Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Smart Green Schools

CABE Resources

Building For Life Award Winners Announced. By cabe.org.uk Year 2008.
‘Taken from The commission for architecture and the built environment’s web site, this document reports on the winning developments of the Building for life awards 2008.

Building Learning Futures. By Stephen Heppell, Carole Chapman, Richard Millwood, Mark Constable and Jonathan Furness. Year 2004.
‘The world that schools are being designed for is changing. This research report focuses on what needs to be done from an architectural perspective, to improve standards of performance, creativity, teaching and learning.’

Buildings And Spaces: Why Design Matters. By CABE, London. Year 2005
‘This short booklet, produced especially for MPs and peers, offers you the evidence for why CABE think good architecture and design matter. The booklet was produced during Brittan’s largest public building program in a generation.’

CABE Calls For End To 'KFC' Play Spaces. By cabe.org.uk. Year 2008.
‘Taken from The commission for architecture and the built environment’s web site, this document investigates how “Bland” playgrounds are restricting children’s creativity.’

Commission For Architecture And The Built Environment. By CABE London. Year. 2007.
‘This is a copy of CABEs home web page. It gives an update on some of the projects the commission was doing at the time. And also has a link to the commission’s latest publications.’

Commission For Architecture And The Built Environment: Publications. By CABE London. Year 2007.
‘This page gives the synopsis of the CABE publication, Creating Excellent Secondary Schools: A Guide For Clients. This aims to take readers on a step by step journey through the school building process.’

Grounds For Celebration: Measuring The Impact Of School Grounds Projects In London. (Year and Author not given)
‘This document is essentially a series of case studies on various English schools. And is part of a six year partnership between Learning through landscapes and the London electricity group. These twelve case studies provide outstanding examples of ways in which London school grounds have been developed and are being used.’

Introduction To CABE’s New Schools Design Quality Program. By CABE. Year 2007.
‘As the title suggests, this leaflet is an initial introduction to CABE’s new schools design quality programme, which is supporting the forty five billion pound, building schools for the future initiative.’

New From Old: Transforming Secondary Schools Through Refurbishment. By Steven Pidwill and Shepheard Epstien Hunter and CABE. Year 2009.
‘This guide is for anyone concerned with existing school buildings. It explains how to realize their potential and how to provide the school in question with a new lease on life.’

Physical Activity And The Built Environment Physical Activity And The Built Environment. By CABE. Year 2006.
‘This document aims to demonstrate CABE’s belief that the design and management of the built environment plays a pivotal role in promoting and sustaining health. And that our health is determined by a wide range of social, environmental and economic factors.’

Public Space: What Did They Do with That Space? By CABE. Year Not Given.
‘In 2004 CABE gathered together case studies from sixteen projects where young people were involved in the design of urban spaces. This document from the CABE web site gives practical guidance for people developing and managing public spaces with children and young people.’

 

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