Urban Design Events
The Urban Design Group holds regular events which since the outbreak of Covid 19 have taken place via Zoom. We look forward face to face / hybrid meet ups in the not too distant future!
Most of our online events are free and are open to the general public as well as members. Registration is required and you can do this via the event listings below or our Eventbrite page.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday 29 September 2021 - 12:00
Second meeting of a new initiative for officers working in the public sector involved in design in the built environment.
Tuesday 7 December 2021 - 17:00
The third in the series focuses on the evolution of the historic city of Isfahan, along the Silk Roads in Iran. In collaboration with Silk Cities.
Recent Events (View Events Archive)
Thursday 16 September 2021 - 17:00
The second event in our Evolution of the City series, this lecture addresses the evolution of architectural and urban traditions in the Gulf states.
Saturday 11 September 2021 - 11:30
This free walking tour, led by former UDG Chair Leo Hammond and UDG Director Robert Huxford, will cover the town of Lewes, old and new.
Saturday 28 August 2021 - 11:30
Folkestone is a case study in how major economic changes can affect a town, and the challenges and time required make adjustments. Once a modest medieval fishing port, Folkestone evolved into a high-class Victorian holiday resort, with theatres, ballrooms, ornamental gardens, cliff railways, a pier, amusements and majestic hotels. It was hit, like so many British sea-side resorts, by the...
Thursday 12 August 2021 - 12:00
The Urban Design Group, along with the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, are delighted to invite you to the book launch of Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing by Jenny Roe and Layla McCay.
Wednesday 4 August 2021 - 18:00
An intense 90 minutes on the state of the art and science of walking.
Speakers will demonstrate how to turn high level policy objectives into practical measures, and changed lifestyles, and how people can have fun on the way.
An intense 90 minutes on the state of the art and science of walking.
Speakers will demonstrate how to turn high level policy objectives into practical measures, and changed...
Other Events
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
LONDON
Urban Design London
Academy of Urbanism
Future of London
Good Homes Alliance
Museum of Walking
Place Alliance
REGIONS
The Architecture Centre Devon and Cornwall
Thames Valley BOB-MK Urban Design Network
Kent Design
MADE Design West Midlands
Architecture and Design Scotland
Design Commission for Wales
