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Designing for the blind: RNIB and Countryside Properties

Jul 17, 201931 min
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Episode description

Without the Royal National Institute of Blind People, there’s no chance Countryside would have gained planning for private housing on the green belt; and without Countryside, RNIB would not have been able to replace their dated 1960s facility on site. So began an innovative partnership that sees the design and development of an inclusive enclave from what Cocks descried as “a cold and empty place that felt more like an institution than a community.”

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