s a lot more to it than striking new statement architecture. Miriam Fitzpatrick investigates the discipline today and explains how setting higher standards in all aspects of the design and build process can be good for business, the environment and our health

Key challenges

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Miriam Fitzpatrick looks at the key challenges facing the building design industry today. Top of the list is environmental performance… Changing the way we design, build and operate buildings to make them more environmentally sound is probably one of the greatest challenges facing building design in the next five to ten years. Environmental performance used to be little more than an...

Why go to Dott 07?

Dott 07 highlights

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Dott 07 Programme Director John Thackara reckons there are at least 20 reasons why it's worth a trip to Newcastle for the Dott 07 Festival, which runs from 16-28 October. "The Dott 07 Festival brings together the results of projects and events that explore what sustainable life in one region could be like – and how design can help us get there. The 12 day Festival runs 16-28 October on the banks...

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Design Event 07: Urban Translation

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Urban Translation is a tour organised by Northern Architecture to explore some of Newcastle's most significant spaces.

Glossary

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A guide to the words used in building design Architect's Plan of Work - A framework developed by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) for running a job. It consists of a logical sequence of work stages (A to M) specifying the tasks to be carried out by key team members. Brief - A description of what the client wants to include in the project and how the finished building is to...