Rethinking school capital investment: driving education reform post BSF

In light of Education Secretary Michael Gove's announcement that the BSF programme is being scrapped, Ty Goddard, Director of the British Council for School Environments, commented on Radio Five Live's breakfast show, that he is hopeful that the review into the renewal of the school estate will find more creative ways to enable the much needed investment.  He added that this should be less wasteful but still recognise that the school environment plays a vital part in the delivery of excellence in teaching and learning.

Ty also referred to the pamphlet published by Scott Brownrigg and Davis Langdon in conjunction with the BCSE, which offers guidance to schools and local authorities about possible new approaches to modernising existing schools.  Read more.

Diversity of Design

Scott Brownrigg Interior Design offers a diversity of sector expertise from commercial offices and occupier workplaces to hospitality, hotels, leisure, education, public sector, residential interiors and refurbishments. This diversity allows for the cross fertilising of ideas and blurs the boundaries between these sectors to create more expressive places to live, work or relax.

Includes the completion of 3 Lloyds Avenue, Oakwood House, MoD Joint Headquarters Building, Northwood.

 500 Brook Drive, Green Park Wins BCO Award

On 13 May 2010 500 Brook Drive, designed by Scott Brownrigg for PRUPIM, won the Commercial Workplace category of the British Council for Offices South West of England and South Wales regional awards.            Read more.

All Change Please!

The Department of Transport set itself some pretty stiff targets when it published its 10 year transport plan in 2000. A 50% increase in rail use, 10% increase in bus journeys, and 80% increase in rail freight. Improvements in service quality: more punctual and reliable trains, less overcrowding, new trains, more attractive stations, better transport integration and up to 25 new local rapid urban transit lines doubling light rail use.  A vision of public spending matched by private investment underpinned its bright shiny strategy.

But, leaving aside the failure to attain many of these aspirations over the last 10 years DRU.id wonders what the next 10 years will bring. Read more ...

Summary of Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth

On 29 December 2009, the Government issued Planning Policy Statement 4.  The Government advises that this new policy statement will protect small shops and boost town centres.  The statement supersedes and therefore cancels PPG4, PPG5 and PPS6 and represents an important milestone in this Government's influence on our planning system.  For more information about what this could mean for your business, please click here.

24/11/09

Scott Brownrigg Interior Design - the benefits of refurbishing                                                                                

Includes the completion of 25 Berkeley Square and Green & Black's global centre for marketing, article Greening Existing Buildings by Ken Giannini and details on 'Can Do' refurbishment research endorsed by the BCO.

28/10/09

Scott Brownrigg Interior Design completes commercial and education projects                     

Includes the completion of Warnford Court EC1, South Thames College and new business wins for the team.

DRU:id - Scott Brownrigg Design Research Unit: innovation and development in transport           

Features DRU:id contemplates...Lord Adonis and the completion of design and detailing work to 5 stations on DLR's Becton Line.

 More flexibility being introduced into the Planning System from 1 October 2009

From 1 October 2009, the Government is introducing a package of measures to give more flexibility to existing planning permissions without the need for a fresh planning application.  More ...