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What we believe

Making successful places through urban design depends on four factors:

1. Leadership (organisations that shape places need top-level commitment to design).

2. Policy (local authorities need policy, guidance and procedures that will support high standards of design).

3. Organisation (organisations need to be structured in ways that support design).

4. Skills (local authorities, other organisations, and people who play a part in shaping places need to have, or have access to, generic management and communication skills, and specific skills relating to urban design).

UDS is committed to helping our clients build that capacity.

Our approach to learning

UDS offers training based on the latest best practice in urban design and the built environment. The team at UDS has an unmatched depth of experience in urban design training, practice, and policy and guidance.

UDS believes that people learn best when training events are:
• Enjoyable, to ensure that learning is memorable
• Focused on hands-on project work, to better engage you in the process
• Tailored to local settings, to relate to local types and scales of development
• Based on case studies of best practice.

We work hard to make our urban design training events meet your needs.