December 2009 - Urban Design Forum

UDF Quarterly

Queensland Streets 2010

The Institute of Public Works Engineering (Qld), with support from the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland Health and the Department of Communities,…

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TOD and P&R

Park and ride facilities are, by their very nature, staid, land-intensive, and devoid of any real activity for the majority of the day. They also tend to be focused solely…

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Good urban design in remote and disinterested locations

In a community with almost no history of, or interest in, good design concepts there was a small but vocal group aggrieved at proposals by a previous developer to develop…

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Griffith University – establishing benchmarks in architecture and urban design

I have returned from the position of Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Victoria University in New Zealand to head up Griffith’s venture into architectural education. The…

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Towards integrated Main Street Centres – a perspective from South East Queensland

Case studies that are underway include some traditional Main Street Centres around Brisbane that have developed incrementally over time, such as Oxford Street, Bulimba approximately 5km east of Brisbane CBD);…

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Vibrant laneways and small spaces

What characterises these projects is a successful merging of small capital works and a program of activation through the ‘Inhabit’ initiative which was recently recognised with an award by the…

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UDAL landmarks

The Urban Design Alliance of Queensland Inc has been making its mark in South East Queensland. It is unique in Australia as a truly multi-disciplinary group around the one urban…

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Queensland’s Board for Urban Places

The Board has been established to champion high-quality urban design and to cultivate a more holistic approach to land use and infrastructure planning. James Street, New Farm, Brisbane Although the…

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Queensland urban design is jumping!

This edition of Urban Design Forum focuses on what is happening in urban design in Queensland. Most of the edition, and financial support for it, has been put together by…