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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.