Rapid City

Rapid City is a prototype model for collaboratively planning the expansion of rapidly urbanising cities and regions. It was trialled in the fast growing city of Gulu in Uganda, Africa in June 2019. Participants explored different typologies of city growth to provide a baseline for imagining the form of a future urban pattern. This project was undertaken as a unique partnership between the Australian Urban Design Research Centre, the University of Western Australia’s Africa Research & Engagement Centre (AfREC) and Gulu University. The objective is to link this physical model with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to provide a means of responsibly evaluating urban growth scenarios. The snapshot report detailgin the engagement activities and outcomes can be found HERE.

‘Once again, it was a great pleasure working with you both last week. Thanks again for coming, and for all of the work that you put in to making it such a great success.’

— Dr Richard Vokes (Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law & Education, School of Social Sciences, UWA)