Thu 23/02/23, 10.30am–12.30pm
Zoom
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Explaining the range of design tools you might come across and explaining how they fit together, for example how design codes relate to masterplanning and policy plans.
Wed 11/01/23, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom
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Discussing ways in which they have shaped the delivery of good design (be it streets / housing and regeneration) and wondered whether you might like to contribute something from the perspective of the place shaping and capacity.
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Tue 08/11/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom
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Explaining the importance of understanding the context for any scheme, looking at how design approaches should vary and how toolkits for small sites can help.
Agenda
10.00 Welcome, Paul Dodd
10.10 Planning with Context: A Policy Overview, Alan Smithies
10.40 Designing with Context: Context Analysis Studies, Victoria Hinton
11.10 Break
11.20 Small Sites: Becontree Estate, Mellis Haward
11.50 Tall Buildings: Keybridge Vauxhall, Alfredo Caraballo
12.20 Historic Environments: Hackney Gardens, Charles Jabre
12.50 Close
Wed 02/11/22, 9.45am–12.30pm
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Helping you understand how you can visually present your ideas in succinct and creative ways to aid discussion and interpretation of place. This is a practical session and you will be helped to produce your own drawing.
This event is in-person, please remember to keep us updated if your plans change, to help us plan catering or allow fellow members to take your place.
09.30 Welcome & Refreshments
10.00 Introduction
- Why draw?
- Tools & techniques
- How we see
- Some rule
10.30 Sketching in perspective
- Single point perspective
- Two-point perspective
11.30 Composing a sketch / Urban sketching
12.30 Close
Tue 07/06/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Palestra
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Explaining how to read various types of plans and understand what is being proposed. We will point out common tricks used to make you look favourably on proposals and explain the most important information you should look for.
This event will be held in-person.
Wed 20/04/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Palestra
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Explaining what good place design is all about, the characteristics of successful places and how these relate to built environment policies and guidance. We will look at how to ensure places are fit for purpose, encourage easy movements, are accessible and have efficient use of land and resources.
This session will be in-person. Get in touch to confirm your place.
Agenda
09.30 Registration & Refreshments
10.00 Cool Wall: What do we think of as good design?
10.30 The 10 Characteristics of well-designed places
Comfort break
11.30 Walkabout: Urban Design in Southwark
12.30 Working Lunch: Design Review
14.00 Close