Urban settlements must perform at their fullest potential to advance the quality of human habitation and ensure the survival and recovery of the natural environment, at both a global and local scale. The practice of good urbanism can establish a high quality of living, nurture a healthy and creative way of life, support economic, social, political and cultural activity and deliver robust, distinctive and attractive environments for our villages, towns and cities.

The Manifesto for the Academy is broadly based on the Principles of Place-making that were developed through a multi-disciplinary participatory process led by the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Urbanism and Planning Group.

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