The National Conference
on Urban Design

Cambridge 17th, 18th, 19th  September 2009

What is the best way to create places
in the 21^st Century?

Presentations to download

Session 1 Presentations

Britain’s New Towns: Garden Cities to Sustainable Communities – Anthony Alexander – Alan Baxter and Associates
The role for major infrastructure  – Rob Bayley – Business Manager, Atkins Transport Planning
Sustainable Suburbia – Sir Richard MacCormac - MJP Architects

Session 2 Presentations

What forms of growth are most sustainable? – Dr Tony Hargreaves - University of Cambridge
The Cambridge Challenge
       Peter Studdert - Director of Joint Planning, Cambridge Growth Areas’
      Glen Richardson - Joint Urban Design Team, Cambridge City Council
      & South Cambridgeshire District Council
Regional Cities East and CURE (Capacity for Urban Renaissance in the East) – Dan Durant Inspire East & Regional Cities East

Session 3 Presentations

Community led design, development and regeneration - Tony Burton - Civic Society Initiative
EC1: A case study in small scale improvements over the long term Liz Kessler - Public Space Coordinator, EC1 New Deal for Communities
Nottingham City Masterplan: Big ideas to co-ordinate small interventions Nigel Turpin - Urban Project Manager, Nottingham City Council

Session 4

Continental development models (Barcelona / Bilbao / Madrid)  - Alona Martinez-Perez – Lecturer in Urbanism at University of Ulster /Architect / Visiting tutor ETSAB (Barcelona School of Architecture) / UDG Scotland Convenor
How could Britain adopt a continental development model? Dr Nick Falk – Founder Director, Urbed.