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	An introduction to urban design presented by David Prichard and Jonny Mc Kenna of Metropolitan Workshop with Peter Stewart of Peter Stewart Consultancy. This is an excellent snapshot of current issues featuring the following topics:
		~The Urban Design London Cool Wall
		~Principles of Urban Design. Making Better Places.
		~By Design explored in detail
		~Today's Issues
		~The Structure of Places
		~Aspects of urban form explored
		~The Impact of Time
		~Concluding Comments

	Designing Schools Presented by Deborah Saunt DSDHA The role of design in the development of new and refurbished schools from the broad context to the fine detail. Outlines teaching methods, performance, school management, transport, consultation techniques, catchment areas and the importance of grasping a child's perspective and journey both to and within the school.
	Environments for Education Presented by John Jenkins. Haverstock Associates. Matching the design of internal and external spaces to pedagogy. Historic and contemporary international influences and Victorian origins explored. CABE minimum design standards explained in detail.
	Design options for Infill Sites. A brief introduction Presented by David Rudlin. URBED Turning adversity to advantage. Realising and exploiting the opportunities afforded by constrained sites, particularly the merit of enhanced diversity and character.
	Design options for infill sites Presented by Peter Barber. Peter Barber Architects. A background theoretical critique of some of the problems stemming from modernist housing layouts, together with an exploration of some practical remedial options. This is followed by a rapid journey through an array of illustrated real life projects from inception to completion. An exploration of ingenious techniques for optimising the land use and overall value of otherwise inauspicious sites
	How is inclusion considered within the design process? An architect's perspective. Presented by Patrick Hammill of Levitt Bernstein Aiming for a form of genuine access for all via the creation of adaptable spaces. How to avoid a process of bureaucratic box ticking in order to simply meet the minimum standards.
	Inclusive Design: Theory and Practice for Housing. Presented by Dan Robertson of Equality Works. Asks: what is meant by accessible design? Moving from a social model of disability to a social model of inclusion in both the design and management of space.
	Accessible Housing in London. Policy into Practice. Presented by Julie Fleck OBE of the GLA How to work with existing policies to achieve the highest, not minimum, standards. The principles of inclusive design, the implementation tools and current trends. Amongst the issues covered are the London Plan, Access Statements, British Standards and Lifetime Homes for Lifetime Neighbourhoods.
	The design of the public realm with a focus on the origins and consequence of vehicle traffic and pedestrian segregation. Presented by Ben Hamilton-Baillie A broad look at legislated and unlegislated behaviour or a regulatory versus a social framework informing design. Places current thinking in an historic context and contains numerous poor and exemplary illustrated project examples.
	Designing the Night Time City Professor Marion Roberts. University of Westminster. Initially explores a broad range of night time economy issues, including the negative experiences of crime and anti social behaviour. Details the policy framework with examples of good practice. Concludes on a range of innovative, non-policy based initiatives and a call for greater diversity, a return of the ordinary, into the spectrum of night time activities.
	Mark Ridler bdp Lighting Lighting Places for People A poetic, innovative vision for an illumination of public space that doesn't cost the earth. If you think you understand lighting but have yet to hear Mark, watch.

Speaker List:

Andrew Armes / Helen Beck / Peter Bishop / Joyce Bridges / Matthew Carmona / Majora Carter / Dominic Church / Rob Cowan / John Dales / Michel Deronzier / Neil Double / Alex Ely / Roger Evans / Nicholas Falk / Hayley Fitchett / Julie Fleck / David Foster / Patrick Hammill / Ben Hamilton-Baillie / John Hare / Daniel Hill / Bill Hillier / Geoffrey Holland / John Jenkins (i) / John Jenkins(ii)/ Phil Jones (i) / Phil Jones (ii) / Didier Joseph-Francois / Yo Kaminagai / Esther Kurland / Jaime Lerner / Michael Lowndes / Richard MacCormac / Pasqual Maragall /Bally Meeda / Hans Monderman / Sophie Morton / Sheila Peace / Elizabeth Pearson / Tim Pharoah / Mark Ridler / Marion Roberts / Dan Robertson / Dickon Robinson / Richard Rogers / Deborah Saunt / Rob Shaw / Richard Simmons / Penelope Tollitt / Marcus Wilshere (i) / Marcus Wilshere (ii)/ Colin Wilson / Ken Worpole /

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