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Urb’s Town Centre workshop overview in Prezi

May 22nd

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“Modern architecture and urbanism created the city of doing as opposed to the...”

– The Big Rethink: Integral Theory Peter Buchanan, The Architecture Review, 29 February 2012

May 11th

“If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan...”

– Fred Kent, Project for Public Spaces (via city-geek)

May 10th

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May 9th

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Ireland needs a pro-city planning strategy not... →

May 9th

Mayor Sam Adams: A fresh take on building... →

samadamspdxor: PORTLAND — I help lead one of America’s cities – Portland, Oregon. It is known for being a well-planned city. It’s not. At least, not as well as we want it to be. And not as well-planned as every American city must be. When I talk about planning, I’m not just referencing plotting spots on a map where new bikeways will run, or where new business districts will pop up. Instead,...

May 8th

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Apr 16th

Mahon and Zoning - a new post at Life after... →

Apr 10th

Apr 6th

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Mar 27th

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The Town Centre Workshop

Urb has developed The Town Centre Workshop; a day-long workshop primarily designed for local authorities and urban leaders (Ireland (ROI & NI) & UK), to kick-start thinking as a town centre partnership (or a Town Team) and progressing to actions that can be achieved. The emphasis is on making the most of existing resources, people and assets to make short-term wins and permanent gains for...

Mar 22nd

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Mar 22nd

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Mar 21st

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Mar 20th

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World Heritage site or bungalows......

see post at http://lifeafterroundabouts.blogspot.com/2012/03/world-heritage-site-or-bungalows.html

Mar 19th

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Project: Digital Realty Trust Planning Permission...

Digital Realty Trust has been granted planning permission by South Dublin County Council (1st March 2012) forafor Data Centre Facility on a 4Ha. acre site at Profile Park, South Dublin. The project involves the construction of 4 data centre buildings totalling some 23,000 sq.m. Urb provided planning advice to the design team in the pre-planning stage, planning procedure and negotiations with...

Mar 19th

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Sligo Chamber of Commerce – Referral – Sligo...

Sligo Chamber of Commerce is a strong supporter of Town Centre retail and investment, and has retained Urb on a number of occasions to advise on planning issues in the town and environs. The recession isn’t just hitting town centres hard. Retail Parks originally permitted for ‘bulky goods’ warehouse retailing, are also under pressure, and seeking to diversify their offer into highstreet...

Mar 19th

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Mar 19th

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Mar 19th

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Greater London Authority Draft Integrated Impact...

Greater London Authority (GLA) appointed Richard Hamilton on contract to City Hall in London from December 2011 to February 2012. This project entailed the preparation of a Draft IIA (Integrated Impact Assessment) in support of the preparation of the Croydon Opportunity Planning Framework(OAPF); a partnership between GLA, Transport for London and London Borough of Croydon Council. Covering an...

Mar 19th

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Retail Strategy for Carlow Town

Urb was commissioned by Carlow Local Authorities to prepare an updated Draft Retail Strategy for the Greater Carlow Graiguecullen UrbanArea in February 2012 in support of a new Joint Spatial Plan for the area (http://bit.ly/wF5bro). This Retail Strategy was prepared against a very different context to its predecessors. While former strategies faced the challenge of how to manage and direct...

Mar 19th

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Are the lending institutions getting it wrong...

To Read Post - See Article in Life After Roundabouts blog http://www.lifeafterroundabouts.blogspot.com/2012/03/are-lending-institutions-getting-it.html

Mar 2nd

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Feb 28th

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Feb 22nd

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Jan 12th

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Nov 27th

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“Pattern 134. Zen View. If there is a beautiful view, don’t spoil it by building...”

– Alexander, Christopher, Sara Ishikawa, and Murray Silverstein. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford UP, 1977. Print. (via backyardgetaways)

Nov 27th

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Project Update

Urb has been appointed by Digital Realty Trust to provide professional planning advice as part of the design team to develop their facility at Profile Park, West Dublin. Richard Hamilton of Urb was planning advisor for the Masterplan, EIS and Planning Application for Profile Park which was granted permission in 2007. Profile Properties’ commitment to the implementation of the...

Nov 10th

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Nov 8th

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TIF redevelopment projects →

Nov 7th

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Nov 7th

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Project Update:

Urb brings success to National Roads Authority (NRA) at arbitration. Urb has provided professional planning services to the NRA for over a year, representing the authority’s interest at Property Arbitration. Richard Hamilton AIPM MIPI MRTPI of Urb presented evidence on lands relating to the development of new Motorway Service Areas on the M1, contributing to the acceptance of the...

Nov 6th

Oct 25th

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Oct 24th

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Oct 18th

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An Ode to the City →

Oct 18th

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Sep 3rd

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The Know-Nothing Executives

Who are the KNEs? The Know-Nothing Executives are a special breed who rise to the top of organisations by knowing nothing except the rewards from serving every whim and command of their masters. This is quote is from a really interesting essay by Henry Tam, which I came across via the excellent Living With Rats blog by Julian Dobson. It cuts to the heart of major governance issues across...

Sep 1st

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irishboyinlondon: An amazing talk by Jan Gehl on creating Cities for People! Definitely worth a watch on a Sunday afternoon! He covers a vast amount of content throughout the talk including; the pressing need to plan for people, walking and cycling; the damaging effects cars have on the scales of planning; the phenomenon of “bird-shit” architecture and ”perfume bottle” sky scrapers and the...

Aug 31st

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“One building standing alone in the countryside is experienced as a work of...”

– Gordon Cullen (1971) The Concise Townscape, Elsevier Ltd.,p. 7

Aug 23rd

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Council to de-zone 500 hectares? →

Aug 12th

Save McInerney?

McInerney Homes was Ireland’s largest volume house builder/developer. It is also a plc which has/had extensive property interests in Britain, Spain and Portugal. It has also been unraveling as a business for the last 2/3 years, as the company has lurched towards bankruptcy, with all the grace of a messy divorce. This process has been well documented as the 3 banks owed €100m have...

Aug 4th

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Jul 28th

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Death Rate per Watts Produced

Jun 15th

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Rachel Botsman Interview on Collaborative Consumption from NESTA

Jun 9th

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Jun 2nd

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May 24th

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May 24th

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Urban Change: The prospect of Transformation

Apr 29th