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a centre for place-making
Discussion pieces are submitted by our staff, board members, expert panel members and guest contributors. Add your comments and join in the discussion.
Urban designer and MADE expert panel member, Nick Corbett has written a new novel.
11 things we achieved in 2011
November's West Midlands Urban Design Forum meeting heard from Jim McMilan of Great Places Housing Group
We are reproducing this article by Jake Berriman, Head of Strategic Delivery, Shropshire Council, from Tripwire, the West Midlands RTPI newsletter. It explains Shropshire Council's positive approach to neighbourhood planning.
Why is Birmingham no tourist metropolis?
Kristina Lorenz's first impressions of Birmingham.
And the winner of the MADE Stirling Prize 2011 poll is...
Good, well thought out design produces value. Whether it is in the technology, the products or the built environment we use. For this reason it is important to highlight how professional designers can add value, and the RIBA have recently done that for Architects in Good Design: it all adds up.
MADE neighbourhood planning seminar
Here at MADE we're embracing Social Media and web-based tools as part of our communications strategy. What digital tools do you use? Would you find it useful to learn more about how technology and web-based tools could help you work more efficiently?
Your New Year resoloution: stop calling people 'rats'
New ways to use "traditional"public spaces
Paola Oggianu is impressed with the colourful streets of North Birmingham and finds out about the traditional English 'caff'
Revealed recently at the Introduction to Design Review event, here are the top ten comments from MADE design reviews over the past year. Take a look, let us know your thoughts.
MADE expert panel member Phil Jones is using twitter to identify Britain's (and the world's) best and worst streets.
Three new books inspired by the urban design summer school's favourite writer
David Tittle makes the case for better streets (from a presentation delivered at the MADE Actions for Design Excellence event in September 2009)
David Tittle reflects on a new pedestrian bridge near his home.
