Outputs (33)

The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Zhao, J. (2015, March). The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment. Paper presented at The Second Construction History Society Conference, University of Cambridge Department of Architecture at Queens' College, Cambridge

The project for the new Houses of Parliament in London was commissioned at the beginning of the 19th century, when the boom in science allowed new technologies and associated social groups to be involved in many established industries, forcing a para... Read More about The architecture of the not-quite-well tempered environment.

Reimagining rural towns: A design-led approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, M., & Forster, W. (2015, February). Reimagining rural towns: A design-led approach. Paper presented at Re-imagining Rurality, London, UK

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.

Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Danso, F. O., Badu, E., Ahadzie, D. K., Nani, G., & Manu, P. (2015, February). Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana. Paper presented at ARCOM Doctoral Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Adaptive-Retrofit Projects (ARPs) face the challenge of wide-adoption due to health and safety (H&S) issues surrounding ARPs. In developing countries like Ghana, this challenge exists alongside other challenges such as outdated and inadequate H&S leg... Read More about Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana.