Events

PAST EVENTS 2009

16 December 2009
End of Year Review
THE GALLERY, COWCROSS ST, LONDON
15.00 End of Year Review
18.00 Reception
An opportunity for Academicians and the public to reflect on Academy's achievements over the previous 6 months, and also contribute to future plans.
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10 December 2009
10x10x10 (Part 2)
READING
Improving Livelihoods Through
Understanding Place
Understanding work, the workplace and workspace investment in a changing context – hosted by Henley Business School
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20 November 2009
The Urbanism Awards
CHURCH HOUSE, LONDON, SW1P 3NZ
12.00 - 16.00
Guest Speaker: Sir Terry Farrell CBE
Join us to celebrate the best examples of urbanism for 2010 as voted for by our industry leading Academicians. This prestigious annual awards ceremony will be held during the daytime at the fantastic Church House in Westminster, providing a great opportunity to make new connections and entertain colleagues.
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Click here to find out the winners

19 November 2009
Learning from Europe
BDP, BREWHOUSE YARD, LONDON EC1V 4LJ
18.30 - 21.30; Sponsored by BDP
Hear Bordeaux, Freiburg and Valencia delve into what makes them challengers for The European City of the Year Award for 2010, prior to the Awards Ceremony the following day. Hosted by BDP, this evening of presentations will prove a facinating insight into different examples of great urbanism.
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12 November 2009
10x10x10 (Part 1)
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Improving Livelihoods Through
Understanding Place
The scattered city and its role in UK urban thought and policy – hosted by Urban Vision North Staffordshire
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21 - 23 October 2009
Learning from Place
CHICHESTER
With the Historic Towns Forum and UniverCities
South East England Symposium
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July - September
The Urbanism Awards
Assesment Visits: The Finalists
Cities, Towns, Neighbourhoods, Streets and Places
See the shortlist
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15 July 2009
Mid-Year Review
THE GALLERY, COWCROSS ST, LONDON
15.00 End of Year Review
18.00 Reception
An opportunity for Academicians and the public to reflect on Academy's achievements over the previous 6 months, and also contribute to future plans.
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9 July 2009
Historic Towns Forum Tour of
Republic of Ireland;
KILKENNY, IRELAND
The tour will explore four towns in the Republic sharing information and good practice on what makes a high quality place.
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Event brochure & booking form

16 June 2009
A Place for Creativity?
SALFORD QUAYS, GREATER MANCHESTER
10.00 - 16.55
A national conference from RUDI & PlacesMatter!

June 2009
City X-Rays Roadshows
BIRMINGHAM; 9 June
MANCHESTER; 10 June
GLASGOW; 11 June
A series of discussions hosted by Academicians to explore effective ways of measuring, evaluating, comparing and learning so as to inspire and improve our knowledge of what makes enjoyable and successful urban places.
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14 May 2009
The Urbanism Awards
DISCOVERY MUSEUM, NEWCASTLE
Nominations Dinner

13 – 15 May 2009
The Academy Annual Congress IV
NEWCASTLEGATESHEAD
Culture Science Place
The Knowledge City:
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31 March 2009
14th Annual Quality Streetscapes Conference
LONDON
With RUDI

30 March - 3 April 2009
The Havana Charrette
With the Council for European Urbanism
CUBA
Following their trip to Havana, Derek Latham and Kirsteen Thomson, the Academy's representatives at the event, have produced two reports outlining what was found. We are now very pleased to offer these documents online:
Urban Planning Workshop; Diary of Events
Report of Symposium & Design Workshop

2 - 3 March 2009
The Academy Launch
KING'S CROSS, LONDON
Over 150 guests joined us for a range of exciting presentations, a walking tour and an evening debate: Click here to download the event report