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UDL 3 Days on Housing Review

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Here is a review of the Three Days on Housing we held earlier in the summer 2015.  It summarises the talks given by a wide range of experts and pulls together ideas and comments on existing policy approaches and suggestions for the future.

We are looking to run a Policy Symposium on 15th October to provide a platform to share ideas without criticism or come back.  There will be an open platform for anyone who wants to present ideas on planning policies for housing.  These could be half baked or well thought through, it does not matter.  We will then workshop up some of the ideas towards feasible policy options.

If you would like to attend the Planning Policies for Housing Policy Symposium on 15th October, please email info@urbandesignlondon.com  If you would like to speak at the event, please tell us a little about what you will talk about.

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Estate Regeneration Sourcebook

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ERSWe are very pleased to present this new sourcebook. It provides observations and case studies on the new generation of council built homes now being built in London. Download it here Estate Regen Sourcebook Web Version

We will be sending out hard copies to our members over the next couple of weeks. If you don’t receive this but would like a copy email info@urbandesignlondon.com.

We thank the boroughs, GLA, housing associations, architects and industry thinkers that have helped put together this sourcebook. we hope you find it useful.

 

Slow Streets Sourcebook

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sssSlow Streets Sourcebook

Slow Streets Sourcebook illustrates a range of traffic calming measures which reduce traffic speeds and improve the quality of place. It provides a ‘quick reference’ for street designers and pulls together ideas and examples that have been implemented in various parts of London and elsewhere in the UK. The Sourcebook is intended to be used as an aide memoir and does not seek to replace any technical literature or policy published on this subject.

 

New London Vernacular Housing

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Click here to download:

New Housing Vernacular Part 1

New Housing Vernacular Part 2

New Housing Vernacular Part 3

This document discusses the emergenence of a new vernacular in residential design.

Among entries for the government’s 2012 Housing Design Awards, marked similarities were observed across London schemes from developers with disparate business models and target markets. Buildings developed for rent by local authorities shared characteristics with buildings aimed at investors and owner-occupiers. Apartment buildings had details more usually found in houses and, in some cases, even presented as ‘terraced’ houses. The concurrence was not limited to winning schemes. A majority of all entries used variations on an emergent universal feature, an unambiguous street-based form and style recognisable as London’s.

Better Streets Delivered 2013

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Alongside TfL’s Roads Task Force reports there is a little book giving information about a variety of recent street imporvment schemes across London. It was produced jointly by TfL’s Urban Design Team and UDL. Hard copies are available on request, or access the online version HERE.

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