Urban Design - An Introduction

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URBAN DESIGN Scunthorpe Town Team – 30 th November 2010 Graeme Moore BA (hons), Dip TP, MA (Urban Design)

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A short presentation intended for members of the public and councillors to introducethem to concept and principles of Urban Design

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URBAN DESIGNScunthorpe Town Team – 30th November 2010

Graeme Moore BA (hons), Dip TP, MA (Urban Design)

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What is it? Many ways of interpreting it – my personal

favourite being:

The art of making successful places for people

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What is good design?FirmnessWill it last?

DelightDoes it look good?

FunctionalityDoes it work?

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URBAN DESIGNIs this good design?

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Creating a “sense of place”

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Who’s involved? Architects Landscape Architects Planners Surveyors… THE PEOPLE

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URBAN DESIGN – Creative Engagement

Creatively engage with the public

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URBAN DESIGN – Creative Engagement

We’ve done it before:

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URBAN DESIGN - SCALE

Importance of scale

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URBAN DESIGN - SCALE

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URBAN DESIGN - SCALE

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Understanding the urban ‘grain’

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URBAN DESIGN – URBAN GRAIN

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Making the connections

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URBAN DESIGN - CONNECTIVITY

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URBAN DESIGN - CONNECTIVITY

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Connectivity - Walkability

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URBAN DESIGN - WALKABILITY

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URBAN DESIGN - WALKABILITY

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Designing for play

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URBAN DESIGN - DESIGNING FOR PLAY

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URBAN DESIGN – DESIGNING FOR PLAY

The local example:

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URBAN DESIGN - DESIGNING FOR PLAY

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URBAN DESIGN – DESIGNING FOR PLAY

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URBAN DESIGN – DESIGNING FOR PLAY

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Taming the car

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URBAN DESIGN – TAMING THE CAR Ashford, Kent

Ring Road redevelopment

Existing 40mph dual carriageway removed

Shared surface implemented;

Accidents reduced by 20%

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URBAN DESIGN – TAMING THE CAR

Homezones

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URBAN DESIGN – LIBERATING THE STREETS

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Fighting the Philistines…

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Creative Lighting

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URBAN DESIGN – Public Art

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BENEFITS OF GOOD DESIGN Civic pride More sustainable Reduce crime Generate wealth Prevent the costs of bad

design Its in the public interest

to promote and value good design

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GOOD DESIGN IN A CHANGING WORLD

Worst recession since 1930’s

Empowering communities

Changes to the planning system

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BIG RISK’S, BUT BIGGER REWARDS

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A CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY


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