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Welcome to the official website for the University of Texas - Urban Development Society. UDS is an interdisciplinary student organization which aims to improve understanding of the urban development process, as well as the forces which shape the city. We strongly advocate smart urban growth as well as sustainability. Be sure to check out our “News and Events” and “Calendar” for more information.

Our members base ranges from urban studies, architecture, engineering and business majors. However, we do have many members from various other disciplines as well, and we encourage anyone with a passion for urban design to join!

Any UT student can join. Just click on the Member Portal link on the navigation pane to your left. This is where you can Register and Log In to the site. As a member, you will receive important email notifications and updates, be permitted post comments on this site, and have access to the discussion forum to post your thoughts and communicate with other members.

NOTE: Some email updates and notifications, as well as registration information, will be sent from info@urbandevelopmentsociety.org or registration@urbandevelopmentsociety.org, so please add these emails to your “safe” list to avoid accidental deletion by some spam filters.

“Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.”

—Ivan Chermayeff