“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
15 February 2010
One of the key challenge in creating 'successful places', is to develop a set of initiatives to improve spaces with 'poor design quality'.
The Seagate area within Dundee City Centre suffers a lack of 'visibility' and 'vitality' thus resulting in a poor relationship between people and places.
The aim of the student's exercise is to develop a framework of design guidance with proposals to improve and enhance the urban character of Seagate area.
Particular attention to proposals for improvement of the public realm (i.e. the Council as agent) is required.
The report of design guidance and associated posters will introduce the design principles which will give direction to the redevelopment of the Seagate area and will cover a range of themes including townscape character enhancement, pedestrian and traffic movement etc.
Twenty-three students in the third year of their studies in Town and Regional Planning at the University of Dundee have carried out design appraisals and submitted reports and posters.
A panel comprising of Councillor Will Dawson, Ian Mudie, Head of Planning, and Dave Doig, representative of the City Centre Action Group reviewed three of the best proposals at the City Chambers in Dundee City Council on 15 Feb 2010 (Mon)
The first prize was awarded to Andrew Miller, followed by second and third prizes for Andrew Rennie and Mohammed Hussain prizes respectively.
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