The Adelaide Design Manual and its related documents is the product of an extensive process of research and analysis that has considered the extensive range of public realm guidance developed at the international, national and state level, and provides guidance on ensuring high-quality design outcomes for public spaces in the City of Adelaide.
Resources
Below you can find links to the full Adelaide Design Manual along with supporting strategies and documents and a selection of other useful links to some of the best-practice approaches that have been used both in Australia and worldwide.
Adelaide Design Manual Supporting Documents
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Principles (external link)
- Adelaide City and Park Lands Wayfinding Strategy Signage Suite (external link)
- Adelaide (city) Development Plan - September 2015 (DPTI) (external link)
- Adelaide Park Lands Building Design Guidelines (external link)
- Australian Standards (external link)
- Building Interface Guidelines (external link)
- City Works Guidelines (City of Adelaide) (external link)
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (external link)
- DRAFT Adelaide Public Realm Lighting Guidelines (external link)
- Green Infrastructure Guidelines (external link)
- Outdoor Dining Guidelines (City of Adelaide) (external link)
- Pavement Marking Manual (DPTI) (external link)
- Small Streets and Laneways Analysis and Case Studies (external link)
- Smart Move Transport and Movement Strategy 2012-22 (City of Adelaide) (external link)
CityMag Adelaide Design Manual Companion Publication
Useful Links
- Adelaide Fine Grain, 2013 (Craig Allchin and Six Degrees Urban) (external link)
- Auckland Design Manual (Auckland Council) (external link)
- Boston Complete Streets Guide (City of Boston) (external link)
- Consultation Draft: Place shaping framework (5000+) (external link)
- Creating Places for People an Urban Design Protocol for Australian Cities (ASBEC) (external link)
- Green Infrastructure Evidence Base (DEWNR) (external link)
- Guidelines for Disability Access in the Pedestrian Environment, 2009 (DPTI) (external link)
- Manual of Legal Responsibilities and Technical Requirements for Traffic Control Devices (DPTI) (external link)
- Public Spaces and Public Life, City of Adelaide: 2002 (Gehl Architects) (external link)
- Public Spaces and Public Life, City of Adelaide: 2011 (Gehl Architects) (external link)
- South Australian Active Living Coalition (external link)
- Street Design Manual (New York City Department of Transport) (external link)
- Streets for People: Compendium for South Australian Practice, 2012 (Government of South Australia) (external link)
- Tree Planting Solutions: Best Practices Manual (City of Toronto) (external link)
- Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery (Trees and Design Action Group - UK) (external link)
- Vision and Guiding Principles: A vision for an authentic, inclusive and innovative Adelaide (5000+) (external link)