INVITATION : STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON THE CENTRAL CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES FOR LAND USE MANAGEMENT (09 September 2010)
Please download formal invitation here: DGLUM MeetingInvite
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Precinct Sustainability Assessment Tool Workshop We would like to invite all interested members of UIDSA to an introductory workshop on the development of such an assessment tool.  The workshop will be held from 13:00 to 14:30 at the offices of the CIA (71 Hout Street, Cape Town) on Thursday the 1st of July 2010.  Please RSVP with the secretariat, Soraya at: 021 424 7128 / admin@cifa.org.za     This is solely an introductory meeting, and further opportunities for involvement will be created.  Interested parties who are not able to make this workshop, are welcome to contact Gerhard van der Merwe at gerhard@dhk.co.za for further information. �
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AGM 20 MAY 2010�
  

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 Henri Comrie on the development of the 2010 Greenpoint Stadium.Urban design and public housing seminar.

UDISA Urban Seminar Series: 2009 

Dear UDISA members and panelists, thank you for your attendance and input in our second UDISA Seminar. This event was even more well attended than our first seminar on public transport.
PAST EVENTS:
SEMINAR 4 – November 2009 – Urban Design and Sustainability – title to be confirmed    �
SEMINAR 3 – 15 October 2009 – THE ROLE OF URBAN DESIGN IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT readmore   �
SEMINAR 2 – July 2009         

  

“The role of Urban Design in the context of the Government Housing Policy: Breaking New Ground”     

 

 The panelist for this seminar were:

  • Dr Mark Napier – Urban Land Market Consultants, government housing policy contributor
  • Mr Jac Snyman – Architect & Urban Design Practitioner – Expert Social Housing Projects
  • Ms Cathy Stone – Director Planning, City of Cape Town
  • Prof Julian Cooke – Emeritus Prof UCT, Housing Expert
  • Mr Jens Kuhn – Directorate Housing, City of Cape Town

There were some interesting and heart felt discussions on the role of urban design in the public housing sector, and it became evident that there is a huge role for the urban design profession to play in this field. The presentation given by the panelists have been posted for your interest. The Executive Committee of Western Cape hopes that the membership takes this opportunity to become more involved in the next seminars that are lined up. Although the past seminars have been very well attended, participation from Udisa members has been disappointing.         For those that have not yet attended any of the previous seminars, the next seminars in the series will take the form of short focused presentations by a panel of experts (not necessarily urban designers). This will then be followed by a panel discussion amongst the experts which members of the audience will be invited to participate in. The seminar will be recorded and written up with the aim of publishing an annual seminar document. Drinks and snacks will be available after the presentation and formal discussions.      

     

   

 

The steering committee of UDISA has been engaging with a number of role players  with regard to setting up a Precinct Sustainability Assessment Tool.  There are a number of international examples of such tools, developed to assist both designers in the conceptualization of sustainable settlements, as well as assisting authorities in assessing applications for large scale developments.  We would like to investigate the value, the “what” and the “how to” of setting up such a tool, adjusted for South African conditions.