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. 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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