Events Archive
Wednesday 28 November 2012 - 18:30
Please reserve your place, if you wish to attend the lecture, via the link below.
This years lecture will feature speakers from the team behind the landmark publication Responsive Environments who won the 2012 UDG Lifetime Achievement Award
Tuesday 20 November 2012 - 17:00
A presentation by Noel Isherwood (Welsh Representative of the Princes Foundationfor Building Community) will be followed by a question and answer session led by a panel which will include members of the UDG and other experts who have had specific experience of working with social and business communities in designing their own local regeneration and pro-growth strategies within both England and
Wednesday 14 November 2012 - 18:30
Official launch event for this excellent new publication, edited by Sebastian Loew.
Sebastian will lead the evening, outlining how the publication was put together and why it provides such a valuable resource in a time when urban design practitioners are increasingly having to take a global perspective.
Thursday 8 November 2012 - 9:00
www.urban-change-in-iran.org
Sunday 21 October 2012 - 8:00
As part of this year's Battle of Ideas festivalat the Barbican (20/21 October 2012), there will beaseries of debates on 'URBAN LIVING'
Friday 12 October 2012 - 18:00
An exciting range of events taking place around Sheffield from Monday 8 to Friday 12 October 2012.
For further details see the full programme flyer HERE.
Tuesday 9 October 2012 - 18:30
The UDG and CIRIAinvite you to an evening event featuring the very latest developments in sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), water sensitive urban design (WSUD) and green infrastructure. The presentations will cover everything from practical application through to developing policies.
Thursday 4 October 2012 - 14:48
Organised by Building for Life £200 + VAT
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Thursday 4 October 2012 - 10:00
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
Tuesday 2 October 2012 - 9:00
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) London branch has announced its annual conference, The Inside Storey: Dealing with historic interiors.
Wednesday 26 September 2012 - 18:30
CPRE London initiatives on designing compact residential communities
CPRE London has been promoting design for compact residential communities over the last decade, generally in response to our former chairman Harley Sherlocks book Cities are Good for Us! and specifically as the way forward for London.
Thursday 20 September 2012 - 18:30
Energy-saving technologies are not enough to stem climate change, says host group from NYU
A groundbreaking exhibition series explores how architecture and design can help reduce climate change and bridge the gap between people and the natural world.
Thursday 20 September 2012 - 10:30
The Building for Life partners (Cabe at the Design Council, Homebuilders Federation and Design for Homes) have worked with others, including Nottingham Trent University, to revise the Building for Life questions in line with the original principles - to enable a conversation about design quality in new developments - and to respond to the changed planning environment.
Thursday 20 September 2012 - 10:00
Launch of the new Building for Life appraisal system
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Friday 14 September 2012 - 12:30
The prestigious Inchbald School of Design, educating the leading figures of the design world for over 50 years, is to host a lunchtime lecture lead by the prestigious alumnus Phillip Nixon andStephen Dick at the Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday 14 September.
Friday 14 September 2012 - 9:30
MOVING - LIVING - LEARNING
Matters of transport, housing delivery and the quality of our education estate are vital and current issues for Wales. The Welsh Government is wrestling with significant strains on budget priorities and has set out a Housing White Paper and the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan in the context of an ambitious legislative programme.
Wednesday 12 September 2012 - 18:30
Edwin Knighton, the course team and students of the MA Urban Designcordially invite you toattend theirend of year degree show event at Leeds Metropilitan University.
You willhave the opportunity to view of graduating students work and listen to guest speakers whilst networking over refreshments.
For full details please see the flyer here:
Monday 10 September 2012 - 9:30
An interactive one day conference hosted by Kingston University in conjunction with South London Partnership.
Friday 7 September 2012 - 17:30
Times of great plans, big investments, and grandiose interventions driven by money have now passed and we dont know when they will return.
Tuesday 4 September 2012 - 18:30
Master-planning has had a strong revival in recent years. However demographic and social changes,economic stagnation, reduced public spending and the drive to respond to environmental imperatives have all challenged the feasibility oftraditionalmaster-planning practice.
