10 June 2004

Civic prize winner announcement

Photo opportunity: 11.00am, Friday 11 June, Seminar Room 7022, 7th Floor, Mathew building, University of Dundee

Three University of Dundee Town and Regional Planning students will make their final presentations to officials from Dundee Council's Planning and Transportation Department in the hope of winning the Dundee Civic Prize. The Council’s Director of Planning and Transportation, Mike Galloway, along with other Council officials will make their decision on the winner at the University on Friday June 11.

The prize is awarded for a piece of course work in which the students directly address a 3-dimensional urban design problem within the city. The three short listed candidates, David Doogan, Neil Williamson and Beverley Webb who all graduate this summer have investigated Dundee’s Blackness area.

The students undertake an exhaustive analysis of the historical development, townscape quality and potential of a specified area, identifying development opportunities. They then formulate proposals for urban restructuring, circulation and integration of land uses within the surrounding area, both identifying general design principles and development strategies for the area as a whole and demonstrating how those general principles would apply to key development sites.

Anne Thomas Cumming of the School of Town and Regional Planning said, "The Civic Prize demonstrates the excellent relationship between the School of Town and Regional Planning and the Dundee Transport and Planning Department. Awarding the prize on the basis of the verbal presentation also gives students valuable experience in communicating their ideas in a public forum, which is a necessary skill for their working lives."

Presentations will begin at 9.00 am on Friday June 11 with the prizewinner announced at 11.00am.

For further information please contact the Press Office on 01382 344021

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk