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The Urban Design Group Annual General Meeting is fast approaching (6pm on Wednesday 5 June 2013 in The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London - prior to event on Trees in the Public Realm) and we extend...
An international search has been launched by New West End Company to find a partner to completely redesign and install a truly innovative Christmas Lights spectacle on London’s world famous...
The Newcastle University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape is proud to offer a Postgraduate Bursary Scheme for September 2013 entry.
£2000 fees discount bursaries are on...
The National Urban Design Awards for 2013 were presented at a prestigious event held at the Royal Overseas League in Londonon 6 February.
Hosted by Amanda Reynolds, the evening showcased some of the...
In Planning and Place in the City, Marichela Sepe explores the preservation, reconstruction and enhancement of cultural heritage and place identity. She outlines the history of the concept of place-...
Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation, is currently running the ‘Hands Off My Bike!’ challenge prize - which calls on people from all over the UK to come up with breakthrough...
The Research and Documentation Centre in Technology, Architecture and City in Developing Countries (CRD-PVS) at the Politecnico di Torino (Italy), acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of...
Integrating Solar Design, Sustainable Development and Urban Change
Master of Science/PhD - University of Liechtenstein (Institute of Architecture & Planning)
Now open for applications for...
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
London has a reputation of a vibrant, dynamic city constantly reinventing and transforming itself; a highly adaptable organism that embraces change and, like an astute...
The Urban Design Group is delighted to announce the publication of Urban Design Practice: An International Review, edited by Sebastian Loew.
The book gives a fascinating account of the state of urban...
After the success of our 2010 research initiative, the Urban Design Group is inviting proposals demonstrating the fresh thinking on the impact of good urban design.
Who can apply?
Individuals, groups...
Renowned urbanist, writer and cartoonist Rob Cowan launches his new website PLANDEMONIUM, bringing together a series of new videos about cities and the people who design and plan them.
This...
The Urban Design Group AGM took place at 6pm on Wednesday 20 June 2012 in The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ
The evening saw Amanda Reynolds stand down as Chair of the Urban Design...
Whereas most storms have a relatively even wind distribution, the research shows that sting jets - localised bursts of wind desending from high altitude and reaching the ground at speeds as...
Humans have a natural body rythm that is kept in syncronisation by the daily succession of daylight and darkness.
Surveys conducted by the Ludwig Maximillian University at Munchen suggest that...
EPSRC funded study points to rich diversity of language in London's schoolchildren with over 40 different languages found. The research also associated high achievement with specific...
MyStreet is an exciting opportunity for you to tell your story about your area, through film. Share with the world where you are, who you are and how you live.
The MyStreet annual competition has...
The Urban Design Group's annual awards event for 2012 took place on Wednesday 15 February in the prestigious surroundings of the Royal United Services Institute, 61 Whitehall, London.
Hosted...
The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at University of Newcastle upon Tyne is proud to offer 20 PGT Excellence Awards for Home and EU students entering in September 2012.
The...
Stunning aerial photographs show what's going on in the world's back gardens...
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085752/Eye-sky-The-pretty-patterns-housing-developments-...
The metropolis of Songdo in South Korea could help older cities, like London, to upgrade.
Cities are already home to half of the world’s 7billion population and that figure will rise to 70 per...
This report introduces and summarises the findings of the Global Eco-Cities Survey 2011, including information about 174 recent eco-city initiatives. This builds on and expands the first global...
It is now the time of year when the UDG invites practices to submit an entry for our annual project award. Please see full submission guidelines here.
The deadline for entries is Friday 8...
The Urban Design Group is always keen to give recognition to the important, creative and high quality work being done in urban design by public sector bodies, despite – and often...
The Urban Design Group AGM was held at 6.15pm on Wednesday 15 June 2011 in The Gallery at 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ.
At the meeting, the new Executive Committee was announced, as...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110210141247.htm
An Imperial College study has shown that in 2008, more than one in ten of the world’s adult population was obese, with women more likely to be obese than men. An estimated 205 million men...
In towns, wear debris from vehicle brakes, tires, and the road surface itself, as well as the resuspension of "normal" dust, are responsible for more than half the fine particle emissions...
A set of papers published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society the authors of which contend that recent human activity, including stunning population growth, sprawling...
A Cornell University study has found that poor adolescents who live in communities with more social cohesiveness and control get some measure of protection; they’re less likely to smoke and be...
The National Assembly for Wales’s Sustainability Committee has published a report on its Inquiry on Planning in Wales
There are 30 recommendations made to the Assembly, including...
Two thirds of applications are determined within two months, and just over 1/3rd of major applications within four months.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/02/01102327
It remains a...
Review of recent technological developments in automobile control.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12338590
Presumption is that roads will be unclassified, unless other circumstances apply, and that the classification of local roads should be devolved to local authorities.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/...
Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon - Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen
No viable alternative to the car, need to complement with sustainable transport modes, and introduce sustainable...
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/righttobuyconsultation
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/righttobuyconsultation
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/regeneration/communityledregeneration
This report provides an update to the 2006 'State of the English Cities' report, which provided a comprehensive analysis of city performance
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/...
Research at the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society in Copenhagen has indicated that
for every 10 decibels of additional traffic noise the risk of having a stroke increased...
The “hygiene hypothesis” links the recent rise in incidence of asthma, allergies, and autoimmune disorders such as Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis, with particular...
Research by the University of Missouri has found that addressing juvenile crime on a one-to-one basis is expensive and ineffective.
http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2011/0127-...
The research raises the question whether an understanding of social hierarchy might be hard-wired.
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/01/28/study.finds.presence.peers.heightens.teens.sensitivity....
Further research that points to the importance both of healthy diets, and a more outdoor lifestyle, with an attractive public realm being a key.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-01/ats-...
Teens are five times more likely to be in a car accident when in a group than when driving alone, and they are more likely to commit a crime in a group. Research using MRI scans has...
Plan is to allow the cities that ring the Pearl River, including Guanzhou and Donguan to merge into one vast conurbation the size of Wales, with a new network of railways and energy and pollution...
Synchronising the style of speech, specifically in the use of "function words" that provide context for nouns and verbs, seems to predict how successful and enduring a relationship is...
Scientists at Berkley Univsity (CA) have demonstrated a solar cell that responds to virtually the entire solar spectrum, that can be made using one of the semiconductor industry’s most common...
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