We’re delighted to be a sponsor of this report, along with ADAM Architecture. Led by the University of Dundee and Dr Husam AlWaer B.Arch, MRTPI, Ph.D, BREEAM AP, AoU, UDG, this collectively produced report provides timely guidance on how to deliver 20 Minute Neighbourhoods to all professionals within the built environment. Our employees Hal Mellen and Alessandro Venerandi noted 4 main takeaways from the launch event at the V&A in Dundee on the 19th April: 🏢 Densities ranging from 50 to 90 people per hectare (depending on connectivity) are necessary to establish the critical mass needed to support facilities within a 10-minute walking radius. This equates to roughly 25-45 dwellings per hectare. An achievable target but higher than the typical delivery of house across the country. ✨ It’s not just about quantity, quality is important too. There is no benefit in living close to doctors’ surgery if you can’t get an appointment. For this reason, qualitative assessments must be tied to quantitative ones in the delivery of 20 minute neighbourhoods. 🏘️ Achieving 20 minute neighbourhoods in rural locations can be difficult since there won’t be the critical mass of people needed to support certain facilities. In these instances, villages and hamlets should be grouped and connected by high quality active travel infrastructure and public transport links. ↩️ Feedback loops are essential for delivery. Unless a public body acts as an arbiter for the policy and tracks progress towards its achievement over time, walkable places that support sustainable lifestyles won’t be realised.
ADAM Architecture are proud to support an insightful new report on 20-minute neighbourhoods, published by Dr Husam AlWaer, Reader in Sustainable Urban Design at the University of Dundee, titled 'Understanding the 20-Minute Neighbourhood: Making opportunities for people to live well locally'. Delighted to support alongside Urban Design Group, Sustrans, Corstorphine & Wright, Hilson Moran, Proctor & Matthews Architects and SURF - Scotland's Regeneration Forum. It is intended for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of the meaning and implications of 20-minute neighbourhoods. The guide takes readers through key considerations for a 20-minute neighbourhood strategy. This includes the following ideas: • Understanding and articulating the desired outcomes that politicians, planners, architects, urban designers and other decision makers want to achieve. • Correctly assembling the means – mechanisms, levers, triggers and causal factors – necessary to produce a 20-minute neighbourhood. • Defining changes and behaviours for successful 20-minute neighbourhoods, noting the concept's diverse interpretations and priorities, tailored to specific contexts and circumstances. Please find further insights in the report accessible through the link provided below. https://lnkd.in/evQ2_rTA
