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UDAL is a network of professional and campaigning organisations that was formed in 1997 to promote the value of good urban design. UDAL’s organisations bring together over half a million people who design, plan, manage and campaign for better places. Their day-to-day decisions shape the urban environment. UDAL is working to help them become more effective.

Urban Design Week 2008

15th to 22nd September 2008
Urban Design Week incorporates events
and functions held across the country to celebrate and promote urban design.

Review of UDW 2007

Capacitycheck, the urban design capacity framework, is a draft document written by Rob Cowan (Urban Design Skills) issued by UDAL
as both a consultation and pilot. Prior to a formal launch, provisionally scheduled for Urban Design Week in September 2008, UDAL is
keen to receive comments or responses, to content and/or testing,
at capacitycheck@udal.org.uk before 22nd August 2008.
To complete a Capacitycheck survey click here

How to care for places and people - a new IHBC consultation document from IHBC which begins to define the skills needed by professionals working in historic environment conservation and the level of services that should be expected from historic environment conservation bodies especially in local government. Send opinions to: skillsconsultation@ihbc.org.uk - Consultation runs until 2 May 2008.

Skills and the built environment - Capacitycheck and How to care for places and people (see above)

Cabe Sea Change banner The Sea Change programme will place culture at the heart of regenerating England’s seaside resorts

Artists & Places. Too much development today lacks imagination and needs the creative, lateral thinking of artists, according to a new report from CABE and Arts & Business.

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

• Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)

• Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE)

• Institution of Highways & Transportation (IHT)

• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

• Urban Design Group (UDG)

• Academy of Sustainable Communities(ASC)

• CABE -Space

• Civic Trust

Press Releases
01/05/2008 |- English Partnerships:'Future looks green as Millennium Communities show how to cut carbon' more

National & Local Government Information
8 May 2008
Address to the Housing Corporation staff conference by Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP, Minister of State. more

Consultations
Closing date: 4 July 2008
English Heritage Consultation: History in views
more
Closing date: 4 July 2008
The Management of Building Schools for the Future Waves 7 to 15. more
Closing date: 18 July 2008
Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy. more
Closing date: 30 June 2008
Eco-towns: Living a greener future - more
Closing date: 20 June 2008
Consultation: Prosperous places - Taking forward the review of sub-national economic development and regeneration. more
Closing date: 27 May 2008
Consultation on the Draft Brownfield Skills
Strategy . more
Closing date: 23 May 2008
Lifting the Burdens from Local Economic Development and Regeneration... more
Closing date: 15 May 2008
Street Works Qualifications: Training and accreditation consultation. more

Placecheck is a method for use by public and professionals to assess the qualities of a place and show what improvements are needed. For further details please click here.