Outputs (13)

Ruthin Future: Contingent practices to reimagine a rural Welsh town (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The political lens is shifting to smaller settlements and Governments in the UK, Ireland and beyond are recognising the need to support smaller places, for example through ‘town centre first’ policies, en-hanced funding for high streets and revitaliz... Read More about Ruthin Future: Contingent practices to reimagine a rural Welsh town.

Next (re)generation architectural education: Disrupting design pedagogy through social lab processes (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper reflects on collaborative live architectural design projects between Birmingham School of Architecture and Design (BSoAD) students and social lab, CoLab Dudley in Dudley, UK. CoLab Dudley is an experimental form of social and imagination i... Read More about Next (re)generation architectural education: Disrupting design pedagogy through social lab processes.

From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects (2023)
Journal Article

Through exploration of Birmingham School of Architecture & Design’s pioneering live project programme, this paper presents a commentary on the potential of architecture and design education in achieving the ambitions of the Civic University movement.... Read More about From civic responsibility to socio-spatial civic agency: Critiquing the civic university movement through live projects.

Educating radical practitioners: A case study of regenerative design on a UK High Street (2023)
Journal Article

Universities have a responsibility to educate future practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to achieve the shift required to create regenerative futures. Engaging students in real-world problems and thinking creatively about teachin... Read More about Educating radical practitioners: A case study of regenerative design on a UK High Street.

The territorial imagination: Re-visiting the work of Luigi Snozzi (1932-2020) and the Monte Carasso design seminar (2021)
Journal Article

Like a huge number of architects in the UK and across the world, I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Luigi Snozzi in December 2020. Snozzi was a charismatic, larger than life character with strong political beliefs that shaped his career.... Read More about The territorial imagination: Re-visiting the work of Luigi Snozzi (1932-2020) and the Monte Carasso design seminar.

Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Birmingham School of Architecture and Design pioneered ‘live projects’ as a pedagogic model in schools of architecture in the UK and as part of this programme delivered a number of innovative housing projects in collaboration with the public sec... Read More about Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city.

Creating thriving towns: What is the future for Wales' towns in the aftermath of the pandemic? (2020)
Report

Wales is a country defined by its towns. Bustling market towns, suburban commuter towns, picturesque tourist towns, gritty industrial towns - 40% of the population lives in these small and often distinctive places. They are integral to the fabric of... Read More about Creating thriving towns: What is the future for Wales' towns in the aftermath of the pandemic?.

Transforming towns: Designing for smaller communities (2020)
Book

This book demonstrates how contemporary architecture, community engagement and thoughtful urban design can contribute to the creation of thriving small communities. It addresses a lack of inspiration and ideas for architects and designers and promote... Read More about Transforming towns: Designing for smaller communities.

Austerity urbanism: Connecting strategies and tactics for participatory placemaking (2020)
Journal Article

Austerity has led to a growing interest in small-scale urban practices that engage community groups in participatory placemaking as an alternative to developing government or commercially funded parks and urban spaces. These approaches draw on bottom... Read More about Austerity urbanism: Connecting strategies and tactics for participatory placemaking.

Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales (2017)
Book Chapter

The past twenty years has seen UK Government aspiring to put greater power in the hands of local people. In England, the 2011 Localism Act and 2012 National Planning Policy Framework have created new opportunities for local people to influence develo... Read More about Empowering local people through the planning process: The emerging practice of ‘Place Planning’ and its contribution to community well-being in Wales.

Shape My Brecon Beacons (2016)
Report

Shape My Brecon Beacons is a guide is for town and community councils, local residents, community groups and residents’ associations embarking on producing a Place Plan in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It guides the reader through the process of... Read More about Shape My Brecon Beacons.

Reimagining rural towns: A design-led approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One in five people in Europe live in rural towns of under 50,000 people. Founded as trading, defensive and administrative centres, these towns have undergone dramatic and rapid change due to increasing personal mobility and the shifting nature of the... Read More about Reimagining rural towns: A design-led approach.

Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this paper an alternative to the prevailing conservation based approach to small town urbanism will be explored. Founded on a belief in the value of the existing and an in depth reading of settlement, an urban strategy underpinned by a series of s... Read More about Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town.