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AoU Coffee Break: Adiya Karsybek
The December instalment of the online coffee break series, with guest Adiya Karsybek sharing a case study from Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan
5 Dec 2024 12:00pm
Edinburgh Pub Night
Join the AoU's Scottish network for an informal pub night this November
28 Nov 2024 6:30pm
Dublin Pub Night
Join the AoU's Irish network for an informal pub night this November
27 Nov 2024 6:30pm
The Urbanism Hour: EcoResponsive Environments
With the authors of EcoResponsive Environments: A Framework for Settlement Design
22 Nov 2024 1:00pm
The Urbanism Awards Ceremony + Learning from Europe 2024 (FULLY BOOKED)
Join us as we wrap up the 2024 Urbanism Awards, hearing from and celebrating this year's finalists, hosted at 150 Holborn in London
13 Nov 2024 3:30pm
AoU Coffee Break: Iain MacPherson
The November instalment of the online coffee break series, with guest Iain MacPherson from Reorient Places
7 Nov 2024 12:00pm
Invitation: The Liveable City
Hosted by the Danish Embassy, held across 2 days in Glasgow and Stirling
4 Nov 2024 9:00am
Members only
The Urbanism Hour: Urbanism After Dusk
Exploring how lighting contributes to social, safe & special places
18 Oct 2024 1:00pm
Quality of Life: Remaking the post-industrial city
Join us for this day conference in Manchester exploring the future of urbanism through the lens of one of the UK's exemplar cities
4 Oct 2024 9:00am
2023/24 Small Grant Scheme - Findings
Join us to learn about what this years winning recipients have been working on!
3 Oct 2024 6:15pm
AoU Coffee Break
The October instalment of the online coffee break series, with guest Emilie Wadsworth
3 Oct 2024 12:00pm
Assessment visit: Mayfield Park, Manchester
Finalist assessment visit to Mayfield Park for the 2024 Great Place award
27 Sep 2024 9:30am
Members only
Assessment visit: Arc Westcliff, Scunthorpe
Finalist assessment visit to Arc Westcliff for the 2024 Great Place award
26 Sep 2024 2:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Strand Aldwych
Finalist assessment visit to Strand Aldwych for the 2024 Great Street award
25 Sep 2024 2:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Old York Road, Wandsworth
Finalist assessment visit to Old York Road for the 2024 Great Street award
24 Sep 2024 2:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Bristol, England
Finalist assessment visit to Bristol for the 2024 European City of the Year award
23 Sep 2024 9:00am
Members only
The Urbanism Hour: Planning Revolution
The online Urbanism Hour series resumes after the summer break with a session on the future of planning
20 Sep 2024 1:00pm
What next for place? Unlocking the power of place: design, data & collaboration (FULLY BOOKED)
Joint event in Glasgow this autumn in collaboration with the AoU, A&DS, UoG, and AHRC Place Programme
18 Sep 2024 9:30am
Members only
Assessment visit: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Finalist assessment visit to Reggio Emilia for the 2024 European City of the Year award
16 Sep 2024 9:00am
Members only
YU Pub Night
Join the Young Urbanists at the BFI Bar for an informal ‘pub’ night this September
12 Sep 2024 6:00pm
Assessment visit: Graylingwell, Chichester
Finalist assessment visit to Graylingwell for the 2024 Great Neighbourhood award
12 Sep 2024 1:00pm
Members only
Mayfair Walking Tour
Join the AoU Young Urbanists and Grosvenor to explore Mayfair on foot after work this autumn
11 Sep 2024 6:15pm
Assessment visit: Beaulieu, Chelmsford
Finalist assessment visit to Beaulieu for the 2024 Great Neighbourhood award
11 Sep 2024 11:00am
Members only
AoU Coffee Break
The September instalment of the online coffee break series, with guest Alex Wilde
5 Sep 2024 12:00pm
Assessment visit: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Finalist assessment visit to Shrewsbury for the 2024 Great Town / Small City award
4 Sep 2024 9:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Helsinki, Finland
Finalist assessment visit to Helsinki for the 2024 European City of the Year award
2 Sep 2024 9:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Port Loop, Birmingham
Finalist assessment visit to Port Loop for the 2024 Great Neighbourhood award
19 Aug 2024 1:30pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Lewes, Sussex
Finalist assessment visit to Lewes for the 2024 Great Town / Small City award
16 Aug 2024 9:00am
Members only
Young Urbanist Summer Social 2024, London
Meet your fellow Young Urbanists at the Summer Social!
15 Aug 2024 6:30pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Bath, Somerset
Finalist assessment visit to Bath for the 2024 Great Town / Small City award
12 Aug 2024 10:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen
Finalist assessment visit to Union Terrace Gardens for the 2024 Great Place award
2 Aug 2024 11:00am
Members only
AoU Coffee Break
The August instalment of the online coffee break series, with guest Deborah Murray
1 Aug 2024 12:00pm
In conversation: Hashi Mohamed
Join us for an evening with barrister and author, Hashi Mohamed at JTP
30 Jul 2024 6:00pm
Members' Summer Party (FULLY BOOKED)
Join the AoU and your fellow urbanists for some rooftop drinks in the heart of Farringdon
24 Jul 2024 6:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Church Street, Stoke Newington
Finalist assessment visit to Church Street for the 2024 Great Street award
24 Jul 2024 2:00pm
Members only
AoU Coffee Break
The virtual coffee break series continues, with guest Paul Morsley
4 Jul 2024 12:00pm
Invitation: Launch of The Good City
Join BDP for an evening of insightful discussions with top industry experts, exploring how we can transform cities into better places for everyone
3 Jul 2024 5:00pm
Members only
The Journey of Place: Leeds
Join us for this half day event experiencing Leeds' urbanism past, present, and future through walking tours and and evening reception
11 Jun 2024 2:00pm
AoU Coffee Break
The AoU in Scotland virtual coffee break with guest Sacha Hasan
6 Jun 2024 12:00pm
Young Urbanists Present: La Bicicleta Brava Tour 2024 (FULLY BOOKED)
Cycling Study Tour of Barcelona
6 Jun 2024 10:00am
Lifelong Neighbourhoods: Planning, designing and delivering the 21st century neighbourhood
Join us for the second Academy of Urbanism x RIAI joint conference in Galway this spring
29 May 2024 9:00am
The Urbanism Hour: European Initiatives
Exploring the role of the European Commission on urbanism in Europe
24 May 2024 1:00pm
Invitation: Places People Want to Live & Work
Hosted by the Danish Embassy
22 May 2024 9:00am
Members only
Young Urbanists Present: Visit to New Ground Co-Housing Community (FULLY BOOKED)
A visit to see how local authorities, planners, policy makers and housing developers have come together in practice.
18 May 2024 2:00pm
Create Streets Mixer for Young Urbanists
Special invitation to the Academy's Young Urbanist network
15 May 2024 6:30pm
Members only
YUs Present: Build Your Career in the Built Environment
Attend a panel and networking session for the next generation of urban thinkers and decision-makers to advance their urbanist careers.
9 May 2024 6:00pm
AoU Coffee Break
The AoU in Scotland virtual coffee break returns, with guest Susan Rintoul
2 May 2024 12:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Nature and the City
How nature-based solutions are delivering benefits for people and planet
26 Apr 2024 1:00pm
The Great Urbanism Team Quiz
Join us in Edinburgh to test your urbanism mettle!
11 Apr 2024 7:00pm
Shortlisting: European Cities
Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to help decide our 2024 European City of the Year finalists at this online shortlisting session
22 Mar 2024 1:00pm
Shortlisting: Great Towns
Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to help decide our 2024 Great Town finalists at this online shortlisting session
21 Mar 2024 1:00pm
Shortlisting: Great Neighbourhoods
Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to help decide our 2024 Great Neighbourhood finalists at this online shortlisting session
20 Mar 2024 1:00pm
Shortlisting: Great Streets
Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to help decide our 2024 Great Street finalists at this online shortlisting session
19 Mar 2024 1:00pm
Shortlisting: Great Places
Academicians and Young Urbanists are invited to help decide our 2024 Great Place finalists at this online shortlisting session
18 Mar 2024 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Urbanism and Climate Action (post COP28 / pre COP29)
An opportunity to reflect on the big global changes and climate action that will shape the way we work in the coming future.
15 Mar 2024 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: The Metropolitan Dimension
Enhancing governance, improving quality, increasing impact
23 Feb 2024 1:00pm
The John Thompson Memorial Lecture (SOLD OUT)
With speaker Sadie Morgan OBE at Cambridge University
13 Feb 2024 4:30pm
Members' Winter Party
Join fellow urbanists and beat the January blues!
31 Jan 2024 6:00pm
Members only
The Urbanism Hour: Transport & Placemaking
How can transport and highway design create better places?
26 Jan 2024 1:00pm
AoU in Scotland Christmas Drinks
Glasgow, Scotland
13 Dec 2023 6:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Festival
This festive Urbanism Hour will explore the impact and significance of festivals and major cultural / arts events on their host towns
8 Dec 2023 1:00pm
Young Urbanists Christmas Party
London, England
6 Dec 2023 6:00pm
The Carbon Challenge: What Can Built Environment Professionals Do?
An evening of presentations, discussion, and networking
28 Nov 2023 5:00pm
The Urbanism Hour - bumper edition: Learning from Europe
For this special edition of the Urbanism Hour we'll be joined by our 2023 European City of the Year finalists
17 Nov 2023 1:00pm
The Urbanism Awards Ceremony 2023
Join us as we crown the 2023 Urbanism Award winners, at the Blue Fin Building in the heart of London's Bankside.
8 Nov 2023 5:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Considerate Urbanism
A virtual lunch hour looking at the topic of considerate urbanism.
20 Oct 2023 1:00pm
Healthy City Design International (Event Partner)
Urban Renewal and Health Equity: Charting a sustainable path locally and globally
16 Oct 2023 8:00am
Young Urbanists Present: Build Your Career in the Public Sector
9 Oct 2023 6:00pm
Assessment visit: Estepona, Spain
European City of the Year finalist 2023
2 Oct 2023 9:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Exeter, England
European City of the Year finalist 2023
27 Sep 2023 9:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Duke Street Dennistoun, Glasgow
Great Street Finalist 2023
26 Sep 2023 1:30pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Stromness, Orkney Islands
Great Town Finalist 2023
25 Sep 2023 10:00am
Members only
The Urbanism Hour: Adapt Now
A virtual lunch hour looking at how to adapt our urban centres into just and resilient places in the face of climate change.
22 Sep 2023 1:00pm
Assessment visit: Somers Town
Great Neighbourhood Finalist 2023
20 Sep 2023 12:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Balsall Heath, Birmingham
Great Neighbourhood Finalist 2023
19 Sep 2023 11:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Spanish City, Whitley Bay
Great Place Finalist 2023
18 Sep 2023 1:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Belper
Great Town Finalist 2023
15 Sep 2023 10:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Amersfoort, Netherlands
European City of the Year finalist 2023
13 Sep 2023 9:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Gloucester Docks
Great Place Finalist 2023
12 Sep 2023 2:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Caernarfon
Great Town Finalist 2023
25 Aug 2023 10:00am
Members only
Assessment visit: Leith Shore
Great Neighbourhood Finalist 2023
18 Aug 2023 10:00am
Members only
Young Urbanist Summer Party '23
Meet your fellow Young Urbanists & Academicians at the Summer Party!
9 Aug 2023 6:30pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow
Great Place Finalist 2023
1 Aug 2023 1:30pm
Members only
Assessment visit: Venn Street, Clapham
Great Street Finalist 2023
27 Jul 2023 2:00pm
Members only
Assessment visit: St Peter's Lane, Canterbury
Great Street Finalist 2023
14 Jul 2023 2:00pm
Members only
The Liveable City
At the Danish Embassy in London
28 Jun 2023 9:00am
Members only
Congress 2023
Cambridge: Designing for the Future
21 Jun 2023 1:00pm
YU Cycle Trip 2023: Kolo to Bici
8 Jun 2023 10:00am
The Urbanism Hour: Healthy Neighbourhoods, Healthy Urbanism
A virtual lunch hour looking at healthy urbanism and the Wembley Park development
26 May 2023 1:00pm
The Young Urbanist Agenda 2023 Programme
18 May 2023 6:15pm
Young Urbanists Present: Build Your Career
27 Apr 2023 6:00pm
Reimagining the Irish City and Town
What would a Charter for Sustainable Urbanism look like in an Irish context?
26 Apr 2023 9:00am
The Urbanism Hour: Planning Culturally for Sustainable Places
A virtual lunch hour looking at the transformation of cultural institutions into civic spaces, with case study Zorrotzaure, Bilbao
21 Apr 2023 1:00pm
Shortlisting: Towns and Cities
Join the Urbanism Awards shortlisting session for the European City of the Year and Great Town 2023
20 Apr 2023 1:00pm
Members only
Shortlisting: Neighbourhoods, Streets, Places
Join the Urbanism Awards shortlisting session for the Great Neighbourhood, Street, and Place 2023
19 Apr 2023 1:00pm
Members only
Sensing Place
What do our landscapes tell us about how we understand places and communities?
13 Apr 2023 6:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Evolution of Place with Integrity
A virtual lunch hour asking how we can encourage the evolution of place with integrity?
31 Mar 2023 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Business Improvement Districts
A virtual lunch hour looking at Business Improvement Districts
24 Feb 2023 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Arts & Culture
A virtual lunch hour looking at the importance of arts and culture in urbanism conversations
27 Jan 2023 1:00pm
Young Urbanist Winter Social
BDP, 16 Brewhouse Yard, Clerkenwell, EC1V 4LJ
19 Jan 2023 6:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: Transforming the Urban Fabric
Transforming the Urban Fabric: What knowledge do we need to unleash the hidden potentials of cities? In collaboration with Henning Larsen.
9 Dec 2022 1:00pm
The Urbanism Awards Ceremony on London City Island
Our annual Awards event, this year with a bit of a twist.
23 Nov 2022 1:00pm
Urbanism Hour - Building Heights
A virtual lunch hour looking at planning and building heights
11 Nov 2022 1:00pm
Urbanism Hour - The Prospects and Promise of London
A virtual lunch hour in collaboration with Business LDN
21 Oct 2022 1:00pm
Healthy City Design 2022
The Next Frontier: Diversity, inclusivity and opportunity for all
10 Oct 2022 9:00am
Young Urbanists Present: Brixton Walking Tour
Exploring Brixton on foot with the Young Urbanists in collaboration with the Brixton Society.
1 Oct 2022 2:00pm
Young Urbanist Present: HerCollective
2022's Small Grant Scheme recipients have developed a workshop that encourages a critical analysis of public space with a gender-inclusive lens
27 Sep 2022 6:30pm
Urbanism Hour - Translations
Translations: Modern Architecture in Dublin & Proposed Decarbonising Zones in Ireland. In collaboration with O'Mahony Pike Architects.
23 Sep 2022 1:00pm
Young Urbanist Summer Party
It's been a busy year for our Young Urbanists so rightfully it's time to let their hair down and rejoice.
24 Aug 2022 6:30pm
Members only
Young Urbanist Walking Tour – Barking Town Centre
Exploring Barking on foot with the Young Urbanists, Members and Non-Members join us!
30 Jul 2022 11:00am
Young Urbanist Present: Urban Planning in an International Context
Supporting Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development for Rapidly Growing Cities
13 Jul 2022 6:30pm
The Urbanism Hour – Awards Special: The Civic Leaders
Join us for the last Thursday of June for this special Urbanism Hour session to hear from the finalists of this year’s Urbanism Awards.
30 Jun 2022 12:30pm
Young Urbanist Present: Feminist Urbanism Research EXPO
22 Jun 2022 6:00pm
Congress 2022 - Belfast: Cities Overcoming Challenges
8 Jun 2022 1:30pm
Young Urbanist Present: Post Pandemic, New World?
How has Covid redefined London's public spaces
4 May 2022 6:30pm
Let’s think again about health!
Exploring the role of urbanism in creating health
7 Apr 2022 10:00am
The Urbanism Hour / Awards Special: Urban Re-inventor
Nicholas Falk, Roger Madelin and Sue Riddlestone join us to discuss the role of the Urban Re-inventor.
1 Apr 2022 12:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: City Science and the application of data responsive design
The diversifying range and application of data across scales.
18 Mar 2022 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour specials: Learning from The Urbanism Awards
Join us the first Friday of every month for special Urbanism Hour sessions to hear from the finalists of this year’s Urbanism Awards.
4 Mar 2022 12:30pm
Young Urbanist Present: Barcelona - Superblocks
Join us to learn from Silvia Amoros, a former city planner for Barcelona’s Metropolitan Area who will explain Barcelona's superblocks.
23 Feb 2022 6:30pm
Urban Markets
Urban markets as economic, cultural and social drivers
27 Jan 2022 10:00am
The Urbanism Awards – Review
Academicians & Young Urbanists are invited to join the Academy's Urbanism Awards Review process, to contribute their ideas
25 Jan 2022 2:00pm
The Urbanism Hour
Maximising the value of infrastructure from place making and sustainability
3 Dec 2021 1:00pm
Young Urbanist Present The Role of Transformative Infrastructure in Levelling Up the UK
Presented by The Young Urbanists & The National Infrastructure Commission's Young Professionals Panel
30 Nov 2021 6:00pm
The Urbanism Awards 2021
Venue: Building Centre, 26 Store St, London WC1E 7BT; Time: 17:00 - 20:30 GMT
24 Nov 2021 5:00pm
The Urbanism Hour / Changing the fate of Anglia Square
Robert Sakula and Henrietta Billings tell the story of campaigning and consensus-building at Anglia Square in Norwich
5 Nov 2021 1:00pm
AoU Regions & Nations call
5 Nov 2021 8:30am
Cycle Tour of London - Past, Present and Future
23 Oct 2021 2:00pm
Zero Carbon Ready? How the housing sector must respond to COP26
Delivering net zero through re-use, retrofit, and reconfigured neighbourhoods
20 Oct 2021 9:00am
Indian Urban Futures 4: How Eco Homes Can Contribute to Sustainable Urbanisation
A co-organised event looking at sustainable housing & urbanisation in the UK & India as part of the Bristol Housing Festival
12 Oct 2021 10:00am
Young Urbanist Present Cycle Tour of London - Past, Present and Future
Join the Young Urbanists for an exploration of London's Cycleway 27
2 Oct 2021 2:00pm
The Urbanism Hour / Investing in Good Places
1 Oct 2021 1:00pm
Advisory Group of the AoU in Scotland
16 Sep 2021 4:00pm
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
16 Sep 2021 1:00pm
Young Urbanists Present: What Does A Feminist City Look Like?
15 Sep 2021 6:00pm
The Urbanism Hour / Designing places for health and wellbeing
What impact can practitioners make in the design of new and renewed places?
3 Sep 2021 1:00pm
Regions & Nations Meeting
Catch-up for Academicians, Young Urbanists and Group Members who represent their area or region
6 Aug 2021 8:30am
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
This week we will be joined by Francis Newton AoU who will discuss the AoU Awards.
5 Aug 2021 1:00pm
POSTPONED: Young Urbanists: Barcelona – Superblocks
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
22 Jul 2021 6:00pm
The Urbanism Hour: New communities and new principles
The pitfalls and pleasures of creating new communities and how design competitions can shape new principles
16 Jul 2021 1:00pm
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
For this session we will be joined by Gemma Lawrence of Creative Carbon Scotland.
15 Jul 2021 1:00pm
Oxford-Cambridge Arc Spatial Framework: Adapt & prosper – a vision for all?
Will the Spatial Framework and the Vision deliver for people and communities?
14 Jul 2021 2:00pm
Young Urbanists: What's in our mind (maps) today?
Join us in our exploration of how smartphones influence the way we perceive and practice our urban environment.
7 Jul 2021 6:30pm
The Urbanism Hour / Missions: An approach for shaping urban transformation?
Mission-oriented innovation is a new approach to innovation policy, but will it solve the grand challenges?
2 Jul 2021 1:00pm
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
This week we will be joined by Marc Cairns, Regional Lead for Scotland, Architecture LGBT+
1 Jul 2021 1:00pm
AoU Annual Congress – Responsive Cities
Explore issues around the pressure to deliver a positive place to live, to work and to play.
16 Jun 2021 12:00pm
AoU Regions & Nations call
4 Jun 2021 8:30am
The Urbanism Hour / The Power of a Different Perspective
This week we will be joined Martina Juvara from URBAN Silence and Joanna Chambers from Changing Cities.
28 May 2021 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour / Place-making is the easy bit!
This week we will be joined by Michael Calder from Phase 2 Planning Ltd and Mette McLarney from Bluepencil Designs.
21 May 2021 1:00pm
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
The AoU Coffee Breaks are back for 2021, with an AoU Young Urbanist takeover.
20 May 2021 1:00pm
Rapid Transit and Urban Recovery
Lessons from recent metro systems in mid-sized European cities - Dublin, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Nottingham.
19 May 2021 9:00am
The Urbanism Hour / Delivering healthy places
Guest speakers; Andrew Taylor, from Countryside Properties and Michael Chang, fromPublic Health England
14 May 2021 1:00pm
AoU Regions & Nations call
7 May 2021 8:30am
AoU Coffee Break, Scotland
The AoU Coffee Breaks are back for 2021, with an AoU Young Urbanist takeover.
6 May 2021 1:00pm
The Urbanism Hour / Community as tenant
This week we will be joined by Justin Nicholls from Fathom Architects and Jennifer Mui from MRG Studio.
30 Apr 2021 1:00pm
3×3 Series – Play and the City
Join us for the last of 3 evenings in April to explore ideas under the overall theme of …and the City, as we gear up for Congress 2021 in June.
28 Apr 2021 5:30pm
The Urbanism Hour
23 Apr 2021 1:00pm
3×3 Series – Everyday and the City
Join us for the second of 3 evenings in April to explore ideas under the overall theme of …and the City, as we gear up for Congress 2021 in June.
21 Apr 2021 5:30pm
The Urbanism Hour / Moving London
In this session, we will hear from Alex Williams, Director of City Planning at Transport for London
16 Apr 2021 1:00pm
3×3 Series – Romance and the City
Join us for 3 evenings in April to explore ideas under the overall theme of …and the City, as we gear up for Congress 2021 in June.
14 Apr 2021 5:30pm
Everyone is an Urbanist
The Academy of Urbanism is pleased to invite you to join an online discussion, planned by the AoU members based in Northern Ireland.
25 Mar 2021 4:30pm
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