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UDF end-of-year events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
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UDF end-of-year events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch

By December 8, 2023 0
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, and everyone is looking forward to some downtime and a chance to reflect on 2023. To mark the end of the year, the UDF is hosting an event in each of our three
Australasian Cities Conference set to take place in New Zealand for the first time
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Australasian Cities Conference set to take place in New Zealand for the first time

By December 1, 2023 0
The former State of Australian Cities Conference – now known as the State of Australasian Cities or SOAC –  is being held in Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time next week, with more than 400 delegates set to arrive for the event
University of Auckland event: Re-imagining the City
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University of Auckland event: Re-imagining the City

By November 30, 2023 0
This week (30 November – 2 December) the University of Auckland’s School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics has been hosting an international conference themed as “Re-imagining the City: Legacies, Challenges, Possibilities”.  Areas of interest posed when this under-publicised event was being planned
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UDF AGM Guest Speaker Announcement

By November 26, 2023 0
UDF AGM Guest Speaker COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY DESIGN: LEARNING FROM DENMARK UDF is excited to introduce Anne Margrethe Wagner, tenure-track assistant professor at the Section of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Design at the University of Copenhagen, as our guest speaker
Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar (Penguin, 2023)
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Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar (Penguin, 2023)

By November 7, 2023 0
Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar (Penguin, 2023) Reviewed by: George Weeks “No city of any size could have permitted everyone to come by car and retained a vibrant downtown” Henry Grabar, (p. 77) Paved Paradise (2023). To the uninitiated, a book on car
Urban Design Forum and the new Urban Designers Institute Aotearoa
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Urban Design Forum and the new Urban Designers Institute Aotearoa

By October 12, 2023 0
Urban Design Forum (UDF) celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. It was initially formed by a small group of built environment professionals keen to exchange ideas and strive for better quality in our urban environments. In 2003 UDF organised the first
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