Foundation Certificate in Urban Design
A short course in urban design for professionals at any stage in their careers who would like to develop their understanding, knowledge and skills in urban design.
Foundation Certificate in Urban Design
Expand your knowledge of urban design theories and principles, and how to apply them in practice. Grow your own design skills, develop your eye for design detail, and improve your ability to recognise good design both in the field, and in plans and drawings.
Foundation Certificate in Urban Design
Expand your knowledge of urban design theories and principles, and how to apply them in practice. Grow your own design skills, develop your eye for design detail, and improve your ability to recognise good design both in the field, and in plans and drawings.
About Urban Design Works
Urban Design Works provides professional development and urban design services for people and organisations with an interest in the design of places. We offer ways to grow skills, knowledge, careers, designs and projects.
We offer a range of courses, resources and ways of working with you. We work for, and collaborate with, a variety of different people and organisations, from developers, local authorities and other design professionals and consultants.
Founder and Director:
Rob Beardsworth
Rob is a practitioner, educator and mentor in Urban Design. Having been practising since 2006, his desire to share his experience, skills and enthusiasm led him to set up Urban Design Works to support and enhance knowledge and understanding of design throughout the public and private sectors.
Rob is a Recognised Practitioner with the Urban Design Group, a Panel Member with both North East Design Review and Design Yorkshire. He is a lecturer in Urban Design at Leeds Beckett University where he teaches both Undergraduate and Masters students.
Rob has over 18 years of experience in local and national urban design roles with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), City of York Council, and Hull City Council.
Founder and Director: Rob Beardsworth
Rob is a practitioner, educator and mentor in Urban Design. Having been practising since 2006, his desire to share his experience, skills and enthusiasm led him to set up Urban Design Works to support and enhance knowledge and understanding of design throughout the public and private sectors.
Rob is a Recognised Practitioner with the Urban Design Group, a Design Champion for the RTPI and a Design Review Panel Member.
He has over 15 years of experience in local and national urban design roles with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), City of York Council, Hull City Council.
Client Testimonials
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