Welcome to the Urban Design Group

The Urban Design Group - Working to create successful places where people want to live, work and play through excellence in urban design.

The Urban Design Awards 2012 will be held in the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Whitehall, London, from 6.30 pm Wednesday 15th February.   Tickets are priced at £10 for UDG members and £15 for non-members including wine and canapes.  Please book early - the 2011 awards were a sell-out!  For more information please click here

Sponsored by Atkins, Routledge and Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design.

Founded in 1978, the Urban Design Group (UDG) is a campaigning membership organisation with over 1000 members who care about the quality of life in our cities, towns and villages, and believe that raising standards of urban design is central to its improvement.

The UDG website contains a wealth of information for anyone interested in urban design including details of urban design practices, university courses, publications and job vacancies, as well as future urban design events. Our regular email newsletter Urban Update is a one-stop-shop for urban design news, articles and blog posts

Regular Events

The UDG runs a programme of regular events on a wide variety of urban design related subjects.  Everyone is welcome. Many of the events are videod and ready for you to view online at UrbanNous. Just click on the link on the right to watch.

Debate and discussion - Email Forum - free to all!

The forum is open to all academics and professionals for the free exchange and development of knowledge and practice on all aspects of urban design. It is an ideal way of seeking advice from others on day-to-day problems or developing support for your own ideas. To Join, click the icon!

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