A Beginner's Guide to Urban Design and Development: The ABC of Quality, Sustainable Design

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This book provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to those who have worked for many years in industry, illustrating key principles that will secure higher quality, more sustainable design in accessible, jargon-free language. The author explains the design process in a straightforward way, exploring the different roles and highlighting the opportunities and limitations different agencies have to influence design over the various stages of the process. Examples from the UK and worldwide look at how the system operates and how best practice can make a real difference on the ground. Case studies examine situations where quality or sustainability fell short – and how this could have been avoided. This book also showcases a variety of evaluation tools, explaining how they operate, and giving guidance on how to create project-specific tools to drive schemes forward. With community empowerment at its core, the book explains technical language and shares bountiful knowledge to broaden place democracy and make influencing design accessible to many, not just a few. This is a book that brings together all the various parties involved in shaping the built environment, demonstrating that collaboration and mutual understanding are key to achieving better quality, more sustainable design. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction 1 Understanding Good, Sustainable Design What ‘Makes Place’ and the Need for Placemaking Good Design in Simple Words The Beauty Debate The Design Quality Debate The Sustainable Design Debate Design Quality and Sustainability Lessons Learnt Tool 1: Sustainable Design Priorities Checklist 2 The Design Process Knowing Where to Begin Case Studies Case Study 2.1: A School Designed with the Support of Social Sciences Case Study 2.2: Securing Land Value Lessons Learnt Tool 2: Urban Design Plan of Work Stage 1: Context Stage 2: Networks Stage 3: Agents and Influencers Stage 4: Place Vision Stage 5: Accountability Tools Stage 6: Site Analysis Stage 7: Data Gathering Stage 8: SWOT or CO Stage 9: Development Framework Stage 10: Supplementary Documents Stage 11: Concept Design Stage 12: Development Brief Stage 13: Developed Design Stage 14: Detailed Design Stage 15: Post-Occupancy 3 Design Agents The Design Team Case Studies Case Study 3.1: A Project with 60 Clients Case Study 3.2: Urban Supermarket Case Study 3.3: Social Housing Case Study 3.4: Office Building Lessons Learnt Tool 3: Design Agents’ Map 4 Influencing Design Transparency and Trust Why do we Like the Familiar? From Coercing to Empowering Closing the Influence Loop Case Studies Case Study 4.1: Neighbourhood Plan Engagement Case Study 4.2: Social Housing Engagement Case Study 4.3: Two Towns Engagement Lessons Learnt Tool 4: Influence Programme 5 Design Form An Issue of Skills Case Studies Case Study 5.1: Housing in Context Case Study 5.2: Village Extension in Context Lessons Learnt Tool 5: Critical form Parameters 6 Evaluating Design Objectivity of Design Appraisals Case Studies Case Study 6.1: Edification Code Case Study 6.2: Code Compliance Appraisals Case Study 6.3: Design Quality System Case Study 6.4: Design Code Lessons Learnt Tool 6: Design Evaluation Conclusions: The ABC of Quality, Sustainable Design Accountability Balance Collaboration Glossary Bibliography Further Reading Index