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Design and architecture experts questioned by Lords Committee

22 July 2015

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The Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment hears evidence from key figures involved in the Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment, including the Project Leader, Max Farrell.

Witnesses  

Wednesday 22 July, Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster.

At 10.45am

  • Prof Peter Bishop, Professor in Urban Design, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL; Author, The Bishop Review: The Future of Design in the Built Environment; Panel Member, The Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment
  • Max Farrell, Partner, Farrells; Project Leader, The Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment

Areas of discussion

  • What has the response from Government been to the recommendations of the Farrell Review?
  • What has been the impact of the merger of CABE with the Design Council? How effectively does it function in its new form?
  • Are new developments sufficiently sustainable, resilient and lasting?
  • Are we doing well enough at 'place-making'? If not, what needs to change?
  • How effective is public participation in decision-making on the built environment?
  • How should local needs and desires be reconciled with regional or national priorities?

Further information

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