Creating Sustainable Communities: Better Approaches to Master-Planning Practice
November 1st 2013 1 pm – 3 pm LT4 Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee A Symposium organised by the Geddes Institute for Urban Research, Architecture Design Scotland and The Academy of Urbanism, in collaboration withThe Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Planning Aid for Scotland and Sniffer. Full details here...
Geddes Institute Guest Lecture Programme
The Geddes Institute for Urban Research: Guest Lecture Programme (Architecture and Planning) Draft schedule: Friday Sessions please check carefully time and location Wk Date Tentative title /theme Potential speakers Intended audience* Time and Location 1 13 Sep 2013 Introduction DG/HA to confirm (Bus trip) A, B, C, D, E, F Tower Building entrance- 9:30 am- 4:00 pm (TBC) 2 20 Sep 2013 Climate change, Resources, regeneration and Sustainability Barry Greig, Scottish Government Konrad Zdeb, Improvement Service Kuan Loh,Development Manager, Craigmillar Park A , B,...
Mapping the future - Research beyond REF 2014
A discussion of interdisciplinary research futures in the built and landscape environments Wednesday 5th June 2013: 9.30am-4.30pm Room 2F11, Dalhousie Building 09.30 Coffee & chat 10.00 The purpose of the forum (Lorens Holm, Architecture) 10.15 Round table introduction of participants. 10.30 Presentations by guests (Six 10 minute presentations) John Rowan (Geography) - Environmental Futures Lesley McIntyre (Computing) - Social Inclusion in the Built Environment Mary Modeen (Fine Art, Philosophy) - The artist in the Environment Brian Smith (Philosophy) - The Inconsistent City Mohammad Radfar (Pl...
Master Planning Process Under Current Conditions
A Practitioners Symposium at University of Dundee Held on Friday, 12th October 2012 Master-planning has had a strong revival in recent years. However, significant socio-demographic changes are on-going amidst the constraints of the current economic stagnation, the policy of reduced public spending and added pressure the search for growth places on the environment. This changing environment poses a major challenge for master-planning. The way we conceive of master-planning now requires re-visiting. The traditional perspective of master-planning as a design-led activity concerned with the architectural form ...