Urban Designer

As an urban designer, you think about how streets, parks, shops and homes fit together. You look at a space - maybe a run-down neighbourhood or a bit of land - and imagine what it could become. You might design a new park for a city or plan how to turn an old warehouse area into somewhere people actually want to live and work.

Your work involves walking around, talking to local people about what they need, sketching ideas and using computer design tools to plan streets and spaces. You work with architects, engineers and local councils to turn your ideas into real neighbourhoods. You think about practical things like how many people live there and where they park, but also about making places feel good - with colour, trees and spaces for people to meet and spend time together.