National Urban Design Conference 2024
Tickets - Early Bird Registration
The tickets are available at the same price as last year’s conference. Early Bird reductions are available until one minute before Midnight Thursday 5 September 2024
Non-members – save 10 % on the standard ticket prices*. If you are not yet a member, do check whether it would save you money to join the Urban Design Group. (Membership takes immediate effect on receipt of payment.)
Urban Design Group Members – save 38 % on the standard ticket prices*,
UDG Registered Practices - save 38 % on the standard ticket prices* - you can bring any member of staff, and guests at these rates.
*excludes the conference dinner and boat trip – which are offered at cost.
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Housebuilders and developers - 50% reduction on key tickets
Programme
Thursday 19 September 2024 - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Morning 9.30-12:30Urban Renaissance – Looking Back – Looking Forward25 years of policy and programmes – what happened, what worked, what remains to be done Welcome: Paul Reynolds, Chair UDG
Workshop How can we overcome the barriers to delivering quality development at scale? Led by Katja Stille, Tibbalds Lunch + walk around the Old Town Square public realm works
Afternoon 13:30-17:00The Plymouth Story - centuries of urban reinventionPlymouth: "the greatest built example of post-war British planning and architecture"? Opening Keynote The Sustainable City Introduction, Lucy Fineberg |
Evening
Evening Cruise – 17:45- 19:00 - An opportunity to see the extensive regeneration of dock, victualing and chandlery facilities of this historic naval city from the seeward side. Including the Royal William Yard, Devonport, Brunel's unique Saltash bridge dating from the 1850s and 170 years on still providing the railway link to Cornwall. Coincides with International Talk like a Pirate day!
Brunel's unique Saltash bridge dating from the 1850s and 170 years on still provides the railway link to Cornwall.
Conference Dinner at the Custom House 19:30
Day 2 Friday 20 September Theatre Royal, Plymouth
9:30-13:00Making Towns and Cities WorkIntroduction: Louise Thomas, Leo Hammond 14:00-16:00
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Evening
For anyone wanting to stay beyond the conference, there will be further Walking Tours and informal drinks and dinner @ Royal William Yard.
Saturday 21 September
Explore Development in the South West
Lightly organised groups
May include – further walks around Plymouth
Nansledan – Sherford – Cranbrook – Poundbury – etc