H 3 · Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
CABE was set up by the Government in 1999 as the national champion for architecture and urban design. It is an advisory Non- Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its prime brief is current architecture and design, which it believes can ‘have a positive impact on every person every day’ as well as ‘breathing life back into places suffering from economic and social decline’. It is also inspired by a belief in the built environment’s ability to deliver better public services, to reduce opportunities and motivation for crime, and to promote environmentally friendly ways of living. CABE regards the historic environment as a contributor to its own programmes but is not directly concerned with projects in this field.
CABE Education Foundation
CABE’s overarching aim is to achieve a shift in cultural awareness in England about the importance of the built environment in respect of its impact on people’s quality of life. To achieve this, it is essential to influence young people so that they grasp the importance of stewardship of the built environment as an important part of citizenship. At the same time, there is an ongoing problem in attracting young people to enter the built environment professions, both at a craft-based level, e.g. carpentry, electrical, masonry, and at a professional level, e.g. engineering, planning, and landscape architecture.
It was for these reasons that CABE established CABE Education as a charity in 2001 to work with and influence teachers in their use of the built environment as a learning resource for young people within the bounds of the National Curriculum.
CABE Education operates through a newsletter, a website www.cabeeducation.org.uk, examples of good practice, and assorted programmes including conferences and publications. Within the field of formal education, it regards the built environment as relevant in particular to citizenship, geography, art and design, and design and technology.
CABE Education takes a holistic view of the built environment recognizing the importance of analysing the historical and geographical context of a place in order to plan future buildings and spaces.
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