History
Thirty Years of the Urban Design Group
The foundation of the UDG is dated to 22 November 1978, when Francis Tibbalds, Keith Ingham, Percy Johnson-Marshall, Kevin Eastham and others convened a meeting at the RIBA under the title 'Architects in Planning'. Arnold Linden, an early member of the UDG, recalls: 'They did so knowing full well that the institutes of architecture and of planning no longer recognised each other's legitimate role in the creation of the urban scene. The public realm had become, by default, largely the consequences of mechanistic decisions by highways, traffic and municipal engineers.'
The name Urban Design Group was soon coined, with the subtitle: 'a forum for architects, landscape architects and designers in planning'. Arnold Linden notes: 'The group held from its inception that everyone acting in the environment was an urban designer, whether they were performing positively, negatively or just passively, because the decisions they make (or disregard) affect the quality of urban spaces.'
The Name:
Architects in Planning (November 1978)
Designers in Planning Group (January 1979)
Urban Design Group (since February 1979)
Kevin Lynch Memorial Lecture:
1986 Leon Krier
1987 Norman St John Stevas
1988 Sir Roy Strong
1989 Sir Philip Dowson
1990 Tony Coombes
1992 Peter Hall
1993 Patrick Hodgkinson
1994 Sir Peter Shepheard
1995 Sherban Cantacuzino
1996 Cedric Price
1997 Charles Jencks
1998 Ricky Burdett
1999 Rem Koolhaas
2000 Stefan Schroth
2001 Dickon Robinson
2002 West 8
2003 David Lunts
2004 Alfonso Vegara
2005 Hank Dittmar
2006 Peter Bishop
2007 Philip Singleton and Kelvin Campbell
2008 Peter Heath
2009 John Thorp
2010 Sir Richard MacCormac
Annual UDG Lecture:
1993 Richard Rogers
1994 Zaha Hadid
1995 Piers Gough
1996 Terry Farrell
1997 Michael Cassidy
1998 Peter Hall
1999 Jon Rouse
2000 Alan Baxter
2002 Les Sparks
2003 Ken Yeang
2004 Sir Peter Hall
2005 Sebastian Loew
Presidents:
Roy Worskett 1983-85
Terry Farrell 1985-89
John Worthington 1989-91, 1992-93
Francis Tibbalds 1991-92
Chairs:
Francis Tibbalds 1979-86
Arnold Linden 1986-89
Lawrence Revill 1989-91
Kelvin Campbell 1991-92
Jon Rowland 1992-97
Roger Evans 1997-2000
Marcus Wilshere 2000-02
Alan Stones 2002-04
Barry Sellers 2004-06
Ben van Bruggen 2006-8
Duncan Ecob 2008-10
Current Chair: Amanda Reynolds 2010 -
Current Patrons of the Urban Design Group:
Alan Baxter
Irena Bauman
Sir Richard MacCormac
Dickon Robinson
Helle Soholt
Lindsey Whitelaw
John Worthington
Previous Patrons:
Tom Bloxham
Honor Chapman
Sir Philip Dowson
Sir Terry Farrell
Colin Fudge
Nicky Gavron
Sir Peter Hall
Simon Jenkins
Jane Priestman
Les Sparks
How to Join
To join the UDG, all you need to do is download this form and return it by one of the following means:
By post
Urban Design Group,
70 Cowcross Street,
London
EC1M 6EJ.
By email
admin@udg.org.uk
UDG Index
If you are joining the UDG as a practice or education member, you should also complete this form and return it with the main membership application form above.
Recognised Practitioner
To apply to become a Recognised Practitioner in Urban Design, you should download the following application form and guidelines:
Urban Design Jobs
There are currently no vacancies listed on the UDG website.
If you would like to post a vacancy, please visit this page.
Upcoming UDG Events
23 May 2012 - 6:30pm
12 Jun 2012 - 6:30pm
20 Jun 2012 - 6:00pm
11 Jul 2012 - 6:30pm
Unless otherwise stated, all events are held in The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ at 6.30 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at the door from 6.00pm: £3.00 for UDG members and £7.00 non-members; £1.00 for UDG member students and £3.00 non-member students.
