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.

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.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2013-14 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Urban Design Group's new Executive Committee will be appointed at the AGM on Wednesday 5 June 2013. If you're interested in joining the Committee to take a more active role in the Group and play a central role in driving forward our activity over the coming year, then we'd love to hear from you.  For further information and the nomination form please click here.

NATIONAL URBAN DESIGN AWARDS 2013

The National Urban Design Awards for 2013 were presented on Wednesday 6 February in a prestigious ceremony at the Royal Overseas League in Central London.

To find out who were the lucky winners, please click here.

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 recorded and free to view online at UrbanNous. Just click on the link on the right to watch.

UrbanNous is currently looking for some nominal support funding, without which the service may be forced to close. If you are interested in offering some sponsorship please email: contact[at]urbannous.com

And don't miss Rob Cowan's PLANDEMONIUM brought to you by UrbanNous.

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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