• The Institute requires Urban Design data that accurately maps cities and towns. At a minimum this would include the following elements: geography including topography, major natural features, landscape elements; the layout of public land including various infrastructures (such as street layouts, public transport routes, parks and reserves); the hierarchy of public space and buildings including community facilities and monuments; private land including its division and titling; and, private building footprints and heights. The data should be in three-dimensional form in virtual models. The mapping should also record changes of these elements over time.
• Institute members were part of Prime Minister Paul Keating’s Task Force reporting on the state of Urban Design in Australia in 1994. Refer to the document: ‘Urban Design in Australia – Report by the Prime Minister’s Task Force’ 16 November 1994. http://www.udf.org.au/archives/2003/udfq_63_september/index.php
• Australian Institute of Architects Urban Design Awards available on the Institute website. http://www.architecture.com.au/i-cms?page=1.19.10609.3411.1194.1195
• Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) in the UK. www.cabe.org.uk/
• State Environmental Planning Policy 65 NSW for the Design of Multi-unit Residential Housing. www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/06_0127_appf_sepp_65_comp_table_taa.pdf