Urban Design London

Thu 14/10/21, 3–4pm
Zoom

A virtual showcasing of the most well-designed recent housing schemes around, with the renowned Design for Homes annual Housing Design Awards 2021. If restrictions allow we will set up a visit to one of the best national schemes.

Thu 07/10/21, 3–4pm
Zoom

A virtual showcasing of the most well-designed recent housing schemes around, with the renowned Design for Homes annual Housing Design Awards 2021. If restrictions allow we will set up a visit to one of the best national schemes.

Tue 08/06/21
Online

The government commissioned production of a new version of this very important document during 2020. We will look at progress so far in its production and discuss how best to ensure highway teams learn about and use it to help create better streets and public places.

Tue 04/05/21, 10am–1pm
Online

Collaboration is key to bring in vital skills in housing delivery, so how can partnerships help to provide great places? An in-depth look at all aspects of partnership working in the housing sector.

Thu 15/04/21
Online

We will consider what makes a complete neighbourhood and how planning, transport and public realm interventions can help create them. We will look at ideas past delegates have had to improve their own areas.

Wed 31/03/21, Half Day
Online
Related Events: Design Review

For anyone involved in using, participating or managing design reviews to share ideas and updates.

Thu 25/03/21, Half Day
Zoom
Related Events: Focus Groups

Round-table conversation on managing markets. This small session will be an opportunity to talk to others facing similar challenges and learn from each other.

Speakers include:

• Tina Jadav, Principal Project Officer, Regeneration & Economic Development, GLA
• Troy H. Baptiste, Director, Our Little Markets
• Darren Henaghan, Managing Director, Borough Market
• Catrina Stewart & Hugh McEwen, Office S&M Architects
• Sarah Featherstone, Featherstone Young

22 – 23/03/21, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Streets

This hands-on session is specifically tailored for highway designers and engineers to provide you with a more detailed understanding of how to design SuDS from start to finish within highways schemes. 

This event will take place as two separate half day mornings - on 22nd and 23rd March 2021, from 9.30 - 12.00. Spaces are limited and the event will not be recorded so please only book if you can attend both morning events live.

This event is aimed at designers. If you are looking for an introduction to SuDS please book onto our ‘Street SuDS: An Introduction’ event 3rd March 2021. 

Agenda includes:

• Design Brief for Feasibility and Concept Design

• Essential Hydraulics: Understanding the differences with conventional drainage 

• Designing for Effective Maintenance

• The Use of Permeable Surfaces in Highway SuDS Design

• And more

Thu 18/03/21, Morning, 9.30–11.30am
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

These are a type of development that can require particular design and planning skills. This session will discuss how to consider and manage tall building proposals.

• Elliot Kemp, GLA
• Tom Rumble, LB Enfield
• Michael Ritchie, LB Tower Hamlets
• Tom Mitchell, Metropolitan Workshop
• Jane Wernick, Jane Wernick Associates
• Ruth Shilston, RWDI
• Fred Manson Associate Director at Heatherwick Studio
• Amanda Reynolds, Director, AR Urbanism

Thu 18/03/21, 2–4.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Planning as a profession is rooted in the promotion of public health. In this session we take a look back at why health and planning are interlinked and our current policy approach; we investigate how today’s planners can help tackle current health issues by embedding health into planning SPD’s and the evidence needed for planners to promote public health, along with great case studies.

Speakers include:

• Elain Harwood, Historic England
• Dr Katie Hunter, GLA Health Team
• Michael Chang, Public Health England
• Howard Gray, Green Blue Urban
• Nikita Sinclair, Southwark, School super-zones
• Steve Featherstone, Llewelyn Davies

Wed 17/03/21, Time: Morning
Zoom

We will look at some of the most important ways we can deliver well designed places, including Design Codes, Design Review and Building for a Healthy Life.  We will discuss the latest news on the Governments National Model Design Code roll-out and consider its implementation.

Speakers include:

• David Birkbeck, Design for Homes
• David Rudlin, URBED
• Ian Hingley, Urban Movement
• Steve Tilbury, Winchester CC
• Louisa Facchino-Stack, LB Hounslow
• Sue McGlynn, Urban Design Ltd

Tue 16/03/21, 2–4pm
Online
Related Events: Planning

Addressing the climate crisis and investigating how we can make the best use of resources and minimise impact on our environment. This session will look at the policy implications for authorities, the call to action and understand what is needed to develop and deliver Circular Economy Strategies.

Speakers include:

• Katie Lyndsay, GLA
• Sunand Prasad, Penoyre Prasad
• Paul Quinn, Clarion Housing
• Zeta Watkins, Hodkinson Consultancy

Thu 11/03/21, Half Day (AM), 9.30am–12.30pm
Online
Related Events: Intro Level Courses

Explaining the main issues involved in designing great streets and public spaces.

Speakers include:

• John Dales, Urban Movement
• Paul Lavelle, TfL
• Ludo Pittie, WSP
• Lorna Gribbin, WSP

Wed 10/03/21, 9.45am–12.45pm
Zoom
Related Events: Delivering Design Quality

How much does design quality cost?  This session explores the link between quality and long-term cost savings, benefitting your business plan.

Speakers include:

• Chris Brown, Executive Chair and Founder, igloo Regeneration
• Kathryn Bourke, Senior Lifecycle Manager, Imagile Professional Services
• Lucia Cerrada Morato, Regeneration Project Manager and Public Practice Associate, LB Tower Hamlets
• Becky Mumford, Regeneration Team, LB Tower Hamlets
• Félicie Krikler, Director, Assael Architecture and James Pargeter - Senior Advisor at Global Apartment Advisors

Thu 04/03/21, 9.30am–12.30pm
Online
Related Events: Green City

Learn about this important way of increasing biodiversity, help clean air and improve the liveability of places.

Speakers include: 

• Nicole Collomb, GLA 
• Gary Grant, Green Infrastructure Consultancy
• Russell Hearsum, Biotecture
• Giles Charlton, Spacehub

Wed 03/03/21, 9.30am–12pm
Online
Related Events: Streets

This introductory session will provide you with a better understanding of SuDS and the benefits they offer. An unmissable session for highway project managers, sponsors and funders interested in learning how we can introduce sustainable urban drainage systems in the urban realm and the key things to consider.

Speakers include: 

• Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates
• Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting

Tue 02/03/21, 9.45am–1pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Looking at what quality and design mean in the London Plan and how these policies relate to proposed changes at the national level following the National Design Guide, National Design Code and White Paper.

Speakers include:

• Andy von Bradsky, MHCLG
• David Rudlin, URBED 
• Mathieu Proctor, GLA 
• Elliot Kemp, GLA
• Leoni Oliva, Gerald Eve 
• Paul Monaghan, AHMM 
• Heather Cheesbrough, LB Croydon

Thu 25/02/21, 9.30am–12pm
Online
Related Events: Streets & Transport’

An in-depth look at design options for different types of junctions.

Speakers include:

• Oli Davey - Urban Movement
• Rebecca Jones - Urban Movement

Thu 25/02/21, 2–4pm
Online
Related Events: Streets

Following the rapid deployment of streetspace interventions in 2020 there has been an explosion in the use of camera enforcement for regulating traffic flow and access. In this session we will hear from a selection of boroughs that have used this technology in new or innovative ways in recent months, as well as present some horizon scanning work on how this approach might develop in future.

Please note this event is limited to London borough and TfL officers only 

Speakers include:

• Kevin Hagan, Director Oaklawn Consulting
• Kieron Clarke, Head of Parking Services, SERCO
• John Galsworthy, Assistant Director Parking, LB Hammersmith & Fulham
• Mariana Barrios Cabrera, Account Manager, Vivacity Labs
• Andrew Parsons, IoT Programme Manager, RB Kingston & LB Sutton
  

Wed 24/02/21, 9.45am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Building Homes

Housing is only ever as good as the people who design and deliver it. This session will provide tips on how to get the best from your partners, consultants, developers and contractors.

This session is only open to our Building Homes Members.

Wed 24/02/21, 4–5.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Children are an indicator species for cities: so says Enrique Penalosa, the transformative former mayor of Bogota. In his new book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities (RIBA), leading advocate and independent scholar Tim Gill fleshes out this insight. 

Join Tim and a panel of high-profile experts to discuss why - and how - we should elevate the status of children, as we emerge from the pandemic and create more healthy, inclusive, sustainable cities.

Panel members include:

• Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects 
• Matt Bell, Grosvenor
• Jo McCafferty, Levitt Bernstein
• Sripriya Sudhakar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
• Olly Wainwright, The Guardian 

Non-members please email info@urbandesignlondon.com to request a place. 

Tue 09/02/21, Half Day
Related Events: Design Review

Many reviews look at similar issues. In this session we will share experiences and the type of advice given.

Speakers include:

• Robin Nicholson, Cullinan Studio
• Amanda Rashid, LB Hounslow
• George Wright, City of London
• Selina Mason, Lendlease
• Jennifer Wyatt, LB Kingston
• Huw Trevorrow, LB Havering
• David Rudlin, URBED
• Noel Farrer, Farrer Huxley

Tue 02/02/21, Time: Morning, 10am–12.30pm
Zoom

We will take stock on the changes that have been made to town centres, cycling spaces, trafficked routes and pavements to help us cope with Covid-19. We will look forward and consider how emergency and temporary changes might become permanent.

Speakers include:

• Annabel Keegan, Phil Jones Associates
• Sam Goss, Phil Jones Associates
• Harriet Larrington-Spencer, Salford University
• Brian Deegan, Urban Movement

Thu 28/01/21, Half Day, 9.45am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Building Homes

For those involved in public housing, delivery and management, to share ideas, lessons learnt and best practices. This session will discuss challenges in designing outside areas – recycling and refuse, safety, vehicle management and space design.

Speakers include: 

• David Birkbeck, Design for Homes
• Paul Karakusevic, Karakusevic Carson Architects
• Catherine Linney, South East Designing Out Crime Office, Metropolitan Police Service
• Ayo Allu, Director of Design, Technical and Innovation, Clarion Housing Group

Tue 26/01/21, Half Day, 2–3.30pm
Online
Related Events: Young Practitioner's Network

For members in the first 10 years of their careers to meet and learn from other inspiring young practitioners.

Our Urban Challenge initiative aims to bring together ideas that learn from lockdown to help make places that better fulfil long term objectives around climate protection, resource efficiency, health and equality. Join this interactive workshop on Miro to discuss and test the challenges set and the changes we want to see post lockdown. 

Speakers include:

• 'Community Superblock’  Evelyn Wong, Tibbalds
• 'Making places more walkable' Emma Griffin, Footways and London Living Streets 

Thu 21/01/21, 9.30 - 12.00
Online
Related Events: Green City

We have ambitious planting targets. This session will look at the policy, standards, guidance and practicalities of delivering trees through development.

Speakers include: 

• Ciara Hanson, LB Havering 
• Meaghan Kombol, LB Croydon

Wed 20/01/21, Full Day, 9.45am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Housing

An update on building construction options, and current best practice approaches. This session will look at the pros and cons of different techniques and materials.

Speakers include:

• Jonathan Drage & Pia Berg, Metropolitan Workshop 
• Dominic Milner, Maccreanor Lavington 
• Zoe Watson, Levitt Bernstein 
• Mike De’Ath, HTA
• Roberto Bruni, LB Tower Hamlets 
• Justin Laskin & Matthew McColl, Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects

Tue 19/01/21, 12.30–4.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

An update on our learning from lockdown urban challenge project.  Hear about proposals to change the way we think about urban structure, living local, connectivity and buildings to improve long term sustainability, health and equality aims.  Find out about individual projects and ideas that could help to bring these changes to life and learn about how behaviours and attitudes to places has been changing this year.

Speakers include:

• Eleanor Warwick, Clarion Housing Group 
  
• Matt Yates, TfL
• Finn  Williams, Public Practice
• Selina Mason, Lendlease
• Frances Hollis, London Metropolitan University
• Ian Brooker, Jacobs
• Chris Douglas, WSP
• Clare Richards, ft’work
  
• Max Farrell, LDN Collective
• Jon Herbert, Troy Planning
• Mike Saunders, CommonPlace

Mon 18/01/21, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom

This introductory session will provide you with a better understanding of SuDS and the benefits they offer. An unmissable session for highway project managers, sponsors and funders interested in learning how we can introduce sustainable urban drainage systems in the urban realm and the key things to consider.

Speakers include: 

• Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates
• Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting

Wed 13/01/21, Time: Morning, 9.30am–12.45pm
Zoom

This session will be particularly useful for those with their own home building programmes or looking to start one.  We will consider best practice, pit falls and trends across this important area of local authority work.

Speakers include:

• Janice Morphet, Visiting Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
• Julian Brooks, Programme Director, Good Homes Alliance
• Beth Boorman Campaigns and Business Development Manager at the National Community Land Trust Network
• Jane Trethewey, Assistant Director Homes and Communities, Shropshire Council
• Chris Blundell, Consultant advising on the delivery of large-scale housing developments
• Clare Slaney, Resident at Wornington Green/Portobello Square
• Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council
  

Tue 12/01/21, Half Day, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

We will consider how to use assessments to help us deal with the climate emergency and threat to biodiversity.

Speakers include:

• Robert Pile, LDA Design
• Seren Dussuyer, TfL
• Catherine Jones, TfL

Wed 06/01/21, 10–11.30am
Zoom

Analysing why design quality matters and how it relates to other priorities such as public health, well being, resource efficiency and economic resilience.

Wed 16/12/20, AM, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Green City

This session will look at the various tools available to help us understand, value and manage our environment.

Tue 15/12/20, Time: Morning, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom

Considering the best ways for local authorities to deal with these processes, how to consider relevant prior notification considerations and how best to deliver design quality under this system.

Speakers include: 

• Alastair Nicholson, Development Manager, (Wycombe) Buckinghamshire Council
• Sara Whelan, Head of Development Management, Dacorum District Council
• Pete Forest, Process, System and Culture Change Engineer
• Amy Lindford, Senior Urban Designer, Thurrock District Council

Thu 10/12/20, Half Day, 9.45am–12.45pm
Zoom
Related Events: Building Homes

The world of housing funding is complex and ever changing. We will examine current funding routes and requirements including what the White Paper proposals might mean for housing funding.

Speakers include:

• Valerie Conway and Debbie Lloyd, Development Consultants, David Lock Associates
• Rachael Hickman, Head of Housing Delivery and Compliance, GLA
• Roland Karthus, Director, Matter Architecture
• Steve Partridge, Director, Savills
• Yolande Barnes, Chair, Bartlett Real Estate

This session is only open to our Building Homes Members.

Thu 26/11/20, Full Day
Zoom
Related Events: Intro Level Courses

This introductory session is a must for all teams involved in designing, managing or assessing our built environment.  It will set out what urban design is and why it is so important to our communities, as well as the principles behind creating great places investigating replicable and exemplar case studies.  This event is a useful refresher or for those just starting out on understanding how our places work, look and feel.  

Wed 25/11/20, Full Day, 9.45am–1pm
Zoom
Related Events: Delivering Design Quality

Without the right resources and culture, an organisation cannot deliver good quality results. This session will look at how to ensure you have the organisational set up to ensure you can deliver great places.

Speakers include:

• Finn Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Executive - Public Practice
• Neil Murphy, Founding Director, TOWN
• LB Enfield
• London Legacy Development Corporation 

Tue 24/11/20, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Streets & Transport’

Learning from successful Liveable Neighbourhood projects we will discuss best practice tools and techniques that influence design such as; traffic modelling, community engagement and monitoring.

Speakers include:

Hassan Mohammad, Portfolio Sponsor, TfL

Frances Holliss, London Metropolitan University

Rachel Buck, TfL

Mark Frost Assistant Director Transport, Parking & Environmental Strategy, LB Hounslow

David Sutanto, Associate Director, Steer

Andre Neves, Principal City Planner, TfL 

Ben Bost Principal City Planner, TfL

Gesine Junker, Principal Urban Design Advisor, TfL

Laura Georgescu, Urban Design Advisor, TfL

Wed 18/11/20, 9.45am–1pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Small schemes with cumulative local impact will form a vital area of London’s growth going forwards. This session will consider how best to approach such projects, looking at policy, practice and borough approaches.

Speakers include:

• Rosie Evered, Senior Project Officer - Small Sites Programme, Housing and Land, GLA
• Russell Curtis, Founding Director, RCKa
• Plan Making team, LB Croydon
• Rachel Jones, Urban Designer and Robin Oliver, New Homes and Housing Delivery Lead, RBK
• Stephen Taylor, Director, Stephen Taylor Architects

Tue 17/11/20, 2–4.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Focus Groups

This session will look at how we plan for, design and deliver useful public spaces in new developments. We will start by unpacking new research on what people want from public space by Max Farrell of the LDN Collective and Tony Leach and Dr Meredith Whitten of Parks for London before discussing the challenges faced in delivering these aspirations. We will then present ideas on how these challenges can be met in the future and use case studies to illustrate where best practice has already achieved great spaces.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Meredith Whitten 
• Tony Leach, Chief Executive, Parks for London
• Max Farrell, LDN-Collective
• Marie Burns, Landscape Architect

Thu 12/11/20, 9.45am–12.45pm
Zoom
Related Events: Housing

An update on the GLA’s London Plan Guidance, with exercises to help explain how to apply it.

Speakers include:

• Mikyla Smith, Senior Strategic Planner, London Plan, GLA 
• Helen Clark, Associate/ Colleague – Mae Architects 
• Emma Clark, Senior Technical Co-ordinator, Barratt London 

Thu 12/11/20
Zoom

Wed 11/11/20, 9.30–11.30am
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Following last week’s publication of the Place Shaping Capacity Survey, Matt Ruddy will join us and present the key findings: how prepared local authorities are for implementing local plans, where skills are lacking and what impact Covid has had on which skills they need. The survey includes interesting data about number and types of projects reviewed, and shows an encouraging and up to date overall picture of Design Review in London. 

Thu 05/11/20, 9.45am–1pm
Zoom

Whether you are working with existing communities or new residents, we will talk through how best to consider the needs of the people who will live near or in the housing you are building.

Speakers include:

• Catherine Greig, Founder & Director, Make:Good
• Andrea Jung, Development and Design Manager & Public Practice Associate, LB Newham
• Arman Nouri, Regeneration Engagement Manager & Public Practice Associate, LB Enfield 
• Sophia de Sousa, Chief Executive, The Glass-House Community Led Design 
• Dinah Bornat, Director, ZCD Architects
• Matt Griffiths-Rimmer, Director of Communications and Partnerships, Hadley Property Group

We can offer non-members wishing to attend places for the following costs; £30 for individuals, £125 for groups of five and £260 for groups of ten. Get in touch to book your place. 

Wed 04/11/20, Time: Morning
Zoom

We will introduce and explain important tools to help deliver health through placemaking, including Building for a Healthy Life and Healthy Streets. We will guide you through the type of things to consider at different scales to ensure successful, healthy outcomes. 

Speakers Include:

• Penelope Tollitt, Making Places Together
• David Birkbeck, Director, Design For Homes
• Sophie Thompson, Director, LDA Design
• Annabel Keegan, Associate, PJA
• Paul de Zylva, Friends of the Earth 
• Michael Chang, Programme Manager Planning and Health, PHE 
• Henry Smith, Senior Programme Manager for Housing, Kings Fund

Thu 22/10/20, Half Day, 2–4pm
Zoom
Related Events: Young Practitioner's Network

For members in the first 10 years of their career; to meet and learn from other inspiring young practitioners.

In this session we will be looking at the Planning White Paper proposals and what skills and experience young planners may need in order to successfully apply them.

Speakers include:

• Joe Dale, MHCLG
• Christopher Waller, London Borough of Redbridge 
• Lauren Kehoe, London Borough of Hounslow
  
• Marissa Looby, GLA
  
• Fabrizio Matillana, LB Enfield
  
• Robbie Kerr, ADAM Architecture
• Amanda Rashid, LB Hounslow
  

Non-members wishing to attend please email us to reserve your place.

Thu 22/10/20, Half Day AM, 9.45am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

This seminar explores the experience of setting up a Design Review Panel, how this works alongside  wider quality management process and how this has supported great places, hearing from organisations developing housing who have established a panel.

Speakers include:

• Tom Sykes, Quality & Design Team Lead, Commercial Development, Transport for London
• Chloë Phelps, Head of Design and Commercial, Deputy CEO, Brick by Brick
• Jade Huang, Design Advisor, Design South East 
• Ben Hull, Strategic Design Manager, LB Newham
• Kathy MacEwen, Design Review Consultant

Wed 21/10/20, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Streets & Transport

We will look at what people think of the bus service, the impact of Covid 19 and current projects and emerging ideas to help create a better-connected bus network and more reliable and welcoming service with improved journey times.

Speakers include: 

• Claire Mann, Director of Bus Operations, TfL
• Carol Smales, Public Transport Service Planning, TfL
• Jonathan Hanes, Future Bus Lead, TfL 
• David Field, Strategy Outcome Planning, TfL

Tue 20/10/20, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: Councillor's Network

How does the planning white paper affect Councillors? A round-table discussion on the potential impact of Planning for the Future in our neighbourhoods and the role of the planning committee.

Non-members wishing to attend please email us to reserve your place.

Fri 16/10/20, 9.30-11.30 & 13.30-15.30
Zoom
Related Events: Streets

Changes to London streets are helping prevent a car dominated recovery and are supporting people to walk, cycle and enjoy using their local streets. Now we need to think carefully about how to consolidate, change or remove these changes.  This session will look at how best to move to the next stage, hearing ideas from TfL, with opportunities for delegates to discuss and respond.

Agenda

09:30 Update – what has been happening to streets this year? Joe Lewis – TfL, Giulio Ferrini & Ben Addy – Sustrans

10:30 How have the changes been working? – Lessons from monitoring, Rachel Buck – TfL

Comfort break

11:00 How has engagement been going? Kerry Meehan/Peter Fletcher/Iain Killingbeck – TfL

11:30 Challenges faced and lessons learnt, Paul Lavelle and Laura Georgescu, TfL

Lunch break

14:00 A future strategy

• Introduction and example – Mark Frost, LB Hounslow
• Ideas being developed – Alexander Baldwin-Smith, TfL
• Hackney Emergency Transport Plan - Tobias Newland, LB Hackney

15:00 Discussion and break out rooms

Thu 15/10/20, 09:45-12:00 & 13:30-15:00
Zoom
Related Events: Delivering Design Quality

A look at tools and techniques that can help ensure projects deliver quality in planning, urban design and project management.

Speakers include:

Jane Briginshaw, Design England

David Morton, Senior Associate, HTA Design

Kathy MacEwen, Design Review Consultant

David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes

Chris Twinn, Founder, Twinn sustainability Innovation

Julie Godefroy, Sustainability Consultant

Susie Diamond, Founding Partner Inkling LLP

Ronan Leyden – Head of Sustainable Places, Bio-Regional

Negar Mihanyar, Associate Director, Hawkins Brown

Lewis Hubbard - Developer Infrastructure Coordination Lead, GLA

Kruti Patel, Metropolitan Workshop

Wed 14/10/20, 9.30–11am
Zoom

This session will focus on how to create robust planning applications, to help quantify, assess and mitigate development impacts on the Underground, Overground, DLR, Trams, Buses and TfL Rail. Delegates will learn techniques to ensure that new planning applications support the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and comply with the new London Plan.

Speakers include:

• David Leboff, Principal Sponsor - Station Development, TfL
• Hayley Oberlander, Principal Planner – Rail Development, TfL
• Thomas Stone, Public Transport Service Planning, TfL

Mon 12/10/20, 9.30am–1.20pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning Housing Streets

This is the first event in our 4-part Urban Challenge initiative through which we hope to highlight and support ideas to change the way we design, manage our built environment.

Our key-note speakers will set out the main urban challenges facing us as we emerge from the Covid era.

We will also hear about new research and evidence explaining how we used urban areas during lockdown and our attitudes to the buildings and places around us. 

Lastly, we will introduce our challenge groups – which will develop and test ideas over the course of this initiative.  There will be 4 groups looking at town centres, living local, buildings and city structures.

Challengers

Philip Graham, GLA

Alex Williams, TfL

Joanna  Averley, MHCLG

Scene Setters

David Christie, TfL

Prof. Matthew Carmona, UCL

Ben Page, Ipsos MORI

Fanny Blanc, LSE

Prof. Ken Gibb, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing

Max Farrell, LDN Collective

If you are not a member and wish to attend please email us to reserve your place.

Thu 01/10/20, Full Day
Zoom
Related Events: Housing

From older persons housing to co-living for young professionals we will look at a range of lifestyles and the types of buildings and environments each might need.

• Valerie Conway, Development Consultant, David Lock Associates
• Debbie Lloyd, Development Consultant, David Lock Associates
• Jenny Buterchi, Partner – PRP
• Pedro Gil, Director, Studio Gil and Senior Fellow at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
• Meredith Bowles, Founder - Mole Architects
• Roland Karthus, Director – Matter Architecture

Wed 30/09/20, Half Day AM
Zoom

Considering the new emergency active travel fund and the national Cycling and Walking Plan and unpacking the revised national guidance on designing infrastructure for cyclists. This training should benefit all those involved in delivering active travel. 

Speakers Include:

• Dr Kevin Golding-Williams, DfT
• Hayley Al Siaidi & Susan Claris, Arup
  Phil Jones, PJA
• Lucy Marstrand, Project Centre

Wed 30/09/20, 2–4.30pm
Zoom

An opportunity to discuss the implications of the White Paper: Planning for the Future

Speakers Include:

• Jennifer Thomas, MHCLG
• Nicholas Boys Smith, Create Streets
• Matthew Carmona, UCL
• Samuel Hughes, Policy Exchange
• Heather Cheesbrough – LB Croydon
• Deborah Denner, Frame Projects
• Sue Morgan, Design Council
• Christopher Martin, Urban Design Group
• Julie Tanner, Design Network
• Matthew Carmona, Place Alliance

If you are not a member, please email us to reserve a place.

Tue 29/09/20, Half day PM, 2–4.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

An opportunity to discuss the implications of the White Paper: Planning for the Future for London

Speakers Include: 

• Sarah Bevan, London First
• Duncan Bowie, UCL
• Neeru Kareer, LB Barnet
• Ben Southwood, Policy Exchange 
  
• Lisa Fairmaner, GLA 
  

Thu 24/09/20, Full Day
Zoom
Related Events: Streets & Transport

This session will consider the new national Cycling and Walking Plan and unpack LTN1/20, the revised national guidance on designing for cyclists. Given that Government funding will only be available where cycle infrastructure design is in line with the guidance, this training will benefit all those involved in cycle schemes. 

Wed 23/09/20, 2–4.30pm
Palestra
Related Events: Design Review

An opportunity to discuss the implications of the White Paper on Design Review

Speakers include:

• Paul Dodd, Urban Design London

• Chris Lamb, Design South East

• Chris King, Place Services
• Trovine Monteiro, Built Environment Manager, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
• Deborah Denner, Frame Projects

Thu 17/09/20, 9:45 - 12:30 & 13:30 - 15:30
Zoom

Looking at the fundamentals of designing great homes and neighbourhoods.

Speakers include: 

•    Eleni Sathi, Associate, Hunt Thompson Associates
•    David Birkbeck, Design for Homes
•    Mellis Haward, Archio
•    Mark McGechan, Director, RM_A Architects
•    Paul O'Neill, Director, Bryden Wood (Architects)

Learning outcomes:

•    Understand the key characteristics of good housing design

•    Looking at three levels of development:
1.    Wider - Being able to relate a development to the wider neighbourhood – knitting the development into the wider context
2.    Site - Understanding how parts of a development work together – outside spaces, semi private and private spaces, tenure/mixed use and housing types plus common areas inside buildings
3.    Home - Identifying aspects of good design in the home environment.

•    Examining two case study examples looking at all levels

•    Breakout discussions on all three aspects and learning from key feedback (suggest look at Housing Design awards videos and drawings).

Wed 16/09/20, 9:30 - 12:00
Zoom
Related Events: Streets & Transport

Streets are used for movement but they are also important places for people to enjoy. This session will showcase recent streetscape projects from around the UK that demonstrate best practice in integrated design.

Tue 15/09/20, 9:30 - 12:00
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

An important part of pro-active planning, as promoted in the recent Government Planning White Paper. We will consider how to create appraisals that have real impact and could help you with future zoning work. 

Speakers include:

• Hugo Nowell, Director, Urban Initiative Studio
• Jane Manning, Director, Allies and Morrison
• Jon Herbert, Director, Troy Planning + Design
• Rachel Jones, LB Kingston

Tue 28/07/20
Related Events: Summer School Streets & Transport

Mon 27/07/20
Related Events: Summer School Urban Design

Thu 16/07/20, Full Day
Zoom
Related Events: Building Homes

At the heart of any good scheme is a deep understanding of context. We will look at how to develop and use this knowledge to inform your work.

This event includes a Building Homes discussion in the afternoon.  Your booking will include both morning and afternoon sessions and you are welcome to attend either or both of these.

This session is only open to our Building Homes Members.

Thu 16/07/20
Zoom
Related Events: Building Homes Network

For those involved in public housing, delivery and management, to share ideas, lessons learnt and best practices.

This event follows the Understanding Sites & their Potential event in the morning. Your booking will include both morning and afternoon sessions and you are welcome to attend either or both of these

Tue 07/07/20
Zoom

This introductory session will provide you with a better understanding of SuDS and the benefits they offer. An unmissable session for highway project managers, sponsors and funders interested in learning how we can introduce sustainable urban drainage systems in the urban realm and the key things to consider.

Speakers Include: 

• Bob Bray and Judith Puckmayr, Bray Associates
• Anthony McCloy, Anthony McCloy Consulting

Wed 01/07/20, Full Day, 9.30–11am
Related Events: Streets & Transport

We will provide an update on the Liveable Neighbourhood Programme and introduce the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) Programme and best practice guidance on LTN, School Streets.
Speakers Include: 

• Hassan Mohamad, TfL
• Alexander Baldwin-Smith & Jack Maizels, TfL
• Rachel Buck, TfL
• Glenn Higgs & Tom Holcroft, WSP

Tue 30/06/20, 9.30–11.30am
Related Events: Streets & Transport

A chance to reflect and discuss what we’ve learnt throughout our weekly ‘Managing Streets during Lockdown’ events and what this means in practice for recovery and the future.

Speakers Include:

• Will Norman, TfL
• Skye Duncan, NACTO
• Andy von Bradsky, MHCLG
• Richard Eason, LB Enfield
• Bruce McVean, City of London
• Simon Munk, LCC
• Dr Steve Millington, Manchester Metropolitcan University

Fri 26/06/20
Related Events: Streets

Our lockdown streets series delves into the details and looks at the range of materials and street furniture designers can specify when reallocating highway space to provide social distancing for people who walk, cycle and use our public transport system in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as we move from emergency to temporary and permanent improvements to our streets

Speakers Include:

• John Worley, TfL
• David Moores, Project Centre
• Catherine du Toit
• Seth Scafe-Smith, Director, Resolve
• Howard Gray, GreenBlue Urban
• Habib Khan, Meristem Design
• Charlotte Markey, Polypipe

Thu 25/06/20, 10am–12pm
Related Events: Green City

We will run through common landscaping options, where they are best used and their pros and cons.

Speakers Include:

• Fenella Griffin, Untitled Practice
• Paul Tagliarini, WSP
• Ian Hingley, Urban Movement
• Giacomo Guzzon, Gillespies

Wed 24/06/20, 10–11.30am
Related Events: Young Practitioner's Network

We’ll be hearing from a range of industry professionals about how being creative in this period of uncertainty is supporting them and their practice.

Speakers include

• A miniature memoir from an artist in lockdown - Hanna Benihoud, Freelance artist and architect
• Working with the local community to reallocate street space for people as we come out of lockdown - Jemma Hall, LDA
• Hubbub’s research into Covid-19 impact on the way we get around, what we eat and how we can build back better - Sarah Divall, Hubbub

Fri 19/06/20, 9.30–11am
Related Events: Streets

Considering how best to ensure changed public spaces are inclusive and inviting for all.

Agenda:

• Inclusive street design 
• Current street experiences
• Helping VIP use changed streets 
• Streets and inclusive health and wellbeing
• Streets and social inclusion 

Wed 17/06/20, 10.30am–3.30pm
Related Events: Housing

We will look at the pitfalls and advantages of different housing types and under what circumstances they might work best.  Do we need a re-think following lockdown?

Agenda

Changing Times - Yolande Barnes (UCL)

Homes & Neighbourhoods Lockdown Survey Results - UDL

Typologies for the Future - Phil Hamilton (Peter Barber Architects), Clare Murray (Levitt Bernstein), Euan Durston (Weston Williamson), Francis Holliss (Cass School of Architecture) & Roland Karthus (Matter Architecture)

Policy & Tools - Alex Ely (Mae Architects)

Panel Discussion: Housing Typologies in changing times

Fri 12/06/20, 9.30–11am
Related Events: Streets

Looking at the location, extent and design of new cycling infrastructure being put in now, to help prevent a car dominated recovery.

Agenda

Planning the cycle space network - Gordon Webster (TfL)

A whistle stop tour of current changes in cycle spaces - Giulio Ferrini (Sustrans)

How people are using new cycling spaces - Michael O’Hanlon and Seyi Adewole (DSDHA)

Designing new cycle spaces: junctions to delineators - Brian Deegan (Urban Movement) & Mark Strong (Transport Initiatives)

Thu 11/06/20, 10am–1pm
Related Events: Planning

Two vital skills for planners, this popular session will cover the fundamentals of negotiation and how to get consistent benefits from viability assessments. A must for everyone in the built environment.

Trainer

Simon Horton, Negotiation Mastery

Agenda

Getting Your Win

Stepping Into Their Shoes

Dealing With Deadlock

Complex, Multi-Party, Dynamic Negotiations.

Tue 09/06/20, 10am–12pm
Related Events: Councillor's Network

This network event will share latest research, guidance and best practice, with a briefing on how boroughs are managing streets to support their Covid-19 responses. 

Agenda

Understanding how people use changed streets and design options to support best behaviour - Deborah Saunt (DSDHA)

Design considerations for different types of school streets - John Dales (Urban Movement) 

TfL School Guidance - Rachel Buck (TfL)

National Covid-19 response guidance for local authorities, Neil Manthorpe

Brixton Town Centre & Working with BIDs - Joel de Mowbray (LB Lambeth)

Fri 05/06/20, 9.30–11am
Related Events: Streets

This session will focus on changes made in the often complex environment of our town centres and look at how deliveries and parking have been operating during lockdown and what might happen during recovery.

Agenda

Town Centre Needs, Steve Norris

Designing Multi-use High Streets, David Makenna

How Leicester is making streets better for people, Cllr Adam Clarke

East Street, Bristol, Michael Cowdy

The Lambeth Approach, Joel de Mowbray

Bringing high streets back at the heart of our communities, Saskia Huizinga

Thu 04/06/20, 10am–12pm
Related Events: Building Homes

Everyone wants a high quality home in a good neighbourhood. This session will look at how to tell if your scheme will deliver this.

Agenda

Overview: Critical aspects of housing quality and current challenges from a practical perspective – Sadie Morgan OBE (DRMM)

Design Quality Challenges: Perspectives from Borough, Architect, Developer, Housing Association and Community – Elliot Kemp (GLA), Anisha Jogani (LB Croydon), Irene Craik (Levitt Bernstein), Selina Mason (Lendlease), Luke Riley (Swan Housing), Steve McAdam (Soundings) and Kruti Patel (Metropolitan Workshop)

Panel Discussion: Housing Quality in changing times

This event is an introductory session to the Building Homes series. We’re offering complimentary places to anyone who wants to find out more about the series and what we're exploring and discussing over the next 10 months.

If you are not already a subscribing member please get in touch to book your place. 

Tue 02/06/20, 9.45–11.45am
Related Events: Green City

Children using, enjoying and playing outside improves their health and well-being and helps them to value their environment – this is more important than ever as we live through the pandemic.  We will look at how to create great places for different kinds of play.

Agenda:

Nature of Play – Tim Gill (Author and Researcher) 

Design Principles for Play in High Density Developments - Lucía Cerrada Morato (LB Tower Hamlets)

Play Projects: Principles in Practice - Richard Peckham (Shape Landscape Architecture

Urban Projects : Delivery & Outcomes - Liza Fior (MUF)

Making London a Child Friendly City - Anna Mansfield (Publica)

Play in & Beyond the Pandemic - Dinah Bornat (ZCD Architects)

Reviewing Play – Kathy MacEwan (UDL)

Thu 28/05/20, 4–5pm
Related Events: Design Review

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.

Fri 22/05/20, 9.30–11.30am
Related Events: Streets

Fourth in our series on streets during the Corona Virus pandemic.  This time we will look at the design options for temporary changes. 

Agenda includes:

• How travel and streets might change - Chris Williamson
  
• Understanding how people use changed streets and design options to support best behaviour - Deborah Saunt, DSDHA
  
• Update on current approaches and design lessons - Sophie Thompson, LDA Design
  
• A collection of design ideas - Public Practice Associates
• TfL guidance and response to ideas presented - Rana Ilgaz & Paul Lavelle, TfL

Thu 21/05/20
Related Events: Planning

Discussing what planning in London should be aiming to achieve and how this chimes with national and/or local objectives.

Speakers Include:

o    Andy Higham, LB Enfield

o    Jonathan Wade , Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

o    Nick Calder, LB Wandsworth

o    Kathy MacEwen, UDL

o    Mathew White, Herbert Smith Freehills

Fri 15/05/20, 9.30–10.30am
Related Events: Streets

Third in our series on streets during the Corona Virus pandemic.  This time we will look at the importance of play for children at this time, and consider how streets can be managed to support this, particularly during lock down release phases.

Speakers to include:

• ·      Dinah Bornat, ZCT Architects

Thu 14/05/20, 10:00 - 11:00 + 14:00 - 16:15
Related Events: Planning

A fascinating look back into how our city has developed, while learning lessons for how we plan for the future.

Speakers Include:

• Population history of London, urban mortality, including plague, and its social impact, Vanessa Harding, Birkbeck University
• Layers of London: project information, plus the history of medieval and early modern London (1300-1700), Matthew Davies, Birkbeck University
• How transport hubs developed and support London’s expansion,  Edmund Bird, TfL

Tue 12/05/20, 9.45am–12pm
Related Events: Intro Level Courses

An opportunity to learn what urban design is and the basic principles behind creating great places.

Agenda includes:

National Design Guidance, Esther Kurland, UDL

Street design basics, Paul Dodd, UDL

Housing design fundamentals, Susan May, UDL

Wed 06/05/20, 09:45 - 11:45 & 15:00 - 15:45
Related Events: Delivering Design Quality

A practical look at ways of assessing how your organisation manages design quality and how this could be improved.

Learning Outcomes

·       Provide overview of the approach to the management of design quality - what is the story so far? 

·       Experience in practice – from a range of organisations.  What issues have arisen with quality management? How successful has it been? What practical lessons can we learn?

·       What are the trends moving forwards, what practical tools are there to help? How flexible can plans be in times of organisational or wider change?

Fri 01/05/20, 9.30–10.30am
Related Events: Streets

A network meeting for those who wish to share ideas and experiences. In this session we will look forward, discussing ideas about managing streets during potential lockdown release stages

Tue 28/04/20, 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
Related Events: Streets & Transport’

Looking at different design approaches to create more equitable streets.

Fri 24/04/20, Half day, 9.30–10.30am
Related Events: Streets

A network meeting for those who wish to share ideas and experiences. Some places such as New Zealand, Oakland and New York have apparently been thinking of ways to help make streets safer and more attractive for essential journeys by active modes, and to create more space for safe exercise.   We will discuss whether similar conversations happening in London.

Thu 23/04/20, Half Day
Related Events: Focus Groups

Round-table conversation on managing regeneration in central London. This small session will be an opportunity to talk to others facing similar challenges and learn from each other.

Tue 21/04/20, Half Day
Related Events: Planning

Considering ways to set out how many new homes will be needed in an area and how to help ensure these will be delivered.