Agreeing a procurement strategy

Briefing outlining how important a long-term procurement strategy is for delivering high quality development. New development and urban regeneration can offer the potential to improve the quality and economic performance of existing places, create successful new places with their own distinctive identity – and help people live and work in a more environmentally sustainable way.

Creating successful masterplans: a guide for clients

Successful master planning is the key to creating great places. A clear, considered masterplan developed by professionals and local people together can lead to the physical, social and economic revival of places.

Design Guidelines for Government Buildings

The Design Guidelines for Government Buildings aim to identify and document best practice in a number of areas that will contribute to positive design outcomes for Queensland Government buildings. These Guidelines will assist clients and their design teams to understand the Government’s strategic objectives with respect to urban design outcomes and assist them to achieve much of what is required towards sustainable and high quality urban outcomes. 

Design champions

CABE is working  to embed design champions throughout industry and in government.  Delivering design quality requires strong leadership.  The government has called for all public bodies with a responsibility for delivering and managing the built environment to appoint a 'design champion', including all government departments.  They are leading on this important initiative and want to see design champions embedded throughout industry and in government.

Financing New Urbanism: Obstacles & Solutions

Research commissioned by the CNU to determine whether lending and investment practices make it difficult for New Urbanism development to obtain funding.

Selecting design and development partners

Briefing describing how evaluation and selection processes can be structured to deliver successful, well-designed places.