All Outputs (77)

The nature of society: Enmapping nature, space and society into a town-green hybrid (2014)
Journal Article

The paper describes the transformation of derelict land into a ‘town-green’ and the role legislation played in transforming social and natural relationships. Town-green denotes a legal status under the Great Britain Commons Act (2006) that protects c... Read More about The nature of society: Enmapping nature, space and society into a town-green hybrid.

The power of the image (2012)
Journal Article

Designers have long used fantastical imagery as part of an urban regeneration process, here Louis Rice examines the legacy of the seminal image from the winning London Olympics bid.

Architecture + Transgression (2012)
Book

Bristol riots (2011)
Book

BRISTOL RIOTS is an examination of the demonstrations in Stokes Croft and the riot in the Spring of 2011 which took place after police raided a squatted building opposite the Tesco store. Where the national media failed to report the event that night... Read More about Bristol riots.

Informal/peripheral production (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research project explores a four-year (and on-going) research project into the production of informal spaces. Informal spaces (or something akin to informal spaces) are known variously as: autonomous, transgressive, or loose spaces; or terrain v... Read More about Informal/peripheral production.

Crit(ical) encounters (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The crit forms the primary narrative through which architectural education is operationalized. The crit or ‘design review’ inhabits a liminal space through which the process of learning architecture and development of professionalism are curated. For... Read More about Crit(ical) encounters.

Black-boxing sustainability (2011)
Journal Article

The term ‘sustainable’ has rapidly become a ubiquitous prefix for many contemporary issues, professions and disciplines. This paper contextualizes the debate by exploring how the term ‘sustainable’ has emerged within the field of architecture. The pa... Read More about Black-boxing sustainability.

Reshaping suburbs (2011)
Report

A report produced as part of the EPSRC solutions project - the sustainability of land use and transport in outer neighberhoods.

Slum genealogy (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The slum is consuming the world. Thus slums by virtue of their presence: as a utopian model – always present, everywhere and always the same: have power. They have become more powerful than the formal city, princes and philosophers alike are drawn to... Read More about Slum genealogy.

Retrofitting suburbia: Is the compact city feasible? (2010)
Journal Article

This paper examines the role of retrofitting existing suburbs to deliver more sustainable lifestyles. The policy of intensification of existing urban and suburban areas, referred to as a 'compact city' strategy, has been promoted by the UK government... Read More about Retrofitting suburbia: Is the compact city feasible?.

Towards a suburban renaissance (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Playful learning (2009)
Journal Article

This paper explores the use of playful learning as an approach to teaching and learning. The research used the playful aspects of the 'dérive' (an approach to understanding an environment developed by the Situationists group) as a vehicle to examine... Read More about Playful learning.

Urban design (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Informal urbanism
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Transgression: Architecture without Architects
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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Mental, social & physical aspects of a healthy city
Digital Artefact

Can we design healthy cities or healthy architecture? There are claims that architects and urban designers can make people healthier and happier, but the evidence for this is contested. Meanwhile the general population is getting unhealthier and a p... Read More about Mental, social & physical aspects of a healthy city.

Healthy city: Masterplan codesign
Digital Artefact

The research focuses on a codesign project in an urban area in Bristol (UK) that is facing rapid regeneration and redevelopent. The study area contains some of the most socially, economically and environmentally deprived neighbourhoods in the UK. The... Read More about Healthy city: Masterplan codesign.