News and views from our members.
Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Urban Design Forum.
Promoting urban designexcellenceinnovationimaginationacross New Zealand
RMA Reform General
Submissions to the Environment Committee
. The Environment Committee at Parliament has received two submissions from the Urban Design Forum on each of the two bills that would go towards replacing the Resource Management Act: The Natural and Built Environment Bill – Submission PDF here. The Spatial
General
In the eye of the storm: urban design in a time of extreme climate events
The relentless storms beating down on Te Ika a Māui this summer have been, and continue to be, front of mind for UDF members. Writing on behalf of UDF from Tāmaki Makaurau I send our thoughts to all
General
Urbanism2023 Conference – bring it on!
PROGRAMME LIVE NOW: The spotlight that the UrbanismNZ 2023 conference in April will put on the state of our urban environment could not be more timely. Visit the programme on the UrbanismNZ site now at urbanismnz.co.nz/programme You can
General
Resource management legislation introduced to Parliament
The reform of Aotearoa New Zealand’s resource management system reached a significant milestone with new legislation introduced to Parliament yesterday. A set of links to information and headlines on this follow. Natural and Built Environmental Bill – link here. Spatial
General
UDF supports inaugural GRAPPLE event in October 2022
Given the scenario of living in a world where major flood events happen on an even more frequent basis, because of climate change, the questions facing us about what we can invent, create or adapt towards meeting that challenge are
Auckland
Growing Sustainably Together – The Future Communities of Uptown
Major precinct-level urban developments like the Maungawhau City Rail Link development in Auckland present many opportunities and risks for the communities they are impacting. It’s important that Urban Designers are making good decisions for the future of the community,