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The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
This advice explains why good design is important, what success might look like and how it might be delivered in applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP).
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Advice for building professionals involved in school building projects.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
CABE was a non-departmental public body responsible for advising government on architecture and urban design. It merged into the Design Council in 2011
Guidance on the system for recognition of architects with an approved qualification from a European Economic Area (EEA) state or Switzerland.
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