What is meant by character and local distinctiveness in urban design?

0:00:00 – Chaired by Scott Elliott Adams. UDG Executive Committee and Urban Designer.
INTRODUCTION. How do we change ‘anywhere’ to ‘somewhere’?
0:01:54 – Rob Cowan. Urban Design Skills.
LOCAL DISTINCTIVENESS, CHARACTER + APPEARANCE – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
0:10:22 – Chuck Wolfe. Seeing Better Cities
SUSTAINING A CITY’S CULTURE AND CHARACTER, DECONSTRUCTED
0:28:54 – Jon Cooper. Oxford Brookes University
VIEWCUE – USING COMPUTERS TO ANALYSE STREETS
0:47:15 – Summary of the three presentations by Scott followed by questions.
0:48:04 – Is character and distinctiveness subjective?
1:01:08 – To what extent does character stem from something more than the physicality of a place?
1:14:18 – How might local character be ascertained by disparate interest groups?

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