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Manchester London
1. Since URBED started in Covent Garden in 1976, we have pioneered sustainable
ways of regenerating urban areas and implementing policies for ‘smarter growth
1994HULME
2. Our design guide for Hulme (later adopted for Manchester), was coupled with
developing Design for Change/Work for Change and we set up our Manchester office
there
2002
3. Brighton gave us the chance to design a sustainable urban neighbourhood on the old
goods yard next to the station, with 500 apartments on six hectares (including the
first zero carbon units) plus shops, hotels and workspace with a Sainsbury store
funding the process,
2008
RTPI & WYG Planning Achievement Award 2011 – Overall Winner and Strategic Planning Winner for Bury But Be7er “An Evolu;onary Masterplanning Process”
4. Bury is one of many town centres where our community based strategies have
supported an urban renaissance
2009N O T T I N G H A M C I T Y C E N T R E
5. The Nottingham Design Framework shows how a city can promote an urban
renaissance
Urban Design Awards 2012 – Joint Winner in the Prac;ce category for BrenBord Lock West
2012
6. Brentford in West London won us an Urban Design Group award for best practice,
and exemplifies our approach to participative led urban design
2013
20072005
4. New Bolton Woods a new sustainable urban neighbourhood builds on our ongoing
relationship with Bradford City Council developed over the last 10 years
Carbon Co-op
AJ Retrofit 3Rs Award 2011 -‐ Highly Commended in the Small Housing Category for Retrofit for The Future
2013
8. The Carbon Coop in Greater Manchester is tackling the urgent issue of retrofitting
existing homes
2013
9. Our footprint policy developed for igloo regeneration to guide their investment has been
recognised as the ‘The world’s first responsible real estate fund”
1 Community building
2 Connected neighbourhood
3 Character and quality
4 Climate change
5 Collaboration
2013
10.Current work for the Oxford City Council/Grosvenor joint venture to future proof a major
urban extension to a Council estate has taken the Cambridgeshire Quality Charter for
Growth a step further.