Imaginative yet sympathetic design of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces, places and setting
Ensuring that the spaces between buildings, as well as the buildings themselves, positively contribute to the area where they are
The attempt to give form, in terms of both beauty and function, to entire areas or to whole cities The focus is on the massing and organization of buildings and on the spaces between them, rather than on the design of individual structures
the attempt to give form, in terms of both beauty and function, to selected urban areas or to whole cities
The art of making places Urban design involves the design of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces and landscapes, in villages, towns and cities, and the establishment of frameworks and processes which facilitate successful development