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A review of UK civil engineers’ experiences of design, based on the NIC’s design principles for national infrastructure, in collaboration with the NIC Design Group
Content type: Briefing sheet
Last updated: 22 September 2022
Author/s: ICE
Good design in the built environment begins in the instant that an idea or improvement is born. In practice, however, it is all too often assumed that good design simply relates to the appearance and function of a piece of infrastructure, or how it fits into its wider systems.