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mæ has been continuing its work running design training events. This month we have delivered 'Customer and Client Training in Preparation for Design Advisory Panel' for The Home Group in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the 'Neighbourhood by Design' training course for the Glass-House in Basingstoke and 'The Mayor's Housing Design Guide training' for Urban Design London.

mæ has been competitively selected, with partners Atkins, to develop a masterplan and outline planning application for the former Runwell mental hospital site near Chelmsford. Working for the Homes and Communities Agency the team will plan the 65 hectare site to accommodate around 600 new homes, new landscaped spaces, amenities and associated infrastructure.

mæ Partner Alex Ely spoke at the RIBA Housing Conference at Robinson College, Cambridge University. The event was part of the RIBA's campaign to improve the quality of the nation's new build housing. You can read a transcript of Alex's talk in this blog page.

Abbotts Park tennis pavilion, designed by mæ with Kinnear Landscape Architects, has received planning permission. The sports pavilion is part of a masterplan for the London Borough Waltham Forest, also receiving funding from the Lawn Tennis Association. The project comprises refurbishment of the existing pavilion, a community hall and improved public facilities.