Urban Design

The Council is committed to working with the community to rebuild Christchurch as a city for people.

Well-designed buildings and spaces will make Christchurch an attractive and healthy place to live, with strong communities, a healthy environment and a vibrant economy. 

In order to achieve this, the Council:

• provides a design review service for private developments, to promote good-quality design
• runs an independent Urban Design Panel made up of leading design professionals
• develops design guides and case studies illustrating best-practice urban design
• works with communities to develop and carry out suburban masterplans
• designs and upgrades public spaces and facilities
• provides facilitators and runs community workshops for public space projects
• carries out a programme of transitional projects and provides funding others to carry out transitional projects 
• supports businesses returning to the central city and suburban centres
• works with local groups such as Gap Filler, Life in Vacant Spaces, Te Putahi and Greening the Rubble to fund and assist their work.