The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee believe UK high streets and town centres can survive and prosper and their recommendations have been published in the “High streets and town centres in 2030″ report. However, the report says that urgent action is required to stop the current deterioration,…
Urban Design Group Event Charrettes – best practice for 21st Century Placemaking Wednesday 06 March, 6:15pm to 8:30pm JTP, Unit 5, The Rum Warehouse, Pennington Street, Wapping, E1W 2AP Jane Jacobs famously wrote: “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created…
“An open and collaborative spirit prevailed during the workshops. People commented that new voices were being heard.” Auroville was founded in 1968 by the spiritual leader Mirra Alfassa, the Mother, outside Pondicherry, Southern India as a universal town where men and women of all countries could live in peace and…
The Association of Dundee Architecture Students (ADAS) in partnership with The Academy of Urbanism, RTPI Scotland & University of Dundee & JTP kindly invite you to the following event: CHARRETTES: COMBINING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WITH REAL LIVES & EMOTIONS “Just as the act of voting is a right, it is inherently…
The remarkable story of how the local community shaped and delivered the revitalisation of Santa Fe Railyard to create a new “living room for the community” is told in 20/20 Visions. Below, architect Gayla Bechtol, one of the key movers behind the process, has penned a short review of 20/20…
Auroville was founded in 1968 by the spiritual leader Mirra Alfassa outside Pondicherry, Southern India as a universal town where men and women of all countries could live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. Much progress has been made over the last 50…
In follow up to the Breite III participatory charrettes in Riegel, Germany, which you can read about in the 2020Visions blog post by Andreas Von Zadow; a report back presentation with broadsheet was delivered to the charrette participants on 22 November 2018. Andreas has shared the broadsheet along with the key…
Following an earlier post about the Breite III participatory charrettes in Riegel, Germany (see post here); below is a write-up from Andreas Von Zadow who shares some of the discussions with participants that took place on 12 and 13 October 2018. The article closes with a view to the next…
Heston West is an ‘overlooked’ suburban neighbourhood in the Borough of Hounslow to the west of London, a stone’s throw from Heathrow Airport and it is one of the 150 areas awarded Big Local funding. Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas in England to spend…
On Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October 2018 the local community are invited to a participatory Perspektivenwerkstatt (Charrette) in Riegel, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany to co-design a substantial urban expansion to the north west of the town called ‘Breite III’. The ‘Breite III’ development is an opportunity for Riegel Council to…