May | studio | REAL visit Madrid
studio | REAL took their annual study trip abroad to Madrid this year. The trip combined tours of two major urban expansion projects of the city fringes, the historic City Centre, as well as an evening seminar and dinner with Pedro Ortez of the Instituto Renovacion Urbana who had peviously been Madrid’s Regional Planning Director.
April | Guildford Town Centre
studio | REAL have been appointed by Guildford Borough Council to prepare a Design and Development Brief for the Leapale Road area of the town centre. The... View Article >>
March | studio | REAL were announced joint winners of the 2012 Urban Design Group Practice Award
The award was in recognition of the Moat Lane, Towcester masterplanning and development planning work. The 2012 Urban Design Awards took place in the... View Article >>
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February | Urban Design Group Awards
studio | REAL is short listed for the 2012 Practice Award for the Moat Lane, Towcester, town centre regeneration project. The other shortlisted entries... View Article >>
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January | Academy of Urbanism
Roger Evans has accepted an invitation from the Academy of Urbanism to become an Academician. Roger joined the AoU assessment visits to finalists Gothenburg... View Article >>
January | Moat Lane winner!
The Moat Lane, Towcester, town centre regeneration project has won the RTPI East Midlands prize in the Heritage section. The study, for which studio | REAL... View Article >>
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June | RIBA Regional (East) Award
We are delighted to announce that the North Chase housing scheme for Newhall Projects Ltd has won an RIBA regional award for the East of England, 2011.
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May | Moat Lane Conservation Awards
The first phase of the Moat Lane mixed-use regeneration project to be implemented has been the restoration of Bury Mount, a Norman castle mound at the... View Article >>
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March | The implications of the Localism Bill on local development
On 24th March studio | REAL ran a breakfast seminar at their offices entitled ‘The Localism Bill and its implications for planning and... View Article >>
March | RTPI Housing & Urban Design Groups visit Newhall
Despite grey skies, members from the RTPI Housing and Urban Design Network Groups turned out in force to visit Newhall on 29th March 2011. Rachel Aldred... View Article >>
February | A working tool for delivering quality and distinctiveness
Early spring saw the publication and adoption of the South Yorkshire Residential Design Guide by the four South Yorkshire authorities, Barnsley, Doncaster,... View Article >>
September | Lecture at Sheffield University - Working with design codes and regeneration
Director of Urban Design Karl Kropf was invited by the URSULA project at Sheffield University to give the first seminar in a series by different speakers... View Article >>
August | Gainsborough Southern Urban Extension - Outline Planning Consent Granted
West Lindsey District Council Planning Committee has approved Thonock and Somerby Estates’ proposals for a large urban extension to the market town of... View Article >>
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August | Planning Application for Moat Lane Regeneration
studio | REAL have submitted a planning application to West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) for the regeneration of the Moat Lane area in... View Article >>
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June | Life on the square
Newhall has continued Harlow’s strong tradition of public sculpture with two exciting new works by artists Ekkehard Altenburger and Nick Turvey. Local... View Article >>
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June | South Yorkshire Design Guide
The South Yorkshire Residential Design Guide reached a key milestone, going out for a six week public consultation earlier this month. Working closely with... View Article >>
May | Barkingside Plan Approved
studio | REAL’s Barkingside Town Centre Improvement Plan has been approved by the local Area Committee. Our flexible and iterative approach to... View Article >>
March | Newhall Phase 2
Outline planning permission has been granted to complete the new neighbourhood at Newhall, Essex. A further 2,300 homes will be developed on the ninety-five... View Article >>
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February | Urban Design Compendium 2
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has asked studio | REAL to update the Urban Design Compendium 2 - Delivering Quality Places (UDC2).
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January | Littleport Vision and Masterplan
We are pleased to announce that studio | REAL and Urban Delivery have been chosen by East Cambridgeshire District Council to support their work in preparing... View Article >>
December | Thetford Vision
We are pleased to announce that Urban Delivery, studio | REAL and amt-i have been chosen by Moving Thetford Forward to prepare a development prospectus for... View Article >>
October | Roger Evans Associates Ltd (REAL) will from 1st October become studio | REAL
The urban design market has developed rapidly over the last 10 years. As a market leader, this rebranding underlines our innovative approach to urban... View Article >>
September | In-house Model Making
studio | REAL has brought professional model making in-house with the appointment of James Scoot. This enables us to better integrate 3D modeling into the... View Article >>
April | Town Centre Improvement Plan for Barkingside
We are pleased to announce that studio | REAL has been chosen by the London Borough of Redbridge to prepare a town centre improvement plan for Barkingside,... View Article >>
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March | Bridging The Design Gap
In a bold move to bridge the gap between highway engineers and urban designers, Transform South Yorkshire and the South Yorkshire local authorities have... View Article >>
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March | Strategic Urban Design Framework for the Gateway Growth Point of Thetford
As part of the Thetford Area Action Plan, studio | REAL has worked with Breckland District Council and Moving Thetford Forward to produce a... View Article >>
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November | Newhall 1c Achieves Building For Life Gold Standard
Newhall 1C is an affordable housing scheme, designed by studio | REAL for MOAT Homes Limited and developed by Newhall Projects (three) Ltd. It is located... View Article >>
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September | Urban Design Compendium 2
The Urban Design Compendium 2 (UDC2) has achieved far wider application and influence than could have been hoped for, with more than... View Article >>
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March | Eastern Leighton Linslade
An innovative new neighbourhood in a vibrant market town is the generating idea behind the recent planning application for Eastern Leighton Linslade... View Article >>
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April | studio | Real's Annual Study Trip to Switzerland and Germany
Our annual study trips always take in great projects. We consider topical urban design issues and research schemes worthy of note. We use public transport... View Article >>
September | Urban Design Compendium 2 Launch
studio | REAL were selected to write a second Urban Design Compendium for English Partnerships and The Housing Corporation in 2006. Urban Design Compendium... View Article >>
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August | TOP 10 - The Chase at Newhall
studio | REAL’s masterplanning project in Harlow features in CABE’s new study of urban streets, which looks at design and implementation. This... View Article >>
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May | studio | REAL visits Stockholm
This year's annual study trip took the office to Stockholm, the home of the internationally renowned Hammarby Sjöstad.
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May | studio | REAL's Annual Study Trip to Lyon
The Practice took their annual study trip to the French city of Lyon this year. The city boasts a number of elegant civic realm and lighting projects that... View Article >>
November | Roger Evans and Karl Kropf are Topic Editors for Issue 93 of Urban Design
Roger Evans and Karl Kropf of studio | REAL were topic editors for Issue 93 of Urban Design – the Urban Design Group’s core publication. The... View Article >>
September | Louise Walker appointed to Seeda Design Panel
Louise Walker, Senior Urban Designer at studio | REAL has been appointed to act on South East England Development Agency’s (SEEDA) Design Panel. The... View Article >>
July | Investors In People Award for studio | REAL
studio | REAL are pleased to announce that the Practice achieved the coveted “ Investors In People” award in July 2005. Business Manager, Gina... View Article >>
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July | studio | REAL Award Winner, David Watkinson
Recent graduate of the Joint Centre for Urban Design in Oxford has recently been awarded the studio | REAL Award for his dissertation on Fractal... View Article >>
May | studio | REAL visit Madrid
studio | REAL took their annual study trip abroad to Madrid this year. The trip combined tours of two major urban expansion projects of the city fringes,... View Article >>
December | Regeneration hits Sheffield's streets
studio | REAL have been commissioned by Sheffield City Council to produce designs for key streets and spaces within the Southey and Owlerton districts of... View Article >>
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September | Havant Streets and Spaces
studio | REAL have been commissioned by Havant Borough Council to produce a framework and design guidelines for streets and spaces throughout the... View Article >>
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August | Modern Art Oxford, Corporate Partnership
studio | REAL are delighted to announce that we have been selected to be a corporate partner for Modern Art Oxford. studio | REAL are keen to support the... View Article >>
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February | Wembley Tall Buildings Study Commission
Brent Council has commissioned studio | REAL to develop a tall buildings strategy to provide guidance on the location and design of tall buildings in... View Article >>
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February | RTPI Award for Newhall
The annual RTPI Planning Award for New Neighbourhoods has been awarded to studio | REAL for the urban design and masterplanning of Newhall,... View Article >>
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