South West
http://www.cnu.org/sites/www.cnu.org/files/sustainable_street_network_principles_op.pdf
"Underpriced parking not only increases automobile dependence but is also environmentally damaging to construct and maintain. We hope that our life-cycle assessment will help planners and public...
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...
Please read the full entry in our Jobs Section
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...
Chemicals which disrupt the hormone system found in food, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, household products and cosmetics – also known as 'endocrine disrupting chemicals' (EDCs)...
What's Next for High Streets- Rob Cowan
http://www.urbandesignskills.com/blog/post/4f70aad3c19ba
The Future of the High Street - Ben van Bruggen
http://www.vburbandesign.com/1/post/...
http://www.yellowad.co.uk/news.cfm?id=8869&headline=Southend%20named%20UK%E2%80%99s%20best%20public%20realm
Woman cyclist was killed by rear wheels of lorry at Kings Cross, at a place where the lane width was less that TfL's own guidance.
No charges have been brought in the case and any decision rests...
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...
PrimeLocation surveyed 5000 people.
Detached house, with good views and a large garden, with access to countryside walks is the preference for 57 percent of those surveyed.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk...
http://www.communities.gov.uk/newsstories/communities/2039793
Unfortunately this research, although potentially of great interest, has been reported in a way that it is difficult to draw conclusions..
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2011/11/more-...
The first Zebra Crossing was opened in Slough, Berkshire, on 31st October 1951
The sources below suggest that the Zebra may be phased out in favour of other more expensive signalised crossings....
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228354.500-revealed--the-capitalist-network-that-runs-the-world.html
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...
"One thing that has not changed is the importance this Government places on the achievement of well designed homes and high quality places. High quality design has a crucial role to play in...
A report by the Centre for Cities says student spending accounts for 10% of the economic activity of some cities. Most dependent on student revenue are: Cambridge, Plymouth, Coventry, Oxford,...
In early May, the Urban Design Group supported by MADE is holding its first urban design education symposium. Course leaders from across the UK will be coming to discuss challenges and...
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2011/09/22152925
http://www.chesterfieldpost.co.uk/public_services/mp_politics/mp_news_00000263.html
http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/2036698
A challenge by the City of Regina to reinvent urban design with two prizes
The 2040 Prize
Challenges individuals and firms to transform a neighbourhood and its systems, step by step, to...
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/canada/cutting-edge-design-hallmark-of-new-toronto-lakefont-59687.html
http://citymayors.com/mayors/perth-mayor-scaffidi.html
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/article/Brisbanes-South-Bank-wins-National-Urban-Design-Award/530376.aspx
Just over one third of the households in Great Britain are single person. In Sweden the figure is 47% and in Norway 40%. The proportion seems to be higher in affluent countries, and in...
A succession of digs over fifteen years, plot by plot, has revealed the full details Arcy-Romance near the modern-day city of Rheims. Arcy-Ramance was a small Gallic settlement inhabited...
New research launched by the University of Melbourne and the City of Melbourne will give buildings owners across Melbourne access to information that can help their buildings absorb less heat and...
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Research by funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council has concluded that over one million older people experience poor social relations and social exclusion. Shift workers also spend less...
Taken as a whole, the most significant infrastructure-related risk factors for cyclists
in single vehicle incidents on highways appear to be;
slippery road (due to weather), and
poor or defective...
A study of Norwegian cities suggests that suggest that a one-hour extension of bar closing hours led to an increase of an average of 20 violent cases at night on weekends per 100,000 people per year...
The genetic predisposition to obesity due to the 'fat mass and obesity associated' (FTO) gene can be substantially reduced by living a physically active lifestyle.
Medical Research Council...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128254.200-your-faeces-my-furry-friend-are-blowin-in-the-wind.html
Study 1 - American Journal of Public Health
Study size 6000 plus
Older women who live in a lower socioeconomic status neighborhood are more likely to exhibit lower cognitive functioning than women...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2019842/Ive-just-slipped-office-Station-slide-brightens-morning-commute.html
Part of San Fransisco's "Pavement-to-Parks" programme
http://sfist.com/2011/07/13/powell_street_now_with_parklets.php
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/07/08/powell-street-promenade-taking...
Check out the calculator on....
http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu,
It enables people to identify which changes to make to their lifestyles to have the greatest impact on reduce Carbon Dioxide...
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