How can urban design create thriving communities: Lessons from real-world success stories

Director Gurminder Sanghera is joined by colleagues David De Sousa and Karle Burford and together, we explore what makes spaces thrive in the face of changing city dynamics and societal needs. With a focus on real world case studies, we look at what constitutes effective urban design and how it can create healthy, inclusive and resilient spaces.

David shares his insights on how nature and sustainability play a pivotal role in creating future-proofed development and highlights the importance of inclusivity in people led designs.

Karle discusses the challenges that declining urban spaces face and gives examples of how he has successfully engaged with communities, to build their trust and confidence in new masterplan designs.

We consider the emerging trends in placemaking, landscape design and masterplanning and what role will technology have in shaping smarter, more inclusive urban environments.

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In this episode, we refer to the abbreviation BNG. For those who may be unfamiliar, BNG stands for Biodiversity Net Gain and is an approach to development that leaves biodiversity in a measurably better state than before the development took place.

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