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Advice: Effective design review
Design review panels can be valuable in supplementing a local authority's urban design skills and helping to integrate large schemes, finds Ben Kochan.
Advice: Animating city centre spaces
Open air music, dance and theatre performances bring benefits to city centres, but public spaces need to be planned and landscaped to maximise their impact, finds Ben Kochan.
Coming up: Welwyn factory to become mixed community
Welwyn Garden City's historic Shredded Wheat factory site will be regenerated with more than 1,400 homes, as well as retail, office and leisure space.
Review: Community and wellbeing hub
The Limelight in Old Trafford is a large scheme with community facilities and housing for older people, but its simple materials and muted colours mean it doesn't overpower neighbouring houses, finds Gordon Tero.
Advice: Promoting the digital high street
Digital technology can improve the high street shopping experience, but it's important also to work with independent retailers to maximise online promotion, finds Ben Kochan.
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