Where We Live

Where We Live: A Guidebook to Urban Design

This guidebook is an introduction to some key concepts of urban design.  It is a beginner's guide aimed at anyone who wants to grasp the basics.

It will be a useful resource for people whose city, town, village or estate is about to undergo change through urban regeneration.  The guidebook is designed to enable you to understand some of the issues presented by urban designers and planners and to give you the confidence to talk their language and appreciate what good urban design can be.  This will help you influence the design so that it changes your community's day-to-day life for the better. 

The interactive publication below allows you to look through the entire book by simply turning pages - you can also expand it to full screen and zoom into sections.  The guidebook was created in partnership with Deer Park Alpha architects.

Open publication - Free publishing

This project was made possible through South East Excellence and SEEDA funding.