Figure 6.42 Masonry wall for uoan areas Figure 6.43 Battered masonry waters edge Figure 6.44 Natural edge Figure 6.48 Arrangements for eyele and pedestrian Figure 6.46 Separation ot publ and private space Figure 6.47 Raised prome- ade for viewing unm, |] ana city quarters. The urban designer may be and should ‘be invalved in projects with a wider remit than the local design study. This i true for niver frontage design. The Thames Strategy iustrates the need for urban design skills in the development of a planning strategy for a component of an extensive subregion of Greater London. The Ove Arup Partnership Was commissioned by the Government Office for London in 1994 to undertake a detaled analysis of the ‘Thames, prepare overall design principle, and make recommendations for draft planning guidance. The underlying aim was to prepare 2 visionary document, promoting high quality design and landscape along the River Thames In adition to specialists in town planning, landscape architecture, tansport planning economics and tourism, the team assembled by Ove 4 vitangd thane Ferd ov yeh aoc waie’ Arid bank tae | wae > | Se enn Arup included professionals with sis in urban design. The study was strategic in nature, aiming at an overview of opportunities arising within 2 30-ile stretch of the river, rather than considering the evelopment potential in isolation of particular sts along its length, As expected the analysis included studies of the history of development along the Thames, the decisionmaking bodies affecting development, river ‘management and the planning context. Information ‘was alo assembled in map form on the distrbution of riverside land uses, accessibility along the banks, the river's hinterland traffic, trafic use ofthe river Atelf together with qualitative studies ofthe environment, including ateas of heritage and eco logical importance, key landmarks, building heights,