Events Archive
Tuesday 10 September 2013 - 12:30
As towns and cities cope with ever greater demands on resources, great cities like Oxford need to show viable ways forward. In particular, they need to combine planned urban extensions with upgrading existing housing estates in ways that will cut travel and energy use whilst also offering exciting and unique places to live in.
Monday 9 September 2013 - 23:14
Urban Design Week is an annual National event that champions urban design by promoting and encouraging awareness of places through good practice, fostering innovation in the built environment, and celebrating urban culture and lifestyles.
Wednesday 4 September 2013 - 17:00
Owing to a Design Review training event being run by the Cabe at the same time as the planned UDG event, we are very excited to announce our first combined Cabe-UDG training event.
Please note the earlier start time of 5.00pm and the alternative venue, the Design Council Cabes Offices at the Angel Building, 407 St John Street, London EC1V 4AB.
Thursday 1 August 2013 - 18:30
Gareth Hoskins Architects have been involved in a wide range of performance based projects within the UK and further afield. Join the teams involved as they present the ideas behind 3 of these projects;
Monday 15 July 2013 - 9:00
The Congress focuses on resilience which has become a new banner for various societal and related planning efforts in cities and regions across the globe. These efforts generally aim to sustain the urban and rural viability and improve the quality of life for their residents amidst the global economic and socio-political crisis and climate change.
Tuesday 9 July 2013 - 14:00
A landmark event offering an unmissable opportunity to learn about working and doing business in the worlds largest market for urban designers.
Friday 5 July 2013 - 19:00
The University of Brighton will be hosting is BA (Hons) Arhitecture Degree Show for 2013 - plus a graduate book launch - at Arch 402 Gallery in Hoxton. To open the show, there's a party on the evening on 5 July - all are welcome to attend and there will be free drinks!
Friday 28 June 2013 - 17:30
C-A. Davies, DCfW; E. Roberts, Gwalia Housing; N. Isherwood ; S Griffiths, Coastal Housing
Programme
5.30pm - 6.45pm: Preview of exhibition, at 214 High Street, Swansea.
7 - 8pm: Chaired panel discussion, with guest speakers, at the Volcano Theatre, 229 High Street, Swansea.
Thursday 27 June 2013 - 18:30
The London Matrics cordially invites youfor summer drinks and nibbles at Gem Bar in theWestEnd.
Wednesday 26 June 2013 - 10:00
Economic downturn and the reduction in large scale private sector housing schemes, combined with the governments agenda for divulging power and assets to communities alongside profound demographic change and proliferation of new ways of living, offer an opportunity for more creative thinking about solutions to the housing crisis.
Monday 24 June 2013 - 18:30
To book for the Farrell Review event and UDG AGM
please follow the link below.
http://www.udg.org.uk/content/24th-june-farrell-review-and-udg-agm-booking
Wednesday 19 June 2013 - 18:30
¦as much impact on towns and cities as the motor car?
A highly interactive event for anyone who wants to learn more about this new and rapidly developing technology and how they can be employed in urban life and design - from technophobes who understand people and cities but not smartphones, to computer-geniuses keen to try out their ideas on others.
Thursday 13 June 2013 - 19:00
You are invited to an evening of talks organised by the Urban Design Group Scotland, exploring how Scotlands public art planning policies can be incorporated into projects with imagination, meaning and response to place.
Thursday 13 June 2013 - 18:00
Cities are the greatest social experiment in human history, built for people, by the people. P.D. Smith and Leo Hollis, both experts on the modern metropolis, explore why cities can make us happier.
Wednesday 5 June 2013 - 18:00
Annual General Meeting of the Urban Design Group
Agenda
Apologies for absence
Approval of the minutes of the 2012 AGM (download here)
Thursday 23 May 2013 - 18:30
Residential development in the UK is dominated by a few major housebuilders. This event, led by former UDG Chair Amanda Reynolds (AR Urbanism), will explore the alternatives on offer, examining the potential for better urban design through different procurement and ownership models, including smaller scale and plot based development, shared ownership and co-housing.
Wednesday 1 May 2013 - 19:00
Reducing urban speed limits makes streets safer and more pleasant places to be - helping to encourage walking and cycling, re
Tuesday 30 April 2013 - 18:30
Join us for an evening featuring the outstanding new publication The Urban Masterplanning Handbook led by one of its authorsEric Firley (University of Miami).
