2016 International Urban Design Conference

The ninth international Urban Design Conference will be take place in Canberra from 7–9 November.

The 2016 conference theme “Smart Cities for 21st Century Australia – How urban design innovation can change our cities”, will centre on understanding what makes a city “smart” from an urban design perspective and how the built environment develops during the city planning process.

The conference includes presentations on the operation of urban design practice, industry standards and the urban design profession, and provides participants with the opportunity to contribute, network and learn.

The first lineup of keynote speakers includes Paul Burton (professor of urban management and planning and director of the Cities Research Centre at Griffith University), Chris Johnson (CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia), Leann Hodyl (director of Hodyl and Co), Ivan Motley (founder of .id – The Population Experts), and Dr Tim Willians (CEO of the Committee of Sydney).

For authors or organisations interested in presenting at the International Urban Design Conference submissions are currently open and require the participant to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words.

Topics covered in the conference include:

  • How to make a city smart?
  • Sustainability in a smart city
  • Urban design innovation for smart cities
  • City Infrastructure
  • Urban design opportunities in high density living areas
  • Mixing up residential and commercial uses in inner cities
  • Population change and livability
  • Housing affordability
  • Financing city development
  • What future for car dependent cities like Canberra?
  • Politics and city form: lessons learnt from the City of Canberra, and other Australian cities
  • Open

For further information visit the International Urban Design Conference website.

Event details
Date
Monday, 7 Nov 2016 to Wednesday, 9 Nov 2016 Past event
Location
Hyatt Hotel Canberra
120 Commonwealth Avenue,  Canberra,  ACT  2600
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