Urban design training
Urban Design Training Program 2012
Victoria is well-placed to meet the challenges of maintaining housing affordability, land supply and a strong economy. The greater challenge is preserving and enhancing our liveability – the quality of life of our communities that can be influenced through quality urban design.
The DPCD’s Urban Design Training Program offers courses that introduce planners and designers to the principles and methods of urban design, essential for the creation of liveable places.
The program complements the courses offered by PLANET (PLAnning NETwork) by providing specific urban design modules to broaden the skills and knowledge of participants. Since its inception, almost 1500 public and private sector built environment professionals from metropolitan Melbourne, regional Victoria and interstate have participated in the program.
In 2012, the program’s five modules consider planning and building for activities areas and new communities, and urban design for rail environments and public spaces. The program also builds on the Government’s commitment to strengthen the capacity of Victoria’s regions by hosting urban design workshops as part of the successful Regional Planners’ Forums.
The Department invites you to take advantage of these professional development opportunities and boost your urban design knowledge in 2012.
The 2012 Program offers the following urban design training modules
- Building in activities areas
- Urban design around rail environments - Part 1
- Urban design around rail environments - Part 2
- Designing new communities
- Successful public spaces
The Program in association with the DPCD Regional Planners’ Forums offers Sustainable Regional Development Urban Design Workshops.
Urban Design Training Booklet (PDF - 1.5 MB)
Urban Design Training Booklet (DOC - 124 KB)
The Program offers two exciting Urban Discovery Walks
and an Urban Discovery Bus Tour
DPCD is also pleased to support major urban design events taking place in Victoria in 2012
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National Urban Design Forum, April
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5th International Urban Design Conference, September
DPCD particularly appreciates the valuable contribution made by urban design specialists and councils in providing expert speakers and venues for seminars.
Course registration
Please register with the PLANET Professional Development Program.
Contact us
If you would like to know more please contact the Urban Design Unit, DPCD on (03) 9094 8405 or visit www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/urbandesign
Regional Planners’ Forum and Urban Design Workshops update
Gippsland – Traralgon
Date: Wednesday, 24 October
Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Date: Wednesday, 21 November