Workshops

Design Brief Development Workshop

Half day

To explore the creation and role of a design brief in the process of developing a community building

Presentations, hands-on workshops

• What is a design brief and who develops and uses it?
• Key themes and elements to include in your design brief
• Best practice examples of design briefs and community buildings

• How you as a community organisation can develop a design brief
• A framework for development of your design brief
• Tools to enable you to transfer learning to your own situation

Introduction to Engaging the Community in the Design Process

Half day - two days

To give the group an understanding of the importance of involving the community in the design process and give them the tools to do so effectively

Presentations, hands-on workshops, interactive games and events

• What is community engagement and why is it important?
• A how-to guide of community engagement - How can it contribute to creating a better designed project?
• How can you involve a wide range of people in the design of your project in fun and exciting ways?

• Understanding and appreciation of the importance of community involvement
• Awareness of a range of methods of engagement and how to use them
• Appreciation of the value of stakeholder involvement in the design process
• Gaining different perspectives for the project

An introduction to Design Principles

Up to half a day

To give you a basic understanding of the design principles which affect your project. This may include urban design principles, architecture principles, landscape architecture principles or infrastructure principles

Listening, discussions, Q & A

• An explanation of the design principles which affect either a building, space, home or neighbourhood
• Exploring what makes good and bad design
• Tools to employ these principles in your project

• An understanding of basic design principles
• The ability to think about your project using these principles
• Broader knowledge of design which will help you make more informed decisions

Good Practice

One - two days

To inspire you and give you a sense of the possibilities for your project and the different approaches you might take

Site visits, discussions, presentations, Q & A, taking and displaying photographs

• Exploring projects similar to yours (either through case studies or visits)
• How have other projects overcome barriers?
• Learning lessons from those who have already been through the process

• New approaches to planning your project
• New ways to involve the community in the design of your project
• Ideas and inspiration for the design of your project
• Through discussion, a shared understanding of lessons learned from case studies or visits

Understanding the Project

Half day - one day

Establish a shared understanding of the context of your project and how to use work done so far to move to the next stage

Discussion, hands-on workshops, mapping, drawing

• Bringing together all of the work done so far
• Finding gaps in knowledge and establishing how to fill them
• Identifying potential and actual stakeholders
• Analysis of your project in spatial terms

• An established shared understanding of the project at its current stage
• A new understanding of your project in spatial terms
• A set of identified stakeholders, the interrelations between them and how you can work together to achieve your goals

Action Planning Workshop

Up to half a day

To give you an understanding of the process and to help you create an action plan for your project

Presentation, hands-on workshops

• Explanation of the process of action planning
• Interactive planning and mapping of priorities

• An understanding of the key principles of action planning and why it is important
• An agreed set of short, medium and long term priorities
• A logical method for structuring your plans and priorities which you can use in the future
• A plan of who to involve in your project and at what stages