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RTPI Urban Design: The Art of Making Successful Places - Rob Cowan
Tuesday 10th February 2009
Ardington Hotel, Worthing

This masterclass by the Royal Town Planning Institute was delivered locally by Rob Cowan a director of the Urban Design Group and addressed the following:

• The economic, social and environmental value of urban design
• The role of CABE
• The qualities of successful places
• The form of development
• Architectural design issues
• Design and access statements: when, where, how
• Urban design appraisal
• Government policy and guidance
• The urban design toolkit and the new planning system

Feedback / Comments :

• Just the variety of exercises and presentations was very good. A quality speaker.
• I found the site visits and discussions useful as they made me look at my surroundings with a different focus.
• This was a challenge to preconceptions. I found the practical exercise – sit visit particularly useful, also the documentation and slides. Speaker’s use of humour to sustain concentration was very good.
• The speaker gave an entertaining slant to what could have been a dry topic – even to a bunch of planners!
• I think the day was both enjoyable and useful.

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