Scotland
In recent years, and given particular impetus as a result of the 2007 UDG conference in Edinburgh, the Urban Design Group in Scotland has done from strength to strength.
The group is rapidly expanding and has a growing network of professionals from a variety of backgrounds including urban designers, planners, architects, engineers, landscape architects and many more.
UDG Scotland is currently co-ordinated by Francis Newton, Jo White & Laurie Mentiplay. The team runs a programme of regular events, including talks, presentations and site visits to discuss urban design issues of the day.
If you have any further enquiries about the UDG in Scotland, would like to become more involved or be added to the mailing list, please contact scotland@urban-design-group.org.uk
Watch this space for the next UDG Scotland event....coming up in October 2010!
URBAN DESIGN RELATED EVENTS IN SCOTLAND
31 August - 1 September 2010
Design Skills Symposium 2010
Delivering better places for Scotland to address climate change
www.ads.org.uk/news/733_design-skills-symposium-2010
A hands-on learning event focused on placemaking skills organised by Architecture and Design Scotland, the Scottish Centre for Regeneration (Scottish Government) Improvement Service & Architecture and Place Division (Scottish Government)
Venue: West Park, 319 Perth Road Dundee
Key Features
• International expert masterclass
• Focused seminars
• Learn from current research
• Practical design workshops
• Networking opportunities
• Online legacy
• Access to the Scottish Centre for Regeneration learning networks
NEW SPEAKER ANNOUNCED: KLAS THAM
www.ads.org.uk/news/740_fresh-thinking-malm-designer-to-address-skills-expo
Event only cost per person is as follows: £50 - both days (31st Aug AND 1st Sep) / £40 - one day (31st Aug OR 1st Sept)
For further information and an application form please send a note of interest to Laura.Hart@ads.org.uk by the 31st of July 2010.
URBAN DESIGN GROUP SCOTLAND
LECTURE SERIES 2009
See below a selection of the events run by UDG scotalnd and STREET over the past year, giving a taste of what we will offer in te future.
Thursday 11th June
People+Process +Place: the challenges for urban designers
Urban design: Why do we do it, how do we do it and does it make any difference?'
The process of creating great places is one of the significant challenges of the built environment this century. The act of designing a successful place is relatively simple in the context of engaging, persuading and even insisting that others understand the principles and implement the detail design correctly. In this context, the lecture will discuss the many skills and talents required of a 21st Century urban designer.
Speaker: Eugene Mullan – Director BSc Hons, DipArch, ARIAS, RIBA, MScUD, ARTPI A qualified architect, urban designer and founding Director of Smith Scott Mullan Associates. Eugene was educated at Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland and has worked in both London and Edinburgh. He has an MSc (with distinction) in Urban Design from Strathclyde University. As the Practice’s Urban Design Director, Eugene has been personally involved with all urban design projects carried out by the Practice. He is the Secretary for the Parliamentary Cross Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment, an Enabler with Architecture + Design Scotland and sits on the RIAS Local Authority and Political Liaison Committee.
Time: 6.00pm
Venue: Smith Scott Mullan Associates 378 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH& 4PF www.smith-scottmullan.co.uk (Availability 25 people)
Thursday 18th June
Delivering Good Intentions - Turning Masterplans Into Places
The process whereby the aspirations for a new environment, often an extremely complex series of ideas, ambitions and needs, are translated, encapsulated and ultimately realised via their representation in a masterplan is an unreliable means of consistently delivering good quality places. It is a flawed process but masterplans can be significantly improved by understanding and creatively engaging in the processes that realise them. A messy, human, process of persuasion, dialogue, exploration, tenacity and collaboration rather than a neat and tidy roadmap. Unless Urban Designers can effectively engage in the process the marks on paper will be no more than good intentions.
Speaker: Ewan Anderson Partner, 7N Architects, Edinburgh An architect and urban designer, Ewan leads 7N Architects in Edinburgh which he established in 2009 as one of seven former colleagues from Make. 7N’s current projects include a masterplan for Inverness Campus, a new university campus for the Highlands and Islands and a mixed-use development at Westfield in the West of Edinburgh which is integrating affordable housing with artisan business space.He previously worked for Foster and Partners where he was Partner in charge of the Quartermile project before establishing Make’s office in Scotland in 2005 where he led projects including masterplans for the new Royal Highland Showground, Speirs Locks in Glasgow and Inverness Airport Business Park. Ewan was born and brought up in the City of Edinburgh, studying Architecture at Heriot-Watt / Edinburgh College of Art before completing his studies at Oxford Polytechnic where he gained a Graduate Diploma in Urban Design at the Joint Centre for Urban Design. He has taught at Edinburgh College of Art and The Macintosh School in Glasgow.
Wednesday 24th June
Fitting Design: does World Heritage Site status help raise the bar?
Increased pressure for development during the recent construction boom has led to all of the UK's urban World Heritage Sites being visited by inspectors from UNESCO. Can World Heritage Site status play a positive role in encouraging better practice in urban design?
Speaker: Adam Wilkinson Appointed Director of Edinburgh World Heritage in April 2008, Adam is responsible for providing executive leadership and overall management of EWH, its staff and other organisational and financial resources as well as developing EWH’s national and international networks and partnerships. He holds an MA in Mediaeval History and Russian Language and an MSc in Historic Conservation. He brings a broad knowledge of UK conservation policy and architectural history, and an understanding of the international preservation scene through his previous roles as Secretary of the campaigning charity SAVE Britain’s Heritage and its sister organisation SAVE Europe’s Heritage. Prior to this he worked for a short stint in Paris for UNESCO’s Division of Cultural Heritage. He sits on the Council of Europa Nostra, the pan-European heritage federation. Adam has recently been elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
PAST STREET SCOTLAND EVENTS
FEBRUARY
11 February 2009 from 6pm - Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014: Can large scale sports events provide positive and lasting urban change?
The Traverse Bar Cafe, 10 Cambridge Street, EH1 2ED
MARCH
11 March 2009 from 6pm - Edinburgh Waterfront: How does the regeneration compare with other European examples/ does it meet the aspirations of the Cool Sea Study?
The Granary, 32-34 The Shore, Leith, EH6 6QN
APRIL
8 April from 6pm - Sustainable Urbanism: How can sustainable urbanism be achieved in a climate of economic downturn?
The Wash, 11-13 North Bank Street, The Mound, EH1
MAY
6 May from 6pm - In-between Places: The biggest areas of growth in Scotland today are in-between and around cities. How can we create sustainable places in in-between places and avoid urban sprawl?
Joseph Pearce’s Bar 23 Elm Row Edinburgh EH7 4AA
JUNE
10 June from 6pm - Canals: Are canals a justifiable catalyst for large scale urban projects?
Cargo, 129 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Quay, EH3 9QG
JULY
8 July from 6pm – Inverness: As Scotland's newest and Europe's fastest growing city, is Inverness Scotland's city of the future or a development out of control?
Cafe Royal Bar, 17 West Register St, EH2 2AA
