Urban Design London

Thu 30/06/22, 12–1.30pm
Zoom

Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) may be presented with design codes drawn up by developers and/or landowners, prior to setting their own local design code policy. How can LPAs ensure quality, compliance, influence and effective decision making in the process. Are there unintended consequences in developer led design codes and can they fit with LPA led, policy based area wide codes required by the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill?

Wed 25/05/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Related Events: Natural London

We will consider the challenges in delivering improvements to London's air quality and present innovative air quality improvement projects and programmes, including low emission streets and neighbourhoods.

Thu 31/03/22, 6–8pm
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.

Please email us at info@urbandesignlondon.com to confirm your place.

Thu 24/03/22, 2.30–4.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Addressing our climate change targets, this session will look at how we can make the best use of resources and minimise the impact on our environment. We will discuss using the right materials and the use, and re-use, of building products.

Thu 24/03/22
Related Events: Urban Design

This session looks at the skills needed for Masterplanning; including urban spatial structure, how cities work and how to gather and what data and statistics to include for a successful masterplan.

Wed 23/03/22, 9.45am–12.40pm
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.

Agenda

09.45 Registration

10.00 Introduction & Overview: Partnerships – who is using them and why

• Why do players in the sector use partnerships for housing delivery? Looking at the range of partnerships, who uses them, and the benefits and risks involved, Katie Saunders (Trowers & Hamlins)

10.20 Choosing a partnership and setting it up and support available

• What do you need to look out for when exploring the use of a partnership? Understanding the importance of objectives, drivers and how to evaluate your partners including practical tips and pitfalls to avoid, Paul Inch (Better Delivery)
• How does the GLA help to facilitate partnerships with private and public sector partners? Natalie Daniels (GLA)
• Q&A

Comfort break

11.10 Partnerships at different stages – exploring at design, delivery and development agreements, looking at case studies.

• Design Stage, Eleni Stathi (HTA)
• Delivery Stage, Matthew Goulcher (Housing Forum Procurement Working Group)
• Q&A

Comfort break

• Development Agreements/JVs, Janine Newton (Countryside)
• Q&A

12.15 Partnerships for great places

• Speaker discussion exploring how to get the most from partnerships to deliver long term outcomes for communities.

12.40 Wrap up & Close

Wed 16/03/22, 2–4pm
Related Events: Urban Design

We will introduce the GLA’s Optimising Site Capacity planning tool and calculate external areas for a typical development site using a range of residential building types. Whilst delegates do not need any prior knowledge or access to Sketch Up, we will provide digital files to those delegates with access to Sketch Up to prepare their own housing led scheme.

Agenda

14.00 Registration

14.05 An introduction to the indictive site capacity tool kit, Alan Smithies & Elliot Kemp (GLA)

14.30 An introduction to Sketch Up – no experience required! Paul Dodd (UDL)

15.00 Using the tool to calculate the capacity for an example site, Alan Smithies & Elliot Kemp (GLA)

15.30 Close

Wed 16/03/22, am, 10am–12.45pm
Related Events: Housing

Gentle densification is a key way of achieving good growth. This session will look at the latest on borough approaches and examples of how it can be achieved on the most challenging sites.

Agenda

9.45 Registration

10.00 Introduction & Overview: The when, where and how of gentle densification

• How can gentle densification achieve growth resulting in successful places? When and where it is used, and how do borough plans and policies support it? Looking at trends in adoption across London and the key barriers and opportunities, Russell Curtis (RCKA Architects)

10.20 Tools and approaches to help

• How can we meet this challenge and what tools and approaches can be used?
• Gaining an update on policy and practical tools available from the GLA to develop best practices, Alan Smithies (GLA)
• Using strategic planning documents and design statements, Mark Warren (LB Merton)
• Supporting viability, Ed Buckingham (Stantec)

Q&A

Comfort break

11.10 Break

11.30 Gentle densification in different contexts

• Looking at different borough contexts – higher density mixed use contexts, medium density locations and low density. How has each approached gentle densification, including case studies. Hugh McEwen (Office S&M), Kieron Stephens (Autor Architecture)

Q&A

Comfort break

12.15 Learning from challenges and opportunities

• Speaker discussion on key themes and how to overcome the barriers, including the effect of PD on the local planning context, Kruti Patel (Metropolitan Workshop)

12.45 Wrap up discussion & close

Thu 10/03/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Related Events: Streets

This hands-on session is specifically tailored for highway designers and eng ineers 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 on two separate half-day mornings - on 02nd and 10th March 2022, 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. Scroll up to book onto the other event of this two-part training.

This event is aimed at designers. If you are looking for an introduction to SuDS please book onto our ‘Street SuDS: An Introduction’ event on 18th Jan 2022. 

Agenda

09:30 Designing for effective Maintenance, Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates)

10:00 The use of permeable surfaces, Judith Puckmayr (Robert Bray Associates)

10:30 Inlets, outlets and flow control, Anthony McCloy (McCloy Consulting)

11:00 Break

11:10 Choosing, locating and sizing SuDS components, Judith Puckmayr (Robert Bray Associates)

11:40 Worked example: Developing a SuDS Concept

12:10 Our solutions, Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates)

12:30 Close

Tue 08/03/22, Online, 9.30am–12.30pm
Related Events: Briefings

This session will introduce and discuss the London Plan Guidance documents related to design and characterisation which are currently out for public consultation.

These documents have developed out of the draft Good Quality Homes for All Londoners guidance and focus on characterisation and growth strategy, on small sites, on site capacity and on housing design standards.

This session will look at the practical implications for boroughs, communities and the development industry.

Agenda

09.45 Registration

10.00 Welcome & Overview of London Plan Guidance

• Understanding the purpose and role of the London Plan Guidance, Elliott Kemp (GLA)

10.15 Documents Overview

• Characterisation and growth strategy, optimising site capacity – A design-led approach and small site design code LPGs, Alan Smithies (GLA)
• Q&A

Comfort break

• Housing Design Standards LPG, Elliot Kemp (GLA)
• Q&A

11.15 Guidance in Practice

• What is the likely impact, including resource implications for community groups/residents, clients, designers, developers, and planning teams? Alan Smithies (GLA)
• Q&A

11.30 Delegate Exercise, Urban Design London

• Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and barriers in using the guidance for their teams and impact on their communities.

12.20 Wrap up & Close

Wed 02/03/22, 9.30am–12.30pm
Related Events: Streets

This hands-on session is specifically tailored for highway designers and eng ineers 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 on two separate half-day mornings - on 02nd and 10th March 2022, 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. Scroll down to book onto the other event of this two-part training.

This event is aimed at designers. If you are looking for an introduction to SuDS please book onto our ‘Street SuDS: An Introduction’ event on 18th Jan 2022. 

Agenda

09:30 Introduction, Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates)

10:00 Design brief for feasibility, Judith Puckmay (Robert Bray Associates)

10:30 Essential Hydraulics and Discharge Hierarchy, Anthony McCloy (McCloy Consulting)

11:00 Break

11:10 SuDS Components for the Highway, Bob Bray (Robert Bray Associates)

11:40 Worked example: Evaluating a site

12:10 Summary

12:30 Close

Wed 09/02/22
Online

Delivering housing for diverse groups and across the generations is a huge challenge. This session explores successful approaches and how they can inform your thinking in this increasingly important area.

Agenda

9.45 Registration

10.00 Introduction & Overview: What homes are we

providing for different groups?

• Overview of housing types, Dr Andrew Harding (Lancaster University)
• Identifying the housing you need, Kerry Parr (AECOM)

10.30 Providing housing for specific groups

• Approaching housing for specific groups, Boris Worrall (Rooftop Housing Association)

Comfort break

• Case Study: Extra care and dementia friendly design, Tom Randle (Levitt Bernstein)
• Case Study: Student Housing, Euan Millar-McMeeken (LB Tower Hamlets)

Q&A

11.10 Break

11.20 Intergenerational Approaches

• The intergenerational housing approach, Anthony Hu (Matter Architecture)
• Case study, Jenny Butchari (PRP Architects)
• Case study: Oakfield, Swindon, Tom Mitchell (Metropolitan Workshop)

Q&A

Comfort break

12.15 Moving forward to enable thriving communities

Speaker and delegate discussion on how to move forward, with top tips and pointers on how to enable successful place making and community building

12.45 Wrap up discussion & close

Tue 08/02/22
Related Events: Councillor's Network

For any Councillor who has an interest in place-making and design; these sessions share knowledge, discuss topical issues and present emerging policy and research.

Agenda

9.50 Welcome

10.00 Briefing Updates

• Isabel Gumpert (DFT)
• Sarah Allan (DLUCH)
• Chris Standish (Homes England)
• Esther Kurland (UDL)

10.45 Discussion & Panel Questions

11.30 Close

Wed 02/02/22
Related Events: Place-maker's Network

Considering the difference between these two approaches, their pros and cons and how they can be mutually supportive.

Agenda

09.20 Registration

09.30 Welcome & Introductions, Esther Kurland (UDL)

09.40 Perspectives

Our contributors will set out their ambitions in meeting the challenges in delivering place-responsive streets and neighbourhoods.

• Isabel Gumpert (DFT)
• Giulio Ferrini (Sustrans)
• Denean Rowe (Centre for London)

10.00 Future Streets: Setting Objectives Delegates will discuss what the broad priorities and objectives should be and a wish list for future streets programmes.

10.50 Break

11.00 Future Streets: Programme Delivery

In the second break-out session we will discuss what is required to deliver a successful programme.

11.50 Round Up, Esther Kurland (UDL)

12.00 Close

Tue 01/02/22, 10am–12.30pm
Related Events: Urban Design

Understanding how development finances work and how it can impact on the design outcome is a must-have tool in the planning process. This session sets out the changing variables of scheme calculations and how to get the best design and a viable project.

Agenda

9:50 Welcome

10:00 Importance of good design & wellbeing, Tom Copley (GLA)

10:10 How development finances work Charles Soloman,John Bacher & Jane Seymour (GLA)

Comfort Break

11:15 How viability impacts on design outcome, Valerie Conway & Debbie Lloyd (David Lock Associates)

11:45 Exemplar case studies

• Agar Grove 1B, Alex Ely (Mae Architects)

12:30 Round up/close

Thu 27/01/22, 10am–12pm
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

Exploring best practice in development of EqIAs, as well as an opportunity to share reflections on when equalities considerations have formed the basis of legal challenges against authorities.

Speakers include:

Karen Venn & Simone West (TfL)

Kattie Pennick (Transport for All)

Samantha Tharme (City of London)

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

Agenda

10.00 Welcome & Introduction

• Principles and practices for transport scheme EqIAs, David Sutanto (Steer)
• Equality Impact Assessment Process, Karen Venn, Steph Bortoili & Simone West (TFL)
• Undertaking useful and meaningful EqIAs; what we have done at the City of London and reflections one effectiveness – Local Authority perspective, Samantha Tharme (City of London)

12.00 Close

Wed 26/01/22
Related Events: Natural London

We will consider current planning policy, legislation and guidance and outline useful planning conditions in relation to trees and development.

Agenda

09.45 Registration

10.00 Welcome & Introduction, Paul Dodd (UDL)

10.10 Planning Policy & Trees update, Anne Jaluzot (Independent Green Infrastructure Planning Consultant)

10.30 How to develop a Tree Strategy, Anne Jaluzot (Independent Green Infrastructure Planning Consultant)

11.00 Developer Perspectives, Andrew Taylor (Countryside)

11.25 Delivering Green Infrastructure through Planning, Howard Gray (GreenBlue Urban)

11.30 Break

11.40 Local Authority Perspectives, Chryse Tinsley (Leicester City Council)

12.10 Protecting London’s Street Trees, Michelle Ryan (TFL)

13.00 Close

Thu 20/01/22, 10am–12pm
Zoom

This briefing will hear from the government and their partners including an update on the work of the national design quality body Office for Place and progress of the design code pilots.

Agenda

09.45 Registration

10.00 Welcome, UDL

10.05 Introduction, Joanna Averley (DLUCH)

10.20 Discussion - Delegates New Year Wishes for Planning

10.40 Updates

• Design Code Pilots Update, Scott Adams (DLUCH)
• Digital tools in planning pilots, Euan Mills (DLUCH)
• Office for Place, Nicolas Boys Smith (Create Streets)

Comfort break

11.30 Permitted Development Rights

• How are PD rights working out on the ground? What opportunities and challenges are emerging from experience in the boroughs?, Discussion led by Esther Kurland (UDL)

12.00 Close

Wed 19/01/22, am
Online

Do communities remain involved in the shaping of their local area as it changes? Has this been successful, and how could it change into the future? This session will explore the story of homes and communities and discuss future directions for resident engagement, ballots, community led housing and more, including the growing use of digital methods.

Agenda

9.45 Registration

10.00 Introduction & Overview – Home making and shaping

• Have communities been able to stay involved in the shaping of their local area as it changes? How successful has this been for the communities which have emerged? Daisy Froud (UCL)

10.40 What methods and approaches are delegate organisations using?

• Polling Snapshot of current practice, Susan May (UDL)

10.50 Comfort break

11.00 What are the ways of working with and for residents? What is effective and what creates the places needed for communities to flourish? Including statutory engagement, use of ballots, co-design and community led housing.

• Statutory engagement, Sam Holgate (Filigree) , Deborah Efemini (LB Lewisham) & Laura Alvarez (Nottingham City Council)
• Regin & ballots, Matthew Morgan (Quality of Life Foundation)
• Community led homes, Mellis Haward (Archio Architects)
• Q&A
• Comfort break

12.00 Shaping and making homes of the future – speaker and delegate discussion

• What are the trends for collaboration and co-design going forward? How can the growing use of digital methods be effective? How can resources best be used and focus be given to design outcomes as well as process? Matt Bell (Heatherwick Studio) & Clare Richards (ftwork)

12.45 Wrap up & Close

Tue 18/01/22
Related Events: Streets

This introductory session will explore the multiple benefits of delivering water sensitive design solutions for public realm projects large and small.

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

Agenda

09.30 Welcome, Paul Dodd, UDL

• Introduction, Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates
• How do SuDS work, Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• SuDS components, Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting

11.00 Break

• Integrating SuDS into streets, Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• Summary, Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates

12.00 Wrap up & Close

Wed 08/12/21, pm
Zoom

For this session we are looking at the changing balance of demolition vs retrofit – how has climate change affected the choices and what is working best for communities? With short provocations from the sector and opportunity for sharing across housing teams within organisations.

Agenda

13.30 Welcome & Introduction

13.40 Demolition or Retrofit?

• What are the complexities of the various factors surrounding the demolition and retrofit question? How can we make sense of the key issues?, Charlotte Johnson (UCL)
• Experiences from local authorities and lessons learned, Seth Rutt (LB Camden), Michelle Christensen (LB Camden), Neil Vokes (LB Camden) & Rafe Bertram (LB Enfield)

14.15 Discussion

• Sharing experiences, opportunities and challenges in this important area of work.

14.45 Close

Thu 02/12/21, 10am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

All boroughs have slightly different governance arrangements for developing and determining traffic management interventions - this session will explore the pro’s and con’s of different approaches.

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

Agenda

10.00 Welcome & Introduction

Effective Local Governance & Decision Making – Insight from Academic Literature, Louise Reardon

Feedback on LoTAG survey on Local Transport Funding & Decision Making, Mark Frost

Local Government Decision Making – Elected Member perspective, Martin Sachs

Local Government Decision Making - City of London perspective, Bruce McVean

Reviewing Local Transport Decision Making post Covid – LB Camden Perspective, Sam Margolis

Introduction to TRUUD project (Tackling the Root causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development), Prof. Cecilia Wong

Panel debate

12.00 Close

Thu 25/11/21, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom

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 17th & 25th November 2021, from 9.30 - 12.30. 

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

Day 2 Agenda (25th November): Practical Design Approaches

09:30 Designing for effective Maintenance, Bob Bray

10:00 The use of permeable surfaces, Judith Puckmayr

10:30 Inlets, outlets and flow control, Anthony McCloy

11:00 Break

11:10 Choosing, locating and sizing SuDS components,

Judith Puckmayr

11:40 Worked example: Developing a SuDS Concept

12:10 Our solutions, Bob Bray

12:30 Close

Tue 23/11/21, am, 10am–1pm
Zoom
Related Events: Place-maker's Network

Sharing ideas on how to identify and support those who understand, value and use a neighbourhood so they can positively influence how it changes.

Agenda:

10.00 Welcome and Overview – Who are neighbourhood players and how can they shape successful places?

What is a neighbourhood player and why they are so important to place shaping? Understanding the full range of players and the kinds of contribution they can make.

Clarisse Tavin, Group Manager - Major Programmes and Projects at City of London Corporation

Using community mapping to identify neighbourhood players and their support needs.

Matt Bell, Director of Corporate Affairs, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland

10.45 Ways to influence change

How can neighbourhood players be supported to influence change through the place shaping process? Including through planning, procurement and delivery.

Support during procurement - bid development and review, procuring partners, consultants and designers.

Support in the delivery stage - regeneration, housing development, blue/green/other infrastructure projects.

Toussainte Reba, Head of Area Regeneration, LB Haringey

12.15 Supporting community players

What does identifying and supporting community players look like in practice for different sectors? How do you measure success? Learning from case studies in the UK and abroad

Jess Steele, Jericho Road

13.00 Wrap up discussion & close

Thu 18/11/21, 10am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Urban Design

This vital skill in placemaking introduces the language and stages of negotiation that will help you understand what is needed to ‘close the deal’ and get the best outcome for schemes.

Agenda:

10:00 Introduction

10:05 Seven Stages of Negotiation, Clive Rich

11:30 Short break

11:35 Case Study Exercise, Clive Rich

12:30 Close

Wed 17/11/21, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom

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 17th & 25th November 2021, from 9.30 - 12.30. Please scroll down to book a place for Part 2.

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

Day 1 Agenda (17th November): Site Analysis

09:30 Introduction, Bob Bray

10:00 Design brief for feasibility, Judith Puckmay

10:30 Essential Hydraulics and Discharge Hierarchy,

Anthony McCloy

11:00 Break

11:10 SuDS Components for the Highway, Bob Bray

11:40 Worked example: Evaluating a site

12:10 Summary

12:30 Close

Thu 11/11/21, 10am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Natural London

Proposed changes to the planning system include the preparation of design codes to improve the quality of planning applications and speed up the planning process. This session will consider the key elements of a street code for green infrastructure.

Agenda:

10.00 Welcome, Paul Dodd (UDL)

10.10 Planning Policy Update, Hannah Williams (Principal Ecologist, WSP)

10.30 Planning for and Establishing Healthy Trees, Sue James (TDAG)

11.00 Break

11.10 Coding Streets for Blue Infrastructure, Helen McHollan (Associate Director, Illman Young Landscape Design)

11.30 Green Codes for Residential Development: Welborne Garden Village, Jemma Hall (LDA Design)
11.50 Sighthill: Delivering Green Infrastructure through Landscape Led Masterplanning, Rory Wilson (LDA Design)

12.10 Street Trees, Highways and Underground Services: In Detail, Ian Hingley (Urban Movement)

12.30 Close

Thu 04/11/21, am, 10am–12.15pm
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Making a comprehensive plan of your area guides future growth, provides a conceptual layout and involves a wide range of people. This session will consider best practice, investigating what you need to do to get the best from your plan.

Agenda:

10.00 Welcome and Introduction

10.05 Masterplanning overview

What is a masterplan, what does it do and how has the thinking and practice on the design and use of masterplans evolved? Exploring the importance of masterplans in place shaping and how they fit into the range of tools used in planning.

Marcus Wilshere, Director, The Collaborative City

10.20 Masterplanning Principles and Process

What are the key design principles for masterplans and how are these used? What are the stages of creating a masterplan and what does best practice look like? Learning top tips and tricks for how to get the best from a masterplan in development

Design Principles for masterplans and how these are used

Rob Cowan, Director, Urban Design Skills

The masterplanning process

Krishma Shah, Senior Urban Design Officer, Epping Forest DC & Public Practice Associate

11.20 Case study - Lessons from the front line

Nada Elfeituri, Senior Urban Designer, Thurrock BC & Public Practice Associate

11.45 Speaker and Delegate Discussion

What role will masterplans play going forwards, in the context of moves toward the widespread use of design codes?

Marcus Wilshere, Director, The Collaborative Cit

12.15 Wrap up and close

Wed 03/11/21, 10am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Streets

We will consider strategic traffic analysis and learn how to employ and interpret modelling software for all modes including walking, cycling and general traffic within different urban contexts.

Agenda includes:

• An Introduction to the Traffic Modelling Guidelines, Golnaz Ghafghazi (TfL)
• Strategic Modelling and the ONE Model, Cat Evans (TfL)
• Micro Cycle Modelling, Andrew Lovell (TfL)
• Micro & Static Pedestrian Modelling, Paul Powell (TfL)

Tue 02/11/21, 10am–12pm
Zoom
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

Exploring the current state of the art on community engagement around changes to the highway and examples of where this has been employed successfully in London.

Speakers include:

• Gary Nolan (TfL)
• Fraser MacDonald (TfL)
• Lucy Bush (Britain Thinks)
• Neil Goldberg (LB Haringey)
• Simon Hollowood (LB Haringey)

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

Thu 21/10/21, am
Zoom
Related Events: Planning

Looking at how design codes are used, including how they are tested during development, how they are used to evaluate scheme proposals and how codes are evaluated over time.

Agenda

9.45 Registration

10.00 Welcome & Introduction

10.05 An Overview

• How design codes are used, how they are tested, how they are used to evaluate proposals and how codes are evaluated over time, Mark Parsons, University of Cambridge

10.20 Checking schemes are compliant with codes during the planning process, Louise Mansfield, Allies & Morrison

• Comfort break

10.45 Exercise - Testing Codes Against Schemes

• Looking at how codes can be used in practice

11.30 Case Study, Fabrizio Matillana, LB Enfield

• Comfort break

12.15 Evaluating Codes

• Understand how to approach longer term design code evaluation – when it needs to happen, who is involved and what methods to use, Kathy MacEwan, Independent Consultant

12.45 Wrap up discussion & close

Thu 14/10/21, am, 10am–12.45pm
Zoom
Related Events: Housing

Design codes are in the spotlight – this session will explore the what, when, where and how of codes for housing, looking at creation at different scales, delivery and their potential for great placemaking.

Agenda

9.45 Registration

10.00 Welcome & Introduction

10.05 Design Codes – The Essentials

• Understanding what a design code is and how thinking & practice on the use of codes has developed, Paul Dodd, UDL
• Learning about how codes contribute to placemaking and how they fit into the housing development process, Laura Alvarez, Nottingham City Council
• Q&A
• Comfort break

10.45 How to develop a code for housing

• What are the different stages in creating a design code for housing schemes? Looking at practical examples, Trovine Monteiro, Built Environment for Cambridge City & Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service
• Code building blocks - explaining different building types, their elements, special qualities and the pros & cons of their use, Graeme Phillips, JTP Architects, Dhruv Sookhoo, Metropolitan Workshop & Alex Ely, Mae Architects
• Q&A
• Comfort break

11.45 Exercise - What is important in coding for different contexts?

12.30 Housing Coding in Practice, Ben Castell, AECOM & Carla Smyth, LLDC

13.00 Wrap up discussion & close

Wed 13/10/21, 9.30am–4pm
Zoom

Over the last 18 months, UDL has held a series of Urban Challenge events looking at fresh thinking on how urban areas are designed, planned and managed. The conversations have been amazingly rich, pointing to potential ways we can practically combat climate change, inequality, public health problems and biodiversity decline.

This session continues the series, building on concepts previously discussed whilst bringing in new voices.

Watch a short video here on 'Can we plan for local living? And should we?' by Esther Kurland, Head of UDL.

If you are not a member, please email info@urbandesignlondon.com to book your place.

Agenda

9.30 Session 1: New ideas on cities

• Introduction, Esther Kurland, UDL
• Commentary, Examples & Tool, Yolande Barnes, UCL & Adam Scott, Freestate

10.15 Comfort Break

10.30 Session 2: New ideas on travel

• Introduction – Are all journeys equal? Valuing movement properly, Esther Kurland
• Commentary, Examples & Tools
  • Planning a mutli-time city, Sebastian Weise, Place Changers
  • The 1m city in Sweden, Dan Hill, Vinnova
  • Identifying neighbourhoods for intensification, Russell Curtis, RCKa Architects
  • Softhub mobility and access to local services with capacity to support a growing population, Ed Parham, Space Syntax
  • From macro high tech solutions to local low tech improvements, Scott Shepard, The Internet of Mobility

12.15 Lunch Break

13.00 Session 3 New ideas on buildings & activities

• Introduction – Don’t control the use, control the impact, Camilla Siggaard Andersen, Hassell Studio
• Commentary, Examples & Tools
  • Designing for intensity of activity, not building density & approaches to managing mixed use, Alexis Butterfield, Pollard Thomas Edward Architects
  • Supporting flexible, locally based work space, Grace O'Mara NearU
  • Ground floor masterplans in Oslo, Matthew Sandu, Leonard Design Architects

14.15 Comfort Break

14.30 Session 4 New Ideas on neighbourhoods

• Introduction – Prioritise local solutions before city wide approaches, Camilla Siggaard Andersen, Hassell Studio
• Commentary, Examples & Tools
  • Are suburbs automatically convertible to walkable neighbourhoods?, Eleanor Warwick, Clarion Housing
  • New ways of designing locally focused communities, Max Farrell, LDN Collective
  • Encouraging local verses global commerce, Ina von Turow, FNDR

16.00 Close

Evening Reception

17.30 - 19.30

We are inviting conference attendees to join us for an evening reception at Hassell, to continue the conversation about urban futures in person.

The address is: 6 – 14 Underwood Street, London N17JQ.

If you are travelling from afar, Hassell also has a few hot-desk spaces available for the day.

Please email Maanya Bali to sign up.

Wed 13/10/21, 9.30am–12pm
Zoom

This introductory session will explore the multiple benefits of delivering water sensitive design solutions for public realm projects large and small.

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

Agenda

09.30 Welcome, Paul Dodd, UDL

• Introduction, Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates
• How do SuDS work, Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• SuDS components, Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting

11.00 Break

• Integrating SuDS into streets, Judith Puckmayr, Robert Bray Associates
• Summary, Bob Bray, Robert Bray Associates

12.00 Wrap up & Close

Wed 06/10/21
Zoom
Related Events: Urban Design

This popular session introduces a succinct and creative way to express your design ideas that aids discussion and interpretation of places and spaces.

Thu 30/09/21, 9.30am–12.30pm
Zoom
Related Events: Natural London

This hands-on session will explain why we need an Urban Greening Factor (UGF) and include workshops on how to apply the UGF to a variety of development sites and contexts.

Agenda

09.30 Welcome, Paul Dodd, UDL

09.40 What’s new?, Rebecca Moberly, PAS

10.10 The London Plan Policies and the Urban Greening

Factor Unpacked, Samantha Davenport, GLA

10.50 Break

11.00 Learning from emerging best practice, Samantha Paul, Spacehub

12.00 Discussion: We will discuss these recent advances in policy and guidance and reflect on what else we might do to help create more sustainable development

12.30 Close

Tue 28/09/21, am
Zoom

Flexibility is about letting people live their lives the way that works for them – letting people work, relax and play. We will explore the opportunities and challenges of designing for flexibility and how to achieve this in practice .

If you are not currently a member, please email us info@urbandesignlondon.com to reserve your place.

Agenda:

10.00 Welcome & Introduction

How adaptability has evolved, what do clients and residents want now? Yolande Barnes, Bartlett Real Estate

Drivers for Flexibility, Grant Leggett, Director and Head, Boyer London

10.30 Flexibility in Practice

What examples have worked & why, David Birkbeck, Design for Homes

Comfort break

Case Studies

Knights Park Cambridge, Teresa Borsuk, Senior Advisor, PTEA Knights Park Cambridge

Alexis Butterfied, Associate Partner, PTEA Knights Park Cambridge

Connector Housing, Jennifer Beningfield , Principal and Founder, Openstudio Architects

Using Flexible Construction for great placemaking, Patrick Usborne, Director, Perpendicular Architecture & Paul Inch, Director, Better Delivery

Intergenerational Homes, Eleanor Brough & Sarah Wigglesworth, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects

Q&A

12.00 Break

12.15 Overcoming the Challenges

Frances Holliss, London Metropolitan University

Irene Craik, Levitt Bernstein

Roland Karthus, Matter Architecture

Q & A

13.00 Wrap up discussion & close

Thu 23/09/21
Related Events: Streets

This introductory session will consider key principles in creating a connected network of safe streets for all and illustrate these through award winning case studies.

Wed 22/09/21, 10am–12pm
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

This session will explore the practical levers that boroughs can pull to reduce transport related pollution, alongside a discussion about the impact of transport initiatives more generally on air quality.

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

Agenda

10.00

• Welcome and introduction

10.05

• Developing effective local Air Quality measures and quantifying their impact (Nick Ayland, Integrated Transport planning)

10:25

• London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Hayley Fails, TfL)

10:45

• Securing air quality improvements through partnership working (Kate Fenton, Cross River Partnership)

11:05

• School Air Quality Audits in London (Mark Cottray, WSP)

11:25

• Beech Street – delivering targeted air quality improvements in the urban environment (Kristian Turner, City of London)

11:45

• Q&A

12.00

• Close

Wed 15/09/21, 10am–12.30pm
Related Events: Housing

This session explores the London Plan, it’s guidance documents and national changes to housing standards, looking at how they support housing design and delivery and how they can be applied.

Agenda

The role of guidance and standards to raise quality

• What is the link between housing design guidance and standards and key changes in practice in recent decades? – Elanor Warwick, Clarion Housing Group

Different perspectives – the London and wider picture

• The London perspective – Elliot Kemp, GLA
• GLA support available – Sarah Considine, GLA
• The wider picture – Valerie Conway and Debbie Lloyd, David Lock Associates

Practical Challenges and Ways to Help

• Overview of strands – Tatiana Telles Ferreira, Allies & Morrison
• Practical challenges – Luke Dewey, Metropolitan Workshop

Speaker & Delegate Discussion

Tue 14/09/21, 10am–12pm
Related Events: Design Review Network

Discussing how panels can help with the creation, use and monitoring of design codes and guides. For example; by assessing if development proposals comply with codes.

Agenda:

Ensuring more diverse panels and encouraging young talent

Ben Hull, LB Newham
Chris Lamb, Oxford
Kathy MacEwen, London

SuDs, Biodiversity & Active Travel Design Reviews

Paul Dodd

Discussion: Can design review panels support design coding work?

Mon 13/09/21
Related Events: Summer School

Fri 10/09/21
Related Events: Summer School

Thu 09/09/21
Zoom
Related Events: Summer School

Tue 07/09/21, 10am–1pm
Related Events: Planning

This session looks at what a design code is, where it can be used, how codes are developed and how they fit with existing planning tools, including learning from case studies.

Agenda

9.45

• Registration

10.00

• Welcome & Introduction

10.05

• What is a design code & why have them?, Joanne Preston
• Codes & the Planning System, Rory Stracey

10.30

• Delegate exercise on Miro

11.15 Break

11.30

• The Design Coding Process
• The Coding Process, Vicky Payne
• Understanding the area & gathering data, Jane Manning
• Who is involved – Players & the Community, Laura Alvarez
• Case Study – LB Hounslow Character & Design Code, Louisa Facchino Stack
• Q&A

12.45

• Wrap up

Thu 15/07/21, 10am–12pm
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

How do we best plan for the future of our streets and transport networks in a world of such uncertainty?  This session will include a range of perspectives on the issue, relevant for those working on local transport planning.

Agenda includes:

• The engineers' response to uncertainty - Brian Deegan, Urban Movement
• DfT Uncertainty Toolkit and the Common Analytical Scenarios - Richard Harrap, DfT
• Perspective and judgement in planning for the future - Glenn Lyons, UWE Bristol
• A London perspective - Stefan Trinder & Claire Cheriyan, TfL

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

Wed 14/07/21, 9.30am–12.30pm
Online
Related Events: Natural London

Workspaces that offer people accessible, connected and productive amenity space to meet and work in will be a priority in the coming years. Here we will investigate recent trends in biodiverse workspaces and highlight best practice examples and case studies from the UK and abroad.

Agenda includes:

• A Greener Place, A Healthier Place

- Katie Le Chevalier, Planteria Group.

• Re-thinking the Bürolandschaft

- Heike Neurohr, Hawkins Brown.

• Detailing Long Life Green Workspaces

- Leighton Pace, Exterior Architecture.

• Biodiverse City

- Rosie Sargen, Spacehub.

Thu 01/07/21
Related Events: Urban Design

We will understand how to read a plan and the various ways in which schemes can be visually represented, assessing projects that use different drawing types.

Wed 30/06/21, am, 10am–1pm
Online
Related Events: Place-maker's Network

Looking at both new and established ways of understanding neighbourhoods – from talking to local people to new forms of data analysis.

Wed 30/06/21, 1–2pm
Zoom

‘Green Roofs and Walls’ The Film and Discussion

We will be sharing footage of June 24th walking tour and answer your questions in this Lunch & Learn session. Paul Dodd (UDL) will be joined by Dusty Gedge and Russell Hearsum in this short, interactive session for all those who could not join us on the walking tour and for anyone else who is interested in learning more about green roofs and walls.

Thu 24/06/21
Online
Related Events: Natural London

We will be taking a small group of delegates to see some best practice examples of green walls and green roofs in central London. We are planning to film the event and broadcast the footage during an online Lunch & Learn session on June 30th when delegates will get the opportunity to discuss the film and quiz our guides and green infrastructure experts – Dusty Gedge and Russell Hearsum.

Wed 23/06/21, 1–2pm
Online

In this Lunch & Learn session we will be sharing a footage of the cycle tour on June 17th and answering your questions. Paul Dodd will be joined by Brian Deegan of Urban Movement and Lucy Marstrand of Metis Consultants in this short, interactive session for all those who could not join us on the cycle tour and for anyone else who is interested in learning more about the attributes of good cycle routes, network planning principles and best practice.

Tue 22/06/21, 2–5pm
Zoom
Related Events: Design Review Network

An opportunity to discuss topical issues and opportunities faced by Design Review panels.

Thu 17/06/21
Online
Related Events: Streets

We will be taking a small group of delegates to experience new cycle infrastructure in central London and consider the key attributes of a good cycle route, network planning principles, and visit best practice in cycle friendly junction design, crossings and side roads.

We are planning to film the event and broadcast the footage during an online Lunch & Learn session on June 23 where delegates will get the opportunity to discuss the film and quiz our guides and cycle experts - Brian Deegan of Urban Movement and Lucy Marstrand of Metis Consultants.

Wed 09/06/21, 10am–12pm
Online
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

A frank conversation about the difficulties faced by officers, and some of the techniques that might be useful for dealing with those challenges. We’ll also cover the support available from the various professional organisations and institutions, and update practitioners on routes to the various formal accreditations (e.g. chartership) that can be explored.

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

Thu 27/05/21, 10am–1pm
Online
Related Events: Planning

Technology allows us to share data on interactive mapping tools at the touch of a button. This session will take us through the basics of what is available, how to layer essential planning and environmental information and how it can be used and shared with others.

Tue 25/05/21, 12.30–1.30pm
Online
Related Events: Councillor's Network

For any Councillor who has an interest in place-making and design; these sessions share knowledge, discuss topical issues and present emerging policy and research.

Tue 25/05/21, 1.45–5pm
Online

A year on from the first lockdown, we will look at how changes made then to streets faring, which are staying, which have been removed, what happens next? We have invited some speakers form our 2020 Covid Streets series to discuss their projects and ideas – a year on.

Agenda

13.45

• Overview – Chris Lee
• A look back – what we did then, what we are doing now  – Bruce Mcvean (City of London), Richard Eason (LB Enfield), Dan Johnson (West End Placemaking London) Brighton Sea front 1 year on Cllr Samer Bagaeen
• International experiences – Maximilian Gawlik (L’Institut Paris Region)
• Streetspace/TfL update – Sam Monck/Joe Lewis

15.30   Break

• Delivering Parklets – Darren Bray (Darren Bray Studios), Habib Khan (Meristed Design)
• Street trees, greening and covid – Howard Grey (Greenblue Urban)
• School Streets and playing out – Mahalia Sterling (TfL), Robert Nicholas (LB Hackney) and Alice Ferguson (Playing Out)
• A campaigners perspective – Simon Munk (LCC)
• Expanding the Public Realm (part of the High Streets for All Mission) – GLA team (Kathryn Timmins/Paul Harper)
• Discussion – what next?

17.00     End

Thu 20/05/21, 9.45am–1.45pm
Online
Related Events: Urban Design

This session explains design policy and guidance, setting out the characteristics of a successful place. We will look at how to ensure places are fit for purpose, encourage easy movement, are accessible and have efficient use of land and resources.

Speakers:

• Hilary Satchwell, Tibbalds
• Deborah Saunt, DSDHA
• Chris Martin, Urban Movement 
• Jane Hakes, Dacorum and Public Practice
• Amanda Reynolds, AR Urbanism 

Wed 19/05/21, 9.30am–12pm
Online
Related Events: Streets

We will look at the current policy to encourage more walking and investigate the planning and design principles and tools available to designers wishing to create accessible streets and spaces.

Tue 18/05/21, 9.45am–2.30pm
Online
Related Events: Place-maker's Network

An opportunity to discuss how values have shifted and share practical approaches to support better local living.

Speakers:

• Michael Clemence - Ipsos Mori 
• Nicola Bacon - Social Life
• Hannah Groot & Becky Johnson - TfL
• Emily Williams - Savills 
• Jamie Dean - GLA
• Robin Hutchinson - The Community Brain
• Joel Cohen & Nick Evans - Sport England
• Ian Brooker - Jacobs
• Chris Douglas - WSP
• Aymara Lamche-Brennan - Charlton Brown Architects 
• Emma Griffin - London’s Living Streets 
• Colin Wilson - LB Southwark
• Sripriya Sudhakar - LBTH
• Lisa Woo - LB Enfield

Wed 28/04/21, 9.45am–1.30pm
Online
Related Events: Housing

Looking at all aspects of the design of great homes and how they support thriving communities.

Speakers:

• Esther Kurland, Urban Design London
• David Ogunmuyiwa, Architecture Doing Place 
• David Birkbeck, Design for Homes 
• Kruti Patel, Metropolitan Workshop
• David Dickerson, DK-Architects
• Jamie Thompson, DK-Architects

Wed 21/04/21, 10am–12pm
Online
Related Events: LoTAG at UDL

We will hear from practitioners about the different ways they have progressed schemes through the formal approvals process, alongside a discussion on where traffic orders have formed the key focus for challenges by objectors, highlighting some of the pitfalls to avoid.

Agenda

• The Judicial review process, and Lessons from recent case law on challenges to LA Highway Schemes (Feroze Abbas, Partner K&L Gates)
  
• Lessons from managing legal challenges from Waltham Forests Mini-holland project (Chris Harrison, Technical Director, Project Centre)
  
• Lessons from City of London: Bank Junction Remodelling & Beech Street Zero Emissions Scheme (Kristian Turner & Gillian Howard, Principal Project Managers, City of London Corporation)
  

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

Tue 20/04/21
Online
Related Events: Planning

This session will highlight the plethora of data available as we explore how best to use it, what data is needed to meet targets and how it can help deliver the places we want.

Due to the pre-election period, we will unfortunately not be able to accept bookings from Councillors at this event.