PIA is heading to the American Planning Association Conference in LA, then travelling up the coast to San Francisco, Portland & Vancouver, 13—27 April 2012. We’d love you to join us, as you will:

- Gain insight into the planning of some of North America’s most acclaimed cities.
– Participate in APA’s National Conference
– Undertake international networking and professional development.

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First International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design

April 19, 2012 (All day) - April 21, 2012 (All day)

Epoka University and the Polytechnic University of Tirana, invite academics, practicing architects, urban designers, and planners to attend the First International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, which will be held at Epoka University in Tirana, Albania.

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CREATING SUCCESSFUL TOWN CENTRE AND LOCAL ECONOMIES

17th Annual Quality Streetscapes Conference
26 Apr 2012 | 15 Hatfields, London

How do we create places that people want to visit and spend time in?
This event will explore:

• Innovative ways to demonstrate how good urban realm design adds economic and social value
• Delivering place-based approaches to growth and vitality in the age of localism
• Effective tools and practices to mitigate development risk
• Best practice local partnership working in an evolving funding and planning framework
• Focused approaches to urban realm investment
• Place-making as a key driver of economically viable and socially sustainable development