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Urban Design Quarterly the Journal of the Urban Design Group Issue 61 Urban Design Quarterly The Journal of the Urban Design Group Issue 61 January 1997 Topic: Department of the Environment Urban Design Campaign Practice Profile Taylor Young Urban Design Contributors to this Issue Urban Design Campaign Digbeth, Birmingham Other Contributors to this Regular Contributors Prof Tony Collier Issue Material for this issue was made Dean of Faculty of the Built Derek Abbott available by the various Local Environment, Joe Holyoak Architect and Planner involved in Authorities to the DoE for use in the University of Central England Architect and Urban Designer. Reader consultancy,^writing and teaching. brochure for the exhibition and this Phone 0121 331 5110 in Architecture at the University of Previously Conservation Officer for has been edited for inclusion in this Fax 0121 356 9915 Central England and Principal of Axis North Devon. journal. Individual contacts are listed Design Collective below: Driffield, East Yorkshire John Billingham Roger Jones Patrick Malone Architect and Planner, formerly Ashford • Victoria Road Architect, RKD Partnership Architect and Urban Designer. Course Director of Design and Development Richard Alderton Phone 01377 229219 Director for Urban design and Milton Keynes Development Assistant Borough Planning Officer, Fax 01377 229219 Regeneration in Dept of Planning and Corporation. Ashford BC Landscape at Manchester University. Phone 01233 637311 x239 Gateshead - Bottle Bank Tim Catchpole Fax 01233 634979 Robert Haswell, Architect/Director, Alan Stones Urban Designer and Planner, William Gower Partnership Architect-Planner working in Essex Associate of Halcrow Fox Ashton-under-Lyne Phone 0113 2780011 County Council's Planning Henry Square Revival Fax 01132304272 Department design team. Bob Jarvis Martin Arthur Senior Lecturer in Planning at South Assistant Director Huddersfield, S. Yorkshire Peter Studdert Bank University School of Urban Tameside Metropolitan Borough Roger Holmes, Planning Services, Architect and Planner. Director of Development and Policy. Council Kirklees Metropolitan Council Planning at Cambridge City Council. Phone 0161 342 3136 Phone 01484 442557 Sebastian Loew Fax 0161 342 3011 Fax 01484 442768 Peter Verity Architect and Planner until recently Architect and Urban designer. Senior Lecturer at the School of Urban Bridgwater, Somerset Poole - Hands on Heart London Partner in international Development at the University of Nigel Davies Neil Garrard consultancy NFA. Westminster. Planning Policy Manager, Head of Planning Services Sedgemoor District Council Poole Borough Council Judith Ryser Phone 01278 435219 Phone 01202 633304 Architect, writer and researcher on Fax 01278 444076 Fax 01202 633345 environmental and design issues. Bristol - Lewins Mead Rochford, Essex Barry Sellers Simon Smithson Shaun Scrutton, Chief Assistant, Planner and Urban Designer working Design Director, Rochford District Council on conservation and urban design at Carey Jones Architects Phone 01702 546366 the London Borough of Wandsworth Phone 0113 2432240 Fax 01702 545737 Fax 0113 2445530 Chris Williamson Southwark, London Architect and urban Designer. Canterbury - Whitefriars Ken Greig Principal of Weston Williamson J Mansell Jagger Partner, Greig and Stephenson Architects. Director of Planning, Phone 0171 636 2401 Canterbury City Council Fax 0171 6361604 Phone 01227 763763 Fax 01227 763727 Stoke on Trent - Longton West Mr M Downs Caterham-on-the-Hill Principal Planning Manager, Errata Charlotte Parker Stoke-on-Trent City Council Planning Assistant, Phone 01782 404477 The October Issue, no 60, contained Tandridge District Council Fax01782404151 a news item covering a talk given by Phone 01883722000ext266 Demetri Porphyrios on his work. The Fax 01883 722015 Twyford, Berkshire Brindleyplace, Birmingham, master Ian Washbrook plan was incorrectly referred to as Charlestown, Cornwall Team Leader Urban Design, being prepared by the Terry Farrell Russell Dodge Wokingham District Council office. The master plan which forms Director - Project Manager, Phone 01734 778781 the framework for the current Business Locations Services development was prepared by John Phone 01872 222777 Walsall Town Wharf Chatwin and we apologise for this Fax 01872 222700 Bryan Pell incorrect attribution and the exclusion Planning Officer, of part of the layout plan. Chester - Gorse Stacks Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Peter de Figueiredo Phone 01922 652522 Department of Development & Leisure Fax 01922 652522 Services Chester City Council Wimbledon Town Centre Phone 01244 402232 Andrew Karski Fax 01244 321302 Director, Tibbalds, Colbourne, Karski, Williams Monro Ltd Cinderford, Gloucestershire Phone 0171 247 9377 Dr Chris Cripps Community Regeneration Advisor, Worcester - St Clement's Gate Gloucestershire CDA Roger Evans Phone 01594 841964 Roger Evans Associates Fax 01594 845135 Phone 01865 377030 Fax 01865 377050 Urban Design Group Contents Enquiries and change of address: Cover 6 Ashbrook Courtyard, Westbrook Street EDAW's Winning Design for the Manchester Urban Design Competition Blewbury, Oxon 0X11 9QH Tel: 01235-851415 Fax: 01235-851410 News & Events Leader 4 One Space Two Worlds 13 Sept Chairman Jon Rowland 01865-863642 New Millenium New Landscapes 24 Sept 5 Urban Design Directions 9 October 6 Patrons New Urban Design Agenda 15 October 7 Alan Baxter Design Codes Briefs and Guidelines 25 October 8 Honor Chapman Sir Philip Dowson Competitions Terry Farrell Marsham Street Peter Hall Judith Ryser 9 Simon Jenkins The Mending of Manchester Jane Priestman Patrick Maione 11 John Worthington Visit UDG Regional Activities Danube Bend and Budapest Visit Regional convenors: Alan Stones 14 Scotland Mike Galloway 0141-429 8956 Topic / DoE Urban Design Campaign North Alan Simpson 0191-281 6981 Yorks/Humber David Black 01482-612352 Introduction 15 North West Andy Farrall 01244-402213 Comments on the Exhibition East Midlands Steve Tiesdell 0115-951 4874 Peter Studdert 16 West Midlands Peter Larkham 0121-331 5152 Joe Holyoak 17 South Wales Sam Romaya 01222-874000 Peter Verity South West Andy Gibbins 01179-222964 Ashford, Kent 19 East Anglia Alan Stones 01245-437642 Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester 20 South East Roger Evans 01865-377030 Bridgwater, Somerset 21 Bristol, Lewins Mead 22 Canterbury, Whitefriars 23 Editorial Board Caterham on the Hill, Surrey 24 Derek Abbott Charlestown, Cornwall 25 John Billingham Chester, Gorse Stacks 26 Tim Catchpole Cinderford, Gloucestershire 27 Roger Evans Digbeth, Birmingham 28 Bob Jarvis Driffield, East Yorkshire 29 Sebastian Loew Gateshead, Bottle Bank 30 Tony Lloyd-Jones Huddersfield 31 Francesca Morrison Poole 32 Marion Roberts Rochford, Essex 33 Judith Ryser Southwark 34 Alan Simpson Stoke on Trent, Longton West 35 Twyford, Berkshire 36 Walsall Town Wharf 37 Editors John Billingham Wimbledon Town Centre 38 Sebastian Loew Worcester 39 Editor for this issue John Billingham Reviews Book reviews by Sebastian Loew, Tim Catchpole, 40 Book reviews Tim Catchpole Marion Roberts, Derek Abbott and Chris Williamson 56 Gilpin Ave, London SW14 8QY Practice Profile Taylor Young Urban Design 42 Art direction Simon Head Practice and Education Index 44 Print production Constable Printing Endpiece 47 © Urban Design Group Ten Years After ISSN 0266 6480 Bob Jarvis Back Cover Material for publication: This should be addressed to UDG Events The Editor, 26 Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon 0X14 1DS Future issues 62 Residential Design Guides Subscriptions: The Quarterly is free to Urban Design group Members who also receive newsletters and Practice profile pages are available to practices who are asked to contribute £80 to the the biennial Source Book at the time of printing. production costs. The subscription charge for Practice and Education Index entries is Annual rates: Individuals £25 Students £14. £80 per year covering an inclusion in four issues. Corporate rates: Practices £40 Libraries £40 Local Authorities £75 (2 copies of UDQ) Overseas members pay a supplement of £3 for Europe and £8 for other locations. Neither the Urban Design Group nor the editor is responsible for views expressed or Individual issues of the journal cost £4. statements made by individuals writing in this journal. News and Events October was a high point for urban Response to PPG1 Design in the Planning > System design issues including the exhibition The following text is an extract from the submission to the DoE The Department of the D <g on the draft PPG1. The full text Environment has appointed of the DoE Urban Design Campaign is available from the UDG Urban Initiatives and Robert &> office. Cowan to conduct a major case studies, three important seminars study of design in the planning "The Urban Design Group system, which will lead to the or conferences on the subject and the welcomes the Draft PPG1 as an preparation of a good practice (0 important step in producing guide. announcement of the winners of the better quality towns and cities. < We believe that it is essential The project will assess current for PPG1 to address the need practice on design issues in Marsham Street and Manchester urban for three levels of urban design the planning system in relation guidance: Town-wide to: policies in development design competitions. As a result this Strategies: Neighbourhood plans; design guides; Frameworks:Site Briefs. development briefs; experience issue covers all those events. of good urban design practice; and the Urban Design Town-wide Strategies Campaign - 21 collaborative Paul Finch who chaired a one day urban design projects
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