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Tag: housing design

Housing design quality and inequality

113. Designing new towns (on the edge)

Posted on Oct 16, 2025Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona
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Housing design quality and inequality

109. Tackling inequality in housing design quality 2: cross-cutting lessons for delivery

Posted on Feb 18, 2025Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona
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Housing design quality and inequality

108. Tackling inequality in housing design quality 1: routes to success

Posted on Feb 11, 2025Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona
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Design skills and education

92. ‘Right’ analysis, wrong conclusions 2. A School of Place

Posted on Jan 16, 2023Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona3 comments on “92. ‘Right’ analysis, wrong conclusions 2. A School of Place”
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Design review (and other design governance tools) Design skills and education

91. ‘Right’ analysis, wrong conclusions 1. Street votes

Posted on Jan 13, 2023Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona2 comments on “91. ‘Right’ analysis, wrong conclusions 1. Street votes”
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Design coding

89. Authority-wide design codes, four key questions (and answers)

Posted on Jul 6, 2022Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona5 comments on “89. Authority-wide design codes, four key questions (and answers)”
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English national design policy and guidance

87. Appealing design – the tide turns on poor and mediocre housing design

Posted on Apr 26, 2022Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona3 comments on “87. Appealing design – the tide turns on poor and mediocre housing design”
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English national design policy and guidance

83. Ending the lottery of design-based planning appeals (mediocre is not enough!)

Posted on Oct 26, 2021Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona3 comments on “83. Ending the lottery of design-based planning appeals (mediocre is not enough!)”
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Streets and public spaces

77. High streets, sledgehammers and nuts: the folly of more PDR

Posted on Jan 5, 2021Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona3 comments on “77. High streets, sledgehammers and nuts: the folly of more PDR”
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Streets and public spaces

74. Do zoning and local design codes offer a fast-track route to beauty?

Posted on Aug 10, 2020Jan 7, 2026 by Matthew Carmona4 comments on “74. Do zoning and local design codes offer a fast-track route to beauty?”
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