In accordance with the UDA’s mission to advance the profession of urban design, this document sets out the capabilities across the full spectrum of urban designers practising in a range of roles and industry sectors. This is a foundational, strategy document to underpin UDA activities. 

Urban designers have historically been in a contested occupational space with various interpretations derived from other disciplinary frameworks. This document is another step in advancing the profession of urban design as a separate and equivalent discipline to architecture, planning and landscape architecture, all contributing to a better built environment.