We’ve only scratched the surface of what social value could be

By Philip Watson2021-12-15T06:00:00

There are many barriers to truly integrating social value into the design of projects, but a new guide aims to show how change is possible

Last month saw the launch of ‘Maximizing Social Value In Design: A Guide for Design Teams’, authored by The Social Value in Design Taskforce. This is a significant moment for the design fraternity in terms of sharing best practice in the area of social value.

The Social Value in Design Taskforce comprises over 40 design professionals from several organisations across the built environment sector, including architects, urban designers, transport planners, design engineering consultants and researchers who collaborated on this guidance document. The guide identifies the challenges we face as an industry in defining, adding and measuring the social value of the work that we do.

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