Our events programme includes a wide range of seminars, debates, network meetings and practical hands-on workshops for your continual professional development.
Our training sessions are open to all of our subscribing members. Interested in becoming a member? Please send us an email.
Corona Virus - In light of Public Health England's guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19) (found here), our March and April events will no longer be conducted in physical, face-to-face settings. Audio-described PowerPoint Presentations by our speakers will be made available to those booked on so please continue to sign up. We are looking at how we can run more interactive sessions and will keep you updated as this progresses. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Tue 31/03/20
Related Events: Streets
Looking at the role of public space in residential areas and how to apply Healthy Street policies, and consider shared space issues.
Agenda includes:
- Balancing Place and Movement - Paul Dodd
- New Places New Streets: A Guide to Masterplanning Large-scale Development - Hugo Nowell
- Design Requirments for Different Users- Annabel Keegan
Time: Morning
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Thu 26/03/20, Full Day
Presenting current research, actions, policies and tools that support health and wellbeing through design.
Agenda includes:
- Putting Health into Place - Michael Chang
- Why Design for Health and Wellbeing? - Dr. Gemma Moore
- Insulation and Ventilation in Design - Tom Woolley
Time: Full Day
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Tue 24/03/20
Related Events: National
For those interested in learning about assessing new country houses, buildings in a rural setting and landscape management.
Agenda includes:
- The Policy Framework and its Applications - Andy Watson
- Tools and Techniques for Managing Landscape Change - Kate Ahern
- Natural Capital and How it Can Help the Rural Economy - Molly Biddell
This session is only open to our National Programme Members.
Thu 19/03/20
This two-part course will provide in-depth training on route planning, crossings and junction options plus other essential aspects.
Agenda includes:
- Five Attributes of a Good Cycle Route - Phil Jones
- Protected Cycle Routes - Lucy Marstrand
- Designing Streets with Cycling - Paul Dodd
Time: Full day
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Thu 12/03/20
Palestra
Related Events: Network
For those involved in public housing delivery and management, to share ideas, lessons learnt and best practices.
Learning outcomes:
Overview of London Plan requirements and how these will work
The Future Homes consultation and implementation – how this affects practice
Climate change and decarbonisation into the future - how this will affect design & delivery going forward.
Discussion of current and forward themes for new UDL programme
Speakers:
Susan May, Urban Design London
Claire Murray, Levitt Bernstein
Chris Twinn, Twinn Sustainability Innovation
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members
Time: Morning
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Wed 11/03/20, Time: Half Day
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
In this session we will take an in-depth look at Strategic site masterplanning in Outer London and beyond, understanding the elements and processes for achieving well designed places through the planning process. We will investigate case studies and have a practical session mapping out ways to approach masterplanning in the planning process.
Agenda to include:
- Roundtable Discussion
- Workshops
Tue 10/03/20
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
A hands on session introducing the policy context to planning applications using online toolkits including Biodiversity and Net Gain guidance.
Agenda includes:
- Urban Greening for Bio-Diversity Net Gain, Samantha Davenport, GLA
- Best Practice Case Studies, Rosie Whicheloe, London Wildlife Trust
- Site Visit: Biodiverse Landscapes in Practice - Goodman's Field Berkley Homes
Time: Morning
Tue 03/03/20
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
A fresh look at modelling and the role non-vehicular traffic modelling can play in creating more accessible and walkable neighbourhoods.
Time: Morning
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Wed 26/02/20
Gardner Stewart Architects
Related Events: Network
For members in the first 10 years of their career; to meet and learn from other inspiring young practitioners.
Agenda includes:
- What's next? A horizon Scan for Young Practitioners in uncertain times
Kindly sponsored by Karakusevic Carson Architects
Time: Afternoon
Please email us to be added to the waiting list.
Thu 13/02/20
Palestra
Related Events: Housing
An introductory session looking at the fundamentals of good housing design; considering the needs of residents and communities as well as the delivery of schemes.
Speakers to include:
- David Birbenk, DfH
- Susan May, UDL
- Paul Karakusevic, KCA
- Julia Park, Levitt
Bernstein
Kindly sponsored by Barratts London
Time: Full Day
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Tue 11/02/20
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Investigating recent policy and funding changes and looking at how these will impact borrowing potential and scheme viability. We will look at how the market is reacting to new policy changes and how these may impact on development finances.
Agenda includes:
- Charles Solomon, GLA Development Viability (Expert) Advisor
- Hugh Milne, Viability Expert & Richard Katz, Senior Planner, Deloitte LLP
Time: Morning
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Thu 06/02/20
Palestra
Related Events: Network
For anyone involved in using, participating or managing design reviews to share ideas and updates. Come and contribute to ideas about how UDL can provide more information about Design Review in London on their website.
Agenda includes:
- Proposal for a new London Design Review web resource
- How could, or should, we be monitoring impact of reviews?
- Is there enough innovation in Design Review?
Time: Morning
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Wed 05/02/20
Palestra
Related Events: Housing Network
An ideal opportunity for anyone who is, or will be, involved in estate regeneration ballots to hear from others who have managed ballots or are organising them now and discuss ideas, concerns and experiences.
We will be looking in particular at:
- Pike Close Estate, Bromley - Eleni Stathi HTA
- South Kilburn Estate, Brent - MatthewJacobs and David Gladwin, LB Brent
- Westhorpe Gardens and Mills Grove Estates, Barnet - Abraham Laker, RPS and Mohammed Habib Metropolitan Thames Valley
- Building up to a ballot – St Raphael’s Estate Brent - Madeleine Lundholm KCA
- Lessons from a Community Trust ballot - Mellis Haward, Archio
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members
Kindly sponsored by Brick by Brick
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Tue 04/02/20
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
Learning about the projects developed so far as part of the emerging Liveable Neighbourhood programme.
Agenda includes:
- Modelling for a Liveable Neighbourhood
- Integrating buses into a Liveable Neighbourhood
- Borough updates
Time: Half Day
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Thu 30/01/20
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
Investigating the challenges we face in delivering better air quality, the projects and programmes being developed to help tackle air pollution, including Low Emission Neighbourhood schemes, and the Mayor's Air Quality Fund.
Time: Morning
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Thu 23/01/20
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
The workshop will be led by Peter Massini, Abby Crisostomo and Samantha Davenport from the GLA's Green Infrastructure Team and is best suited to planners and other professionals involved in the planning process or urban design.
Time: Morning
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Wed 22/01/20
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Looking at the challenges to producing Characterisation Documents - what should they contain and how best to ensure consistency across London's special places.
Time: Morning
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Thu 16/01/20
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Looking at the new London Plan policies on tall buildings and how we assess them, considering pedestrian comfort and environmental impact.
Time: Full Day
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Wed 15/01/20
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Considering the various ways you can visually represent a scheme and how to assess projects that use different drawing styles.
Time: Full day
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Thu 12/12/19
Palestra
Understanding the key planning policy and legislation that
protects and promotes trees in the city and best practice guidance and
construction detailing.
Agenda includes:
- Planning Policy and Legislation - Adrian Wikeley, Land Use Consultants
- Planning Conditions – London Tree Officers Association
- Construction Detailing for Trees – Ciara Hanson, LB Havering & Meaghan Kombol, LB Croydon
Time: Morning
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Tue 10/12/19
Palestra
Related Events: Housing
This session is aimed at delegates relatively new to the
profession. We will identify what information is required at what stage of the
application process, what level of information to ask for and top tips for
designing in quality.
Agenda includes:
- Introduction to Urban Design – Esther Kurland, UDL
- Assessing Applications – Rachel Jones, UDL
- How Boroughs Design in Quality – Ed Jarvis (LB Camden), Rachel Hearne (LB Havering) & Kathy MacEwen (UDL)
- Mock Design Review
Time: Morning
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Thu 05/12/19
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
Investigating current design issues on the street, including advertising and phone kiosks, electric vehicle charging points and level surfaces.
Time: Morning
Wed 04/12/19
Palestra
Looking at the current policy drivers to empower communities,
the unconscious assumptions we may make when considering and assessing schemes,
the different techniques different projects may require and what is needed for
an inclusive, meaningful engagement strategy.
Agenda includes:
- What does the
London Plan and the new Planning Practice Guidance say on empowering
communities?
– Jeanette Bain-Burnett, GLA - Developing trust when engaging and why this is important – Richard Brown, Centre for London
- What are the strategies you need to meaningfully engage? – Stephanie Edwards & James Stewart, Urban Symbiotics
Time: Full Day
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Thu 28/11/19
55 Broadway
Related Events: Network
For those involved in public housing delivery and management, to share ideas, lessons learnt and best practices
Agenda Includes:
Alan Benson, LB Haringey
Mark Baigent, LB Tower Hamlets
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members
Time: Morning
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Wed 27/11/19
55 Broadway
Related Events: Network
Roundtable discussion on UDL’s research and proposal for how to better support the Design Review community and help them achieve their priorities.
Time: 16:00-18:00
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Tue 26/11/19
Related Events: National
A session covering good plan-making: assessing growth options, finding sites and setting local requirements including community amenities.
This session is only open to our National Programme Members
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Wed 20/11/19
55 Broadway
Related Events: Streets
Looking at specific design issues around stations, bridges and interchanges and how these can be successfully integrated.
Time: Morning
Wed 20/11/19, 1–4.30pm
55 Broadway
Related Events: Planning
Thu 14/11/19
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
Understanding the tools and data required to determine green infrastructure needs including the green infrastructure focus map and the Heat Risk Tool.
Time: Morning
Tue 12/11/19
Palestra
Related Events: Housing
This session will look at tenant needs and the specific design considerations to keep in mind when designing homes to be rented, sold outright and everything in between. We will consider the specific challenges of bulding affordable homes within a mixed tenue scheme, how to balance commercial and community objetives and resolve potential conflicts, while delivering well designed public and shared spaces.
Agenda Includes:
David Birkbeck, Design for Homes
Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members
Time: Morning
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Thu 07/11/19
Palestra
Related Events: Housing
Learning about a range of housing types and layouts such as linear urban blocks and age friendly housing.
Agenda Includes:
Alex Ely, Mae architects
Nelson Carvalho, Alison Brooks Architects
Anne-Marie Nicholson, PRP
Abigail Batchelor, Karakusevic Carson Architects
Time: Morning
Tue 05/11/19
Palestra
Related Events: Urbandesignbasics
Understanding the concepts, tools and policies behind the role of design; and how design can support and deliver positive change in London.
Agenda Includes:
Good Growth Agenda Update – Jamie Dean, GLA
Presentations of exemplar schemes including:
Colby Lodge, E17 – Pollard Thomas Edwards
Kilburn Quarter, NW6 – Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Cosway Street, NW1 – Bell Phillips
Time: Morning
Wed 30/10/19
Related Events: National
A useful introductory/refresher session looking at placemaking and urban design; covering current policy drivers, how to embed good design in local authorities, and understanding the important elements that contribute towards good housing and street design. This will be a practical session including a site visit and a discussion on the challenges to delivering well designed places.
This session is only open to our National Programme Members.
Event agenda here.
Thu 24/10/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
In this practical session we examine London Plan Policy S17 Reducing waste and supporting the circular economy, looking at how we can influence and input to the Circular Economy, to make, use and re-use our resources. Join us discussing this economic model with authoritative forerunners who have been promoting the circular economy for decades and have extensive knowledge and expertise to share.
Agenda Includes:
Tom Wooley, Professor & Author
Time: Morning
Fri 18/10/19
Site Visit
Related Events: Greening Streets
Come
and join us on a site visit to see the award winning regeneration of
the iconic Thamesmead estate. Dr
Phil Askew will discuss the challenges and present the long term vision for the
estate before we visit the recent urban design and green infrastructure
improvements.
Time: Morning
Tue 15/10/19
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
An essential overview on how good design can help achieve the Mayor’s Vision Zero agenda by 2041.
Agenda includes:
- Principles of Vision Zero – Zoe Cotton, TfL
- Slow Streets Strategy – Jeremy Leach, 20’s Plenty for Us
- Design for Lower Speeds Toolkit Exercise – Bridget Elliot, TfL
- Safer Junctions Programme– Anya Bownes, TfL
Learning outcomes:
- Learn about steps and approaches to help eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London's transport system
- How to approach the design of our streets for slower speeds
- Revealing case studies of best practice in junction design
Thu 10/10/19
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
A first-hand look at some of the innovative integrated SuDs schemes found across the capital, many of which are funded by the Mayor's Greener City Fund.
Meeting Point: Goldhawk Road Station
Time: 10:00-12:30
Tue 01/10/19
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
Considering what designing to promote walking, cycling and public transport means in practice and how policies to promote this are changing.
Time: Half-day, Morning
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Wed 25/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
This session is specifically tailored for those interested in hearing about new design and quality related policies in the emerging London Plan and discuss how to apply them at design reviews.
Agenda Includes:
- Why we are where we are (overview of the new London Plan design policies) – Richard Katz, Deloitte LLP
- Understanding Capacity for Growth – Steve Dennington (LB Croydon)
- Design Led Approach to Density – Michael Lowndes (Turley)
- Tall Buildings (D8) – TBC
- Housing design (D4) – TBC
- Place/public realm quality (D7) – Andy Martin (TfL) and Gavin McLaughlin (TfL)
- Delivering Good Design (D2) – panel discussion
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand which emerging London plan policies may be relevant when reviewing schemes
- Learn what the policies say about design review as part of our planning system
Time: 9.30-13.00
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Tue 24/09/19
Endeavour Square
Related Events: Planning Urbandesignbasics
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognise why inclusion is important for us all
- Be better able to put yourself in the shoes of all users and design accordingly
- Understand how to make places, spaces and buildings more inclusive
Speakers:
- Simone West – TfL Inclusive Design Advisor
- Andy Martin – TfL Urban Designer
- Ross Atkins – Access Consultant
- Julie Fleck – Access Consultant
Irene Craik - Levitt Bernstein
Time: 09:15-12:45
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Thu 19/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning Housing
At this session we will take closer look at procuring, managing and delivering good design. Industry experts will share their best practice advice on writing a good brief and how to manage the procurement process for masterplans, architectural and other design work, as well as checking and controlling design quality through a project’s lifecycle.
Agenda includes:
- Writing a good brief – Russell Curtis (RCKa)
- Procurement process - Jed Young (LB Islington)
- Panel Discussion from Chloe Phelps (BrickxBrick), James Molloson (LB Hackney), Susan May (Clarion Housing Group), Osama Shoush (LB Lewisham), Roy Macpepple (NHPDC)
Learning outcomes
- Understand what makes a good brief
- Learn how to avoid pitfalls when managing procurement
- Hear how to efficiently evaluate and monitor designs
Time: 9.15-13.30
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members. For more information email info@urbandesignlondon.com
Tue 17/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Network
This is a session for elected members to discuss briefings on planning and viability. We will hear from MHCLG on the national strategic planning direction and have early insight into the new Planning Practice Guidance and Design Manual to be launched in the autumn. We will also gain insight into the art of viability and how it is applied, balancing public policy requirements and profit. This event is a must attend session for decision makers who want to get the best for their neighbourhoods.
Speakers:
- Steve Quartermain, Chief Planner, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Andy von Bradsky, Chief Architect, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- John Wacher, Strategic Planning Manager – Viability, GLA
- Andrew Jones & Ellie Clayton-Smith, BPS Chartered Surveyors
- Esther Kurland & Sue Vincent, Urban Design London
Time: 09:00 -13:00
Thu 12/09/19
Endeavour Square
Related Events: Planning Streets
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand and apply the design parameters that shape good cycle schemes
- Learn how to determine the degree of separation between cyclists and other road users
- Hear about applying the new Cycle Route Quality Criteria
Time: Full Day
Wed 11/09/19
Farrells
Related Events: Network
Join us for an evening discussion on the changing role of communication in the built environment sector. We’ll look at digital platforms and the online persona’s responsibility in our organizations, as well as ethical and inclusive communication of design projects in-house and with the broader community.
Speakers include:
• Joseph Henry (GLA)
• Luuk Van Kessel (LB Hackney)
• Priya Shah (BAME in Property)
• Alisha Morenike Fisher (Black Females in Architecture)
• Owen Wainhouse, (London Festival of Architecture)
• Nisha Kurian (We Made That)
Time: 18:00 - 20:30
Wed 11/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Network
We often hear from those who run, sit on or chair Design Review panels, but at this event those who present their designs and pay for reviews will talk about their experiences at the morning session. After lunch we will run a workshop and panel discussion on how to inform our thinking on proposals to support Design Review in future. You are welcome to attend one or both of the sessions. To book or for more info, please email us.
Morning agenda (09:30 - 12:45):
1. Welcome: London is growing
2. What it is like to take a scheme to be reviewed
- Selina Mason, Lendlease
- Gavin Hale Brown, HHBR
- Katerina Karaga, Farrells
- Teresa Borsuk, Pollard Thomas Edwards
- Charles Moran, CMA Planning
Afternoon agenda (13:00 - 16:00):
1. How is Design Review developing?
- Reviews and public housing -Tom Sykes, TfL
- Reviews and street improvements - Hassan Mohamad, TfL
- Kathy MacEwen - UDL
2. Workshop – How can design review practice be improved?
- Panel procurement, set up and management
- Review sessions and notes
- Use of review advice by negotiators and decision makers
- Monitoring and research
Learning Outcomes:
- Hear about what it is like to present a scheme at design review
- Discuss how developers and scheme promoters can make best use of the review process
Time: 9.30-12:45 & 13:00 - 16:00
Tue 10/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Join us for an essential update on tall building policies in the emerging London Plan. We will look at considering if locations are suitable, or not, for tall buildings and work through assessment criteria to apply to individual proposals in different locations across London.
Agenda:
- Introduction to the tall buildings policy - Esther Kurland, UDL
- London Boroughs - Sean Doran, LB Hounslow
- Functional Impact, C2 - Alex Andrews, WSP (TBC)
- Visual Impact, C1 - Richard Coleman, CityDesigner
- Environmental Impact, C1 &C,2 - Gerald Maccreanor, Maccreanor Lavington
- Tools for how to successfully apply the policy - Jason Hawthorn, Vu-City
- Site Visit, Blackfriars's Circus Tower - First Port, Barratt & Maccreanor Lavington
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand how Mayor of London’s strategic tall buildings policies are changing
- Know more about the evaluation of visual, functional and environmental impacts of tall buildings both individually and cumulative
- Recognise different tall building typologies and design approaches
Time: 10:30-16:45
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Thu 05/09/19
Palestra
Related Events: Greening
The London Plan introduces an Urban Greening Factor that aims to accelerate the amount of high quality green infrastructure provided by all major developments. This session will explore how it works and the tools available to help you make urban greening design choices that meet local needs.
The workshop will be led by Peter Massini, Abby Crisostomo and Samantha Davenport from the GLA's Green Infrastructure Team and is best suited to planners and other professionals involved in the planning process or urban design.
Agenda:
- Greening a Growing City – Peter Massini, GLA
- Green Infrastructure tools and data – Abby Crisostomo, GLA
- Workshop session 1: UGF evaluation
- The UGF in practice – Sam Griffiths, GLA
- Workshop session 2: UGF questions and guidance
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand how major development proposals contribute to the greening of London
- Learn how to apply the Urban Greening Factor policy to a variety of development scenarios
Time: Half-day, Morning
Wed 04/09/19
Related Events: Streets
A guided site visit to see first-hand Kingston’s recently completed mini-Holland schemes and look at how they work in practice and what we can learn from them – led by Kingston’s very own Chloe Clay and Jean-Christophe Chassard.
Learning Outcomes
- How to design a street for multiple users
- How cycling streets contribute to Healthy Streets
- How small interventions can have big impacts
Time: Half Day
Venue: Meet at Kingston Station
Thu 01/08/19
55 Broadway
Related Events: Planning Streets
Industry specialists will share their tried and tested community engagement strategies as we learn about small community projects and meanwhile schemes and how to work in partnership. Nicole Collomb and George Warren from the GLA will highlight funding opportunities and accessing funding. In the afternoon we will visit a couple of exemplar gardens to see community partnership schemes in action.
(Full day)
Tue 23/07/19
Related Events: Planning Housing
Join us for a hands-on session on how to prepare and work with masterplans, design codes and other tools to deliver large scale, phased neighbourhoods. We will visit Trumpington and Great Kneighton to look at a wide range of award winning homes guided by David Birkbeck, Design for Homes, and learn from those involved in the process to better understand the use of codes and plans.
(Full Day)
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Thu 18/07/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning Housing
At this session David McDonald, Institute of Historic Building Conservation, will cover the basics of understanding the terms ‘context’ and ‘significance’ when managing heritage assets to create even better places. After lunch we will visit Walworth Heritage Action Zone (HAZ), to see how the HAZ have championed Walworth’s sense of place and historic character.
Wed 17/07/19
Endeavour Square
Related Events: Planning
Fine-tune your design review management skills at chairing and writing reports. With experienced chairs including Amanda Reynolds, Gillian Horn and Fred Manson, and professional writers Sarah Carmona and Chris Whitehorn, we will discuss the most effective ways of chairing review sessions and how best to write clear and concise summaries of what was said.
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Tue 09/07/19
Palestra
Related Events: Streets
Join the conversation with our panel of experts on the role of our streets and how they should be managed and changed. We will hear about the financial flow and how to monitor and measure the success of our streets, including an update on GLA’s Public London Charter research project.
Speakers include:
• Streets as Ecosystems – Peter Jones, UCL
• Overcoming the Challenges from the Rapid Emergence of Low Traffic Environments – Glen Higgs, WSP
• Mystery Shopping London’s Streets: TfL’s new Healthy Streets survey – Alice Saunders, TfL
• Digital Street Furniture: Principles of Deployment – Lottie Macnair, Connected Places Catapult
• Towards a Public London Charter – Tim Rettlet, GLA
• Public Space Charter for Young People – Lois Stonock, LB Culture
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Thu 04/07/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning Housing
Where does responsibility lie for the materials we use and how can we reduce our energy use? How can built environment professions contribute meaningfully; improving policies and making a healthier city for the future? Join us to discuss our role in addressing the climate crisis with Eco Building specialist and former Professor of Architecture, Dr Tom Woolley and award winning co-founder of Sustainable by Design and Green Construction Board, Lynne Sullivan.
(Morning)
Thu 04/07/19, 12.40–4.45pm
Palestra
Related Events: Network
An opportunity to network with others working in housing delivery. Dr Tom Woolley will update us on how to best achieve healthy buildings, and how Housing Design Audits can improve living standards. We will also hear from local boroughs on how their building programmes can deliver well designed homes.
This session is only open to our Building Homes Network members
(Half Day, afternoon)
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Thu 27/06/19
Palestra
A practical session for those who need to better understand how to assess, monitor and compare development proposals and implications for small site development in our neighbourhoods.
(Half Day)
Tue 25/06/19
Endeavour Square
Join us as industry experts identify and unpack the relative costs of different design approaches, street furniture and highway construction.
(Morning)
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Thu 20/06/19, 10am–1pm
Palestra
London’s tall buildings are often designed in isolation, with little thought of how they will affect the surrounding environment. Join us for an urban climate walking tour in City of London with Dr Julie Futcher as we look at how tall building designs can affect the urban climate.
Tue 18/06/19
Endeavour Square
A session dedicated to looking at the fundamentals of good housing design; considering the needs of residents and communities as well as the delivery of schemes. We will also carry out a Building for Life 12 assessment and visit the scheme in person.
Speakers include:
- How to secure design quality through planning and delivery – Peter Maxwell, LLDC
- Housing typologies,: focus on mid rise – Chris Fellner, Haworth Tompkins
- Housing typologies :designing homes for tight sites – Phil Hamilton, Peter Barber Architects
(Full Day)
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Thu 13/06/19, 11am–1pm
Palestra
Related Events: Network
With mounting pressure to deliver London’s homes in our green suburban areas, we will discuss the ‘New Kind of Suburbia’ with award winning Metropolitan Workshop. In collaboration with leading thinkers, including Max Wakefield from Powering Parks Project, we will look at the research undertaken on how best to manage growth in these areas. After lunch we will look at how CIL can be invested in public spaces, with insight into ‘Planning for urban green space’ with Dr Meredith Whitten.
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Tue 11/06/19
Palestra
With the expected launch of updated guidance on living roofs and walls in Spring 2019, we will consider the implications for new development proposals.
(Morning)
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Thu 06/06/19
Palestra
Related Events: Planning
Hear from our expert speakers on how proactive planning can enable good design and how best to approach this work.
Speakers include:
- Mike Lowndes – Director, Turley
- Jason Hawthorne – Director, VuCity
- Richard Wilson – Strategic Lead Regeneration, LB Camden
- Alicia Pivaro – Neighbourhood Planners London
- Tom Selby – Deputy Team Leader, Croydon SPG
(Morning)
Wed 05/06/19
Palestra
For those interested in learning about the projects developed so far as part of the emerging Liveable Neighbourhood programme, including an in-depth look at best practice tools such as City Planner Tool and Healthy Streets Check. We will also hear from the design teams on delivering key aspects including:
- Delivering cycling infrastructure in the High Street
- Engaging hard to reach groups
- Improving economic vitality in the High Street
- Encouraging behaviour change and dealing with freight
(Full Day)
Thu 23/05/19, 9.30am–1pm
Palestra
A session for those who need to understand both the bigger picture and the detail of presented schemes. Looking at the different ways you can visualise projects, from floor planning to construction detailing for facades and landscape plans.
Tue 21/05/19
Palestra
Join us for lunch as we discuss the latest issues brought up at the London Plan Examination In Public (EiP), including how the delivery of the new London Plan’s transport policies affect the Mayor’s Good Growth Objectives and debate what it means for your borough and London.
Thu 16/05/19, 9.45am–4pm
Palestra
A specialist series for local authorities and housing associations involved in delivering and managing affordable homes. At the first event in the series industry experts will share how best to understand a site’s local, social, economic and physical context to help achieve optimum solutions that deliver as many homes of the type and quality you need.
*Please note this session is only open to our Building Homes Network members. Additional fees may apply. You can find more information about the series in the brochure by clicking the link below. If you are interested in attending this series, please send us an email.
Wed 15/05/19, 10am–12pm
A guided site visit by LB Newham to see first-hand how this large and impressive one way removal project is help transforming Stratford’s town centre by prioritising vulnerable road users and making the area more pleasant for everyone.
Tour led by:
- Smitha Sujith – LB Newham
- Murray Woodburn – LB Newham
- Paul Gannon – LB Newham
Tue 14/05/19
Palestra
How can we create spaces that motivate play and truly place people at the heart of design? Hear from child-friendly city expert, Dinah Bornat as she set out the challenges boroughs face in achieving a child friendly city. Natalia Krysiak will provide insight about her latest research on play spaces and architects will give their top tips on designing and delivering innovative play spaces.
Speakers include:
- Dinah Bornat – ZCD Architects
- Natalia Krysiak – Hayball
Thu 09/05/19
Endeavour Square
Join us for a discussion on design review’s role in the GLA’s design led approach in managing densities, including how panels can offer support beyond planning applications. We will also hear from Ben van Bruggen, Manager at Auckland’s Urban Design Strategy Team on how their design review panel is managed abroad.
Speakers include:
- GLA Update: Matthew Turner – GLA
- Design Review beyond Planning Applications: Phil Jones – Phil Jones Associates
- Design Review in other Countries: Ben van Bruggen – Manager of Auckland’s Urban Design Strategy Team
- Offering Support Beyond Planning Applications: Louise Goodison – Cazenove Architects
Wed 08/05/19, 10am–12.30pm
Join us on a site visit to the recently completed public realm schemes in Shoreditch including Rivington Street, Leonards Circus and New Inn Yard. We will discuss the air quality benefits, the ‘ultra-low emission vehicle’ elements, including innovative automatic number plate recognition proposals, will bring to the neighbourhood.
Tour led by:
- Daniel Nelson – LB Hackney
- Luuk van Kessel – LB Hackney
Thu 02/05/19, 9.15am–4pm
Palestra
Industry experts will guide us through the key design principles and approaches of successful places and give practical advice about good design, using small site examples that showcase best practice. We will end the day discussing the role of design reviews and how we can best work together to create successful places.
Speakers include:
- Rob Cowan – Urban Design Skills
- David Birkbeck – Design for Homes
- Paul Dodd – Urban Design London
- Rachel Jones – Urban Design London
- Kruti Patel – Metropolitan Workshop
Wed 01/05/19, 6–8.30pm
What will the future of work look like? Where will it be located? Is work and personal life merging too closely and how will it affect our well-being? Join us for an evening of debate, discussion and drinks as we tackle these questions with fellow inspiring practitioners. This event is an open invite. If you're not a subscribing member, please email us to book your place.
Speakers include:
- Ben Channon – Assael Architects & author of Happy by Design
- Clare Bailey – Savills
- Nissa Shahid – Future Cities Catapult
- Philippa Jopp – LB Camden
- Paul O'Brien – Carl Turner Architects
- Justyna Michalik-Minken – Creative Works
- Kieron Stephens – Autor Architects
Location: Karakusevic Carson Architects
Tue 30/04/19, 9.15am–1pm
Palestra
Why is intensification a good thing for people and what tensions can it create? How do we manage the tensions to maximise the benefits and minimise negative impact? Come and join us for a morning of debate, workshops and discussion where we unpack the benefits and effects of living and working at higher densities.
Speakers include:
- Martin Tedder – Spatial Planning at TfL
- Yolande Barnes – Bartlett Real Estate Institute
- Manisha Patel – PRP & Mayor’s Design Advocate
- David Ogunmuyiwa – Architecture Doing Place & Mayor’s Design Advocate
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Wed 10/04/19, 9.15am–3.30pm
Related Events: Streets
With increasing pressure on our streets and roads, how are we transforming the way we manage and understand them to be more inclusive and efficient? This session will investigate the key processes, skills and assessments needed to better balance the diverse needs of everyone who uses our streets.
Including:
- Why are our streets so important? – Oli Davey, Urban Movement
- Understanding your Neighbourhood – Andy Martin, Transport for London
- Equality Impact Assessment – Agnes Fletcher, Consultant
- Pedestrian Comfort Guidance – Gordon Webster, Transport for London
- Healthy Streets Check for Designers – Mark Artis, Transport for London
- Design Review – Sue Vincent, Urban Design London