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SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE 1

We will:

• promote the benefits of good design and architecture as a cross-cutting issue across Government which helps to deliver value for money investment and better public services;
• encourage public bodies to ensure that they focus on good design and place-making in their commissioning processes;
• promote better place-making by drawing together the shared aims of architecture and planning policies on design;
• publish guidance to encourage better master planning;
• publish a 'Design Snapshot' to emphasise the role of design within planning and development processes;
• publish lessons learned from the A+DS Design Review process on master planning and place-making;
• provide additional resources and staff posts to A+DS to prioritise its work on regeneration, housing and public sector projects;
• encourage the expansion of the emerging network of Design Champions amongst local authorities and bodies such as NHSScotland;
• support a three-year programme of activity led by A+DS to promote better standards of design in healthcare projects;
• support A+DS in working with the recently established Urban Regeneration Companies to support the delivery of well-designed regeneration projects;
• regularly review and update the Executive's Construction Procurement Manual in respect of issues influencing design quality outcomes;
• promote the creative use of public art in public sector projects and work with SAC and its successor body Creative Scotland to encourage greater opportunities for the early involvement of artists in building projects;
• widen the scope of the policy to encompass the promotion of landscape design as a means of encouraging better design and place-making;
• hold an international seminar on landscape in partnership with Architectuur Lokaal from the Netherlands; and
• develop the Policy on Architecture Progress Group as a means to review the success of actions taken and develop stronger links with the network of organisations with an interest in the built environment.

OBJECTIVE 2

We will:

• promote the cultural value of architecture and related design disciplines;
• support a national ACCESS to Architecture campaign led by The Lighthouse to raise awareness, encourage debate and involvement of local communities comprising:
• • exhibitions
  • publications
  • digital resources
  • an outreach programme
  • residencies
  • a mobile architecture centre
• encourage the establishment of a new network of local architecture centres;
• support the SIX Award scheme and exhibition to celebrate the work of students studying at the Scottish schools of architecture;
• support the following awards schemes to promote and celebrate high quality architecture and planning:
• >RIAS Doolan Award for Best Building in Scotland
• • Saltire Society Housing Awards
  • Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning
• support the delivery of Scotland's first ever Six Cities Design Festival in 2007; and
• continue to promote Scottish architecture through international events and exhibitions and represent Scottish interests in the EU Forum on Architectural Policies.

OBJECTIVE 3

We will:

• through the ACCESS to Architecture campaign, put in place measures to build up capacity, knowledge and skills on built environment issues within local communities;
• support the development of the A+DS Enabling programme to address skills and knowledge gaps in commissioning processes;
• encourage the involvement and engagement of young people in the built environment through the Building Connections initiative and website;
• build on the innovative work carried out in the Future Learning and Teaching ( FLaT) Project 'Design for Learning: 21st Century Schools' by establishing a new two-year project 'Designs on My Learning' to engage young people in school design issues;
• highlight the work of emerging talent in architecture and related design disciplines with a themed programme of activity led by The Lighthouse in 2008;
• establish a national reference group in partnership with A+DS, RIAS and other related organisations to assist in the co-ordination of research activity in Scotland;
• support the development of the Improvement Service for Scottish local government and A+DS scheme to provide a design training framework for local authority planning departments;
• support the development of exemplar developments such as:
• > the Highland Housing Fair in 2009 to showcase sustainable rural housing design;
• > a design competition for the redevelopment of the Bellgrove site in the east end of Glasgow; and
• work with A+DS, The Lighthouse and others to identify the key strategic challenges on the built environment facing Scotland and explore these issues through a variety of events and in response develop new frameworks for action.

OBJECTIVE 4

We will:

• ensure that the built environment is recognised as a key consideration in terms of delivering a sustainable future across Executive policy areas;
• extend the 'Sust. The Lighthouse on Sustainability' programme by a further two years to raise client knowledge and public awareness of sustainable design issues;
• continue to support the installation of micro-renewables in homes across Scotland through the Scottish Community and Household Renewables initiative;
• SBSA will publish new energy performance standards in 2007;
• SBSA will take the lead in implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; and
• promote accessible and inclusive design as set out in Planning Advice Note 78 - Inclusive Design.

OBJECTIVE 5

We will:

• promote a better understanding of the role our existing built heritage can play in new developments through the forthcoming SPP on Historic Environment and in partnership with other key agencies such as HEACS;
• continue to work with Historic Scotland to publish information and research on the care and maintenance of the historic environment;
• set out the Scottish Ministers' strategic approach to the historic environment through the publication of the Scottish Historic Environment Policy ( SHEP) series;
• within the forthcoming Culture (Scotland) Bill establish a new title for RCAHMS and place its current functions onto a statutory footing;
• develop a new archive building for RCAHMS to house its expanded collection and provide greater public access to its collection;
• through events and projects such as the Basil Spence Archive project led by RCAHMS, promote a greater understanding or our 20th century heritage and leading architects of the period;
• support the curation of a programme of Lighthouse exhibitions which support the above objective commencing with an exhibition of the work of Gillespie Kidd and Coia in 2007; and
• work in partnership with Civic Trusts and other voluntary groups as part of the ACCESS to Architecture campaign led by The Lighthouse.

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