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A community workshop used the @Placestandard tool with a climate lens to explore local perspectives on climate change. Residents, organisations, and government agencies worked together to identify challenges and opportunities for a more sustainable future: bit.ly/3W82bV9
Seasons greetings! We wish everyone a lovely holiday break and look forward to working with you all in 2025. Our office will close on 24/11/24 at 4 PM and reopen on 3/1/25 at 9 AM. Our [email protected] and phone (0131 556 6699) will be monitored daily between 27/12/24 & 31/12/24.
Design can improve lives. We believe in collaboration & clear goals to create places that enhance lives & protect our planet. Explore our updated campaign page for inspiring examples of impactful design & discover the transformative power of design 👉 bit.ly/VODX24
Our Director of Design Heather Claridge and Chief Executive Jim MacDonald summarise what happened at 'What next for place?' in September.
Learn more: bit.ly/3BcQ41V
With thanks to our partners and supporter: @UofGUrbStudies, @UofGSPS, @AHRCPress, @theAoU, LUC.
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The SVDLS map published earlier in summer, has now been updated with the latest 2023 data. An SVDLS Information Hub has also been created on the Our Place website to bring together everything you might need to know about vacant & derelict land in Scotland. bit.ly/41eoSKN
A fantastic example of design-led urban #regeneration. What are the benefits of Byzantian developments @FifeCouncil and @HistEnvScot working with designers to transform a vacant historic factory into vibrant housing?
Read story: bit.ly/TCLSX
📸 by David Cadzow
For our final spotlight on the #ValueOfDesign2024 🏘️ our Principal Architect, Johnny Cadell, shares his recent visit to the Inverness Housing Expo at Balvonie, highlighting the importance of sustainable design practices that prioritise people's needs: bit.ly/VODjX
📢 New @SFT_Scotland, @scotgov & @ramboll_uk PlaceTech Innovation Lab report is out! Discover how data & tech improved decisions in placemaking, infrastructure investment & performance. Pilots include: @GlasgowCC, @PerthandKinross & @cne_siar
Read now: bit.ly/PLx24
Aberdeen is showing the way to revitalise urban centres shaped around liveability and quality of life. Focusing on placemaking, partnership and viability, the city centre attracts new residents and private sector investment.
📸: @arcdessco
Read more: bit.ly/TCLSX
Our Chief Executive Jim MacDonald reflects and shares his key takeaways from attending the @designcouncil event, #DesignForPlanet 2024 Festival, in Manchester earlier this month. Read on to find out what he had to say: ow.ly/TGuN50UeFry
Principal Design Officer Morag Bain shares how a grassroots community project transformed a neglected space into a thriving hub. Woodlands Community is a shining example of what can be achieved when people come together. Read the #ValueOfDesign2024 blog: bit.ly/40WLfEu
Two inspiring housing projects in Dalkeith & Alloa show how well-integrated design can transform town centres. These developments have not only provided new homes, they’ve also revitalised entire neighbourhoods.
📸: Neale Smith Photography
Read more: bit.ly/TCLSX
Our Senior Design Officer, Kate Givan, shares her insight into the value design can bring in working collaboratively to gather evidence for Local Development plans.
Read the #ValueOfDesign2024 article here: bit.ly/4fLHG8c
Our Director of Design, Heather Claridge, reflects on her recent session at the #LiveableCity conference series hosted by the Danish Embassy on how #UrbanDesign can positively impact public health. Read now: bit.ly/4hEJ5PL
📸 Rita Justesen, By & Havn
The transformation of Shawlands, Glasgow, showcases how a strategic approach to regeneration by @GlasgowCC can lead to significant investment and positive change.
📸: @haus_collective and Visual Lane
Read more: bit.ly/TCLSX
Prof. Kev Dhaliwal shares how from @UoE_EFI ’s inception, design has been at the forefront, shaping collaboration, spaces and experiences. By prioritising human-centred design, EFI fosters innovation and drives positive change.
#ValueOfDesign2024: bit.ly/VODX24
In this article we’ve spotlighted transformative examples of town centre #architecture #regeneration in Scotland, featuring projects from #Dunfermline #Dalkeith #Alloa #Glasgow #Aberdeen.
Read now: bit.ly/TCLSX
@ScotlandsTowns @SFT_Scotland @ScottishLandCom
Leonie Bell, Director of @VADundee, shares how well-designed spaces can enhance public life. Discover how V&A Dundee prioritises accessibility, sustainability and user experience.
#ValueOfDesign2024: bit.ly/VODX24
#DesignThinking #PublicSpace #Sustainability