Tibbalds has an established reputation for specialist urban design expertise and advice that shapes and supports development proposals and/ or establishes design guidance for places. Our approach is tailor made in response to the needs of each project, place and client. Urban design guidance is a key tool for promoting design quality through the development processes of planning and procurement, helping to increase certainty, to raise confidence, and to provide a basis for assessing proposals. Our services include: • design capacity studies; • alternative development scenarios to review strategic options; • development frameworks and design briefs; • design codes and guidance; • design policy research and development; • urban design training and conferences; • design advice and support; and • design input to project procurement. Urban Design projects