UDF Quarterly

Urban Design Forum is published quarterly for information and interest by Urban Design Forum Incorporated. The views are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of organisations with which they are associated.

Sponsorship: Thanks to the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development and Melbourne City Council for their continuing support.

Distribution: The printed edition is distributed by the Planning Institute of Australia, by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and to various other interested people in Australia, New Zealand and across the World.

All enquiries regarding the print publication, including submissions, should be emailed to co-ordinating editor Bill Chandler.

UDFQ 96: December 2011

State Government architects – what do they actually do? … National Urban Design Forum 2012 (NUDF2012) … Is integrated design of infrastructure possible? … National Urban Design Protocol … National Urban Design Forum 2012 (NUDF2012) … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - Australian Capital Territory … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - Queensland … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - New South Wales … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - South Australia … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - Tasmania … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - Western Australia … State Government architects – what do they actually do? - Victoria … The eight signposts for urban designers … Vale Ruth Durack … Visualising design success

UDFQ 95: September 2011

Australia Award for Urban Design 2011 winners … Mapping critical territory: SA’s Integrated Design Commission … Churchill Fellowship for play yards … Urban designers – to register or not to register? … Recognise urban design … Recognise urban design … Recognise urban design … Design...who needs it? … Where Queensland connects...with the world … Shaping the Gold Coast – our evolving coastal metropolis … Good design case studies inspire at Melbourne Open House

UDFQ 94: May 2011

Federal Government flurry of reports … Cities: the problems and the solutions … Next generation planning … Hobart City Council – Centre for Excellence, Urban Design, Tasmania … Local Government designers gather … Urban design in regional towns … Climate responsive urban design in the UAE … Shaping suburbia … Australia Award for Urban Design and Built Environment Meets Parliament … Metro, anyone? … Up the creek...? … CAPITheticAL - Big Ideas, Big Future … Flood of Ideas seeks innovative responses to flooding … Works of art or places for people?

UDFQ 93: March 2011

Urban design and ‘extreme climate events’ … Dispatch from the Front … Urban design – with the head or the heart? … Get ready for Australia Award for Urban Design 2011 … Cities for People … Urban design and natural disasters … Urban Living beyond the Metroplex … Australian Urban Design Initiative (AUDI) update … Our Cities: national urban policy in progress … Can New Urbanism foster a sense of community? It is still a claim! … Excluding children in cities … Need for more than clichéd hopes … Strengthening Victoria’s liveability … Reviving Melbourne’s historic Northbank … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 92: December 2010

National Spotlight on Urban Design … Melbourne Place-making Series … QUDAL Celebrates 10 years … Vale CABE? … Integrating Heritage and Modern Design … What Have Fridges and Washing Machines Got To Do With Improving Housing Quality? … Using 3D Game Engine Technology … Knowledge Hubs, Innovation Precincts, Technology Parks, Employment Centres … Urban Dreaming: Australian Cities For The Future … Who Has Trump Cards and Who’s Bluffing? The Age Old Sydney-Melbourne Rivalry … US Leads Way To Communities of The Future … Shaping The Future … CABE Celebrates Vintage Year For English Housing … A Charter for Queensland Places … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 91: September 2010

Australia Award for Urban Design winners … ‘CABE DownUnder’ update … Expert Panel on Capital Cities … New Urbanism: the face of Toronto suburbs? … Can sustainability checklists save the World? … Intensifying places - transit-oriented urban design for resilient cities … 21st century suburbs … Free iPhone app … Beyond IKEA: The Swedish “green welfare state” … Regenerating Adelaide’s Victoria Square - metropolitan productivity and community benefits … High density liveability guide … Welcome to 2050 … Should the Geelong Cats really be so high on the AFL ladder? … Urban renewal competition closes 15 September, 2010 … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 90: June 2010

Space for thought: the role of urban design on the Gallipoli Underpass … ‘CABE DownUnder’ update … Australia Award for Urban Design update … Urban design – more than the ordinary and obvious! … Fourth Australian New Urbanism Congress … Street elevations – a critical element of the approval process? … Reflections on ACNU Congress 2010 … Inspired by the conference … International speakers of great value … The next conversation … Subtropical design in South East Queensland - handbook for planners, developers and decision-makers … Impacts of climate change on infrastructure … Moving people – solutions for a growing Australia … ‘Climate design’ AECOM and Professor Peter Droege … Integrated transport? … Sustainability and urban design … Urban design: small is beautiful … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 89: March 2010

It’s time for a ‘CABE down-under’ … Major Cities Unit … 2010 Australia Award for Urban Design … Is a dead end a thing of the past? … FOD (‘Food Oriented Design’) for thought - returning agriculture to our urban spaces … Urban design tipping point … These streets were made for walking - an urban design training program for Victoria 2010 … What is Urban Character? … From renaissance to recession: maintaining urban quality … Peak oil – head in the sand? … Can Essex come to Queensland? … Urban design for sustainability 6-9 April 2010, Perth … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 88: December 2009

Queensland urban design is jumping! … Queensland’s Board for Urban Places … UDAL landmarks … Vibrant laneways and small spaces … Towards integrated Main Street Centres – a perspective from South East Queensland … Griffith University - establishing benchmarks in architecture and urban design … Good urban design in remote and disinterested locations … TOD and P&R … Queensland Streets 2010 … Orientation vs Urbanism … Cardinal rules for passive design … Conferences, etc

UDFQ 87: September 2009

Australia Award for Urban Design 2009 … ‘I’ve never thought of a milk bottle in this way before.’ … Next UDF to focus on Queensland … The Coburg Initiative … A short walk away from life’s everyday needs … Urban design – resilience and survival … Building activity centres -- strategies for developing strong local economies and communities … A new approach to housing affordability … Adam Haddow named ‘Future Leader’ … Curbs on the burbs … Better waste disposal - Barcelona’s lessons for the transition to higher density … Vale Barry Rae … Conferences

UDFQ 86: June 2009

We don’t need to keep on sprawling … Victoria and NSW get together on better design … Australian Award for Urban Design 2009 … Urban Design meets the Stimulus! … The Art of the City … Is it acceptable, or is it the best? … Better design outcomes … Housing unplugged … SEPP 65: ensuring better apartment design in NSW … Crossing borders – reviewing design outcomes … Women’s Planning Network DVD launch … Sydney gets creative … Victorian Urban Design Charter … Planning and design in Sweden

UDFQ 85: March 2009

London moves to Melbourne … The art of place-making … Activity Centre project in Kartal, Istanbul … A River's Tale … Good urban design in small regional towns … Planning for future development … Bush fires and global warming - density of rural settlements is the real issue … Design help for Local Government … Planning to live in the bush … Musings over lunch … What do urban designers have to say about the Victorian fires? … Impressions of Freiburg … Courses … Conferences

UDFQ 84: December 2008

NUDF08 puts rural issues on national agenda … Bendigo wins Australia Award for Urban Design … NUDF08 Day 1 … StanHOPE … Regional Development Victoria … Bendigo Bank supports communities … NUDF08 Day 2 … Getting it all together in country towns … Changes in climate and water - impacts on small towns … Growth in small and medium Victorian towns … Living in a small town … Small towns – how small is small? … Conferences

UDFQ 83: September 2008

State Governments commit to better design … CPTED is hardly a new idea... … Missing ingredient in Garnaut prescription … Melbourne City continues to lead … Draft Australian Urban Design Protocol … Footscray’s new Mall … StreetFilms initiative … The economic value of urban shade - the Dubai Creek Case Study … Challenges for the Major Cities Unit … Launch of d_city

UDFQ 82: June 2008

Street Life and the Strip - the design dynamics of the Surfers Paradise Strip … City of Salisbury Landscape Plan … The certainty of rapid major change … Urban design in regional cities … Main Street versus Shopping Mall … ‘Eco-Village’ in Sydney's Green Square … Housing affordability through the roof … Sustainable design and transport … New book release: Urban Energy Transition

UDFQ 81: March 2008

Inner Town Living … Cycling Resource Centre … Subtropicality - the secret ingredient in SEQ? … ACNU08 in Brisbane … News from Abu Dhabi … Childers Street - creating a sustainable knowledge and arts heart in Canberra's city centre … Are 'Sustainable Cities' still on the agenda? … Re/discovering our city … Has urban design moved into the mainstream yet?

UDFQ 80: December 2007

Diversity² … Sprawl and drought in Shepparton … The creative city … Redefinition of urbanity – reclaiming Urban Design as an art of survival … Good urban design and planning at Caloundra … Urban design for sustainable cities … The urban designer’s thinking hat … Urban Designers wanted! … 2007 Australia Award for Urban Design … The growth rings of responsive environments … Gold Coast conference a great success

UDFQ 79: September 2007

A plethora of plebiscites? … Book Review: Designing Australia's Cities … Cost/benefit assessment of Melbourne 2030 … Urban Design London … Sustainable cities … Brisbane CBD in spotlight again … From Urban Design to Urban Delivery –some trends from Europe … How should public transport in Melbourne be organised? … The Democrats say... … Governor’s Island New York – visions for “The park at the centre of the world” … Urban design and politics … A view from that ‘other’ Commonwealth … UDFQ #79: September 2007

UDFQ 78: June 2007

Pedestrian friendly towns and cities … The contested coast … Federation Square - some uninformed observations … Revitalising the port - Port Adelaide Centre … An interesting and enjoyable conference … A different approach to coastal development … Letter to the Editor … Bendigo builds benchmarks … From St Kilda to Kings Cross

UDFQ 77: March 2007

Delivering Good Design … Love in the City? … Is Geelong's revitalisation complete? … Chapel Vision – a framework for sustainability through inclusion … Wrong Way Go Back - Copenhagen 2006 … Creating a walkable city centre in Canberra … Barbarians at the gate, or knights in armour? … Creating successful and vibrant places

UDFQ 76: December 2006

First Australian Green Roofs Conference … Toronto Walk 21, 1-4 October 2007 … Falling out of the silos … Orewa Design Forum … Universal Mobility Index – a world-first innovation … Defending public space – how good urban design can reduce the fear of crime … A great way to respond to climate change … 54 Seconds: Native Vegetation versus Arrive Alive! … Perth showcases New Urbanism … Review of subtropical cities 2006 … Prestigious award for UDFer Bill Kelly … National Urban Design Forum 2007 - 29 April to 1 May … Creating Successful and Vibrant Places … Australia Urban Design Awards 2006

UDFQ 75: September 2006

The Suburban Backyard - its meaning and use in the contemporary suburb … Interculturalism and the built environment … Is money all that matters in Sin City? … ‘Meeting Again’ - Melbourne’s new Sandridge Bridge precinct … What value is urban design? … ‘Petrol hits $5 a litre’ … Urban Design Fast Track WA … Sustainable cities need strong local government … Prestigious design competition for Antarctic Gateway … Walktober … New King George Square goes sub-tropical

UDFQ 74: June 2006

Promoting transit-oriented development … Urban Design Toolkit … Six visions for King George Square … Broadmeadows Central – Proposition 3047 … Competitions - East Darling Harbour … Conceptual Tools - Understanding Urban Regions … Designing the Small Lot Suburb … NZ Government raises the bar … Opinion … Organising Australian Urban Designers … Developer’s dollars vs good urban design

UDFQ 73: March 2006

Harbourside park wins fourth design award … Open space and increasing densities … Sydney - City of Cities! … Is a Federal election due soon? … Design Guide training … New Suburbs: New Problems … Embracing new ideas … Lessons from Great Palm Island - a perspective for remote Aboriginal communities … Wiping the dust off Urban Design Frameworks … State Architect with a difference … Canberra Central - a dynamic heart

UDFQ 72: December 2005

Walk21 … The Urban Design Framework - the demise of a good idea? … Raising the bar in the country … CCTV of street prostitution in Switzerland … Urban Design inquiry in Victoria … Most liveable and best connected? … Re-inventing the suburbs … The challenge of Urban Design Frameworks … Melbourne CBD and Pedestrian Traffic Study … Melbourne's urban transformation into a Place for People … National Urban Design Forum 2006, Brisbane … Melbourne is the leader in Australian urban design

UDFQ 71: September 2005

Making Cities Livable: Goodbye Henry Lennard … Urbanism Downunder: Creative Urban Futures … Mozart, Vivaldi, and public land-led urban regeneration … Inquiry on the quality of urban design in Victoria … Designing for a safer Victoria … Smart Growth, a Communist Plot? … Urban design in Norway … Melbourne Docklands Urban Art … Creativity: a new weasel word? … Australian New Urbanism - a guide to projects … New Urbanist Conference in Sydney … What does that word really mean? … How the built form creates culture … 'Rip It Up' approach threatens progress in Geelong

UDFQ 70: June 2005

What Is Urban Design? … Renewable Energy … Urban Design as Creative Opportunism … A ‘town planner’ looks at urban design … NUDF05 Around the Bay … Turning a British town around … Urban design – future or past … Turning Melbourne around … TODs ain’t TODs … Droughts and Floods … New Zealand forges ahead

UDFQ 69: March 2005

Design assessment skills training … CityEdge Conference success … Sunny Frankston … Winning back public space … Broadmeadows Design Workshop … Letter to the Editor, and PIA Response … Sustainability - whose responsibility is it anyway? … Improving the design of Victoria’s housing … Art/Urban Design/Culture /Poetry/Peace – Tbilisi/Melbourne … Urban Design Centre of Western Australia

UDFQ 68: December 2004

Cities without oil – the end of cities? … Review: Fluid City - Transforming Melbourne’s Urban Waterfront … Local and regional design awards flourish … Implementing good urban design – organisational change … Australia Award for Urban Design … New Urbanism in Australian Suburbs – a critical appraisal … The Federal Election is over – forget about urban design? … Melbourne Docklands wins 2004 Australia Award for urban design

UDFQ 66: June 2004

Queensland UDAL’s fourth birthday … What if? … Public transport risks in Melbourne … Revolt against new urbanism in Sydney … Sydney - City Of Villages? … Plan to revitalise Canberra’s City Centre … ‘Place’ in the shrinking cultural space … China Syndrome - a significant challenge … Government Architects can make a difference … Advance Notice: National Urban Design Forum April 2005 … Why don’t we do it in the road? … Is the Federal Government relevant?

UDFQ 65: March 2004

Communicating Iconically … Urban Design Panel for Auckland City … Griffin Legacy project … Living Space: Towards Sustainable Settlements in New Zealand … Valuing our significant urban places … Planning Institute urban design action … What would you like to ask them? … Planning on the Edge … Twenty Years of UD Progress

UDFQ 64: December 2003

Cultural influence on urban design … Urbanism without Urbanists … Cultural policy and urban design … Why be an artist? … Innovation at Varsity Lakes … Melbourne Docklands Public Art Program … Spirit of the Greeks in Australian Cities … Beyond the Object – seeing our cities as art … Wollongong: integrating culture into urban planning … Stories in a Park - reducing crime and stigma through community storytelling … 2003 Australian Award for Urban Design Excellence

UDFQ 63: September 2003

Rob Cowan visiting Australia … Next Edition: Culture and the built environment … UD strengthened at RMIT University … Urban Design a must for Kiwi Architecture students … Who wants an Urban Design education? … Urban designers – then and now … A student perspective on outcomes … MUDD at University of New South Wales … Urbanism in SEQ … MUD at Melbourne University … Urban design at Sydney University … The art of asking questions … Urban design laboratory … Urban Design Forum meets RMIT

UDFQ 62: June 2003

Knowledge V Behaviour … The Feds and Cities … Enlightened Transport Planning … New urban design publications from UK … Planning and designing for health … Ningbo, China … Let's stick to the principles … A big step for UDAL … Adelaide’s "thinker" in residence … Creating liveable communities in the Asia-Pacific: 5th International Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture