Design for Homes Study Tour: Garden Cities & Suburbs

Thursday 4 October 2012 - 10:00
Welwyn Garden City

We will begin consultation later this year on how to apply the principles of Garden Cities to areas with high potential growth, in places people want to live. David Cameron, March 2012

The Prime Minister invokes the Garden City model, the NPPF widely references them and the largescale development model to be unveiled by planners at CLG this autumn is tipped to propose them as the best solution for housing growth. So what are their defining features? What is the difference between a Garden City and Garden Suburb? How can their devices for layout and landscaping be transferred to development today?he Visit the two most relevant examples in a one-day crash course.

£200 per delegate (+VAT) includes lunch and transfers during event.

Programme

10:00 - Tea & coffees served at Campus West Arts & Conference Centre, Welwyn Garden City. Followed by introduction by Design for Homes David Birkbeck.

10:15 - Historic walking tour of Welwyn Garden City lead by Angela Ivan and Tony Skottowe of The Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust including transfer between sites in coach.

12:30 - Transfer by coach to Hampstead Garden Suburb.

13:00 - Introduction to Hampstead Garden Suburb from architect and HGS Trust manager Jane Blackburn and the HGS Trust team over sandwich lunch.

13:45 - Walking tour of Hampstead Garden Suburb with HGS senior management team, including transfers between key peripheral sites by coach.

15:30 - Depart by coach for Welwyn Garden City Campus West Arts & Conference centre.

16:00 - Workshop lead by PRP Architects masterplanning team using their analysis of Garden Cities v Suburbs and their relevance to urban extensions or largescale development.

16:45 - Event ends

DELEGATES WILL BE ACCESSING OCCUPIED AREAS SO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPACES AVAILABLE WILL BE JUST 25. BOOK EARLY TO SECURE A PLACE.

To book please contact: info@designforhomes.org