Delivering and securing quality cultural facilities in development

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) champions well-designed buildings and public spaces. We offer expert and practical guidance to planners, designers, clients and architects on delivering projects that will create attractive, functional and, most importantly, sustainable neighbourhoods and communities.

Our focus is on improving the delivery process and the design and sustainability of development. We produced the guidance documents listed below to help achieve high quality buildings and places, particularly in areas of growth, regeneration and renewal, such as the Thames Gateway. We believe that this guidance can also help users of the toolkit to include planning for culture in the development process. The documents are:

• The Value Handbook: getting the most from your buildings and spaces

Culture and leisure

• Client Guide for Arts Capital Programme Projects

Masterplanning

• Creating Successful Masterplans: a guide for clients

Buildings

• Creating Excellent Buildings: a guide for clients

Growth and regeneration

• Actions for Housing Growth: creating a legacy of great places
• Housing Market Renewal: Action plan for delivering successful places
• The Thames Gateway Design Pact: making new things happen

Public space

• Start with the Park: creating sustainable urban green spaces in areas of housing growth and renewal
• Paying for Parks. Eight models for funding urban green spaces.