Any good urban designer will be the first to acknowledge the role of city policy and urban and regional planning in the delivery of quality places.

It is always good to start with an introduction at Urban design and Placemaking 101.

Place typology confirms the different scale at which good urban design and palcemaking is delivered.  The additional information in this section provides links to more information on urban design and placemaking and policy.  

We also believe that everyone is a designer - we are consistently changing and improving ourselves and our environment.  In particular, everyone contributes to the quality of our places.  Place roles discusses this in more detail.

Check out the Place interviews to listen to the views of urban designers, architects, planners, landscape architects and potential clients!

Place links is your guide to more information including By Design.  Let us know of any others.

Refresh the fundamentals at Place principles.