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UDL Summer School 2022

Join us for our 2022 virtual Summer School that will guide you through the complexities of making great neighbourhoods.

The three days will provide an introduction to urban design, street design and housing design with talks and virtual site visits. Project work and experienced mentors will help you develop a robust understanding of ‘place’ as we explore and critically assess your neighbourhood. Ideal for anyone wanting to learn about designing great neighbourhoods.

Please book through this link to reserve your place.

Speakers

Professor Matthew Carmona

Professor of Planning & Urban Design

Bartlett School of Planning, UCL

Professor Nick Tyler

Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering

UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

Professor Rachel Aldred

Professor of Transport

University of Westminster

Professor Emeritus Alan Simson

Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry

Leeds Beckett University

Amy Burbidge

Head of Design and Master Development - Interim

Homes England

Brian Deegan

Director of Inspections

Active Travel England

Kruti Patel

Senior Associate

Metropolitan Workshop

Heather Cheesbrough

Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration

LB Croydon

Paul Dodd

Head of Design Advice

Urban Design Learning

Adam Scott

Founder & Executive Creative Director

FreeState

Annabel Keegan

Associate Director

PJA

Rebecca Jones

Principal Consultant

PJA

John Dales

Co founder & Director

Urban Movement

Hilary Satchwell

Director

Tibbalds

Jo Morisson

Co-Founding Director

Association of Collaborative Design

Robert Llloyd Sweet

Senior Policy Advisor (Places)

Historic England

Rukaiya Umaru

Senior Development Surveyor/Planner

David Lock Associates

Bally Meeda

Director

Urban Graphics

Stefan Kruczkowski

Urban Designer

Urban Design Doctor

Max Farrell

Founder & CEO

LDN Collective

Aymara Lamche-Brennan

Masterplanning & Urban Design, Business Development

Charlton Brown Architects Ltd

Michael O'Hanlon

Architect

DSDHA

Seyi Adewole

Architectural Assistant

DSDHA

Paul Inch

Director

Better Delivery

David Birkbeck

Chief Executive

Design for Homes

Abigail Batchelor

Associate Director

Karakusevic Carson Architects

Mentors

Alan Wann

Co-Director

Designe Ltd.

Paul Lavelle

Principal Urban Design Advisor

TFL

Jennifer Offord

Senior Planning and Enabling Manager

Homes England

Giulio Ferrini

Head of Built Environment

Sustrans

Carla Smyth

Head of Design (Interim) Development

LLDC

Frances Madders

Design Principal

LLDC

James Halsall

Senior Design Manager

LLDC

Victoria Hinton

Senior Urban Designer

LB Camden

Juliette Scalbert

Principal Urban Designer

LB Camden

Phil Jones

Chairman

PJA

Hiro Aso

Design Director & Sector Leader

Jacobs

Nivedita Vijayan

Associate Director of Urban Design

Jacobs

Penelope Tollitt

Director

Making Places Together Ltd

Luke Tozer

Director

Pitman Tozer Architects

Marta Liut

Associate Urban Designer

SYSTRA Ltd

Raul Biesla

Senior Urban Designer

Prior + Partners

Tom Sykes

Co-founder

Extended Studio

Neha Tayal

Urbanist | Architect | Planner

Programme

Good Placemaking

Thursday, 14 July 2022

Understanding the foundations of good urban design and placemaking and what makes a great neighbourhood; we will look at the characteristics of well-designed places and how these can help achieve planning and policy objectives.

09:30 Introductory Lectures

Urban Design Principles
Design Tools & Processes
Design & Community Engagement

11:10 Q&A with Speakers

12:00 Lunch & Living Local Assignment

14:00 Practice Lectures

Urban Design Desktop Research
The Structure of Places
Graphic Communication in Urban Design & Planning
Heritage Basics

15:00 Assignment preparation

15:30 Mentoring on Living Local Assignment

17:00 Social Sundown

Reflections from a senior practitioner

Good Street Design

Friday, 15 July 2022

Understanding the important role that slow streets play in supporting healthy communities. We will consider street design that prioritises active travel and balances the demands from different modes of travel, servicing, and freight.

09:30 Introductory Lectures

Streets for movement and living
Designing for slow streets
Designing and managing at the kerbside

11:10 Q&A with Speakers

12:00 Lunch & Living Local Assignment

14:00 Practice Lectures

Green infrastructure
Places for people: following the data
21st century high streets

15:00 Assignment preparation

15:30 Mentoring on Living Local Assignment

17:00 Social Sundown

Reflections from a senior practitioner

Good Housing Design

Monday, 18 July 2022

Considering the fundamentals involved in ensuring our homes are well-designed and fit for purpose. We will interrogate design principles that bring communities together and support health and well-being.

09:30 Introductory Lectures

Housing Design Principles
Housing site basics
Housing viability

11:10 Q&A with Speakers

12:00 Lunch & Living Local Assignment

14:00 Practice Lectures

Big ideas for housing
Understanding housing drawings
Construction methods

15:00 Assignment preparation

15:30 Mentoring on Living Local Assignment

17:00 Social Sundown

Reflections from a senior practitioner

Ticket Prices

UDL Summer School 2022 Ticket £300 +VAT

Please book through this link to reserve your place.

Testimonials

“ Many thanks for a very informative Urban Design London Summer School. All of the speakers were very interesting and informative and the examples provided to showcase their work helped me understand the projects. I hope that I can attend next year if there is one. Well done for all your hard work organising it all.”
2021 Summer school delegate

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