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Ruthin Future: Contingent practices to reimagine a rural Welsh town (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, M. (2023, August). Ruthin Future: Contingent practices to reimagine a rural Welsh town. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Imperial College London

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.

Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, M., & Columbano, A. (2020, November). Collaboration for innovation in housing: The role of the civic university in delivering new homes in the city. Paper presented at AHRA Housing and the City 17th Annual International Conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association, 2020, Nottingham

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.

Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, October). Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city. Presented at Workshop: Collaborating with Communities in Creating Their Own Spaces with the City, Bristol, England

Grass-roots activities can regenerate areas and empower communities to take ownership of their own shared spaces within the city. The panel explores the interplay between ‘top down’ and ‘ground up’ interventions and places in between. What would an e... Read More about Workshop: Collaborating with communities in creating their own spaces with the city.

Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects (2017)
Presentation / Conference
de Graft-Johnson, A., Daniels, S., Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, September). Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects. Paper presented at AAE2017: Architecture Connects, Oxford Brookes School of Architecture, Oxford. UK

One of the key ways in which architecture students are prompted to connect with clients, users and community groups is through engagement with live projects. Students are invited to work with, and/or for, an external collaborator for their mutual ben... Read More about Critical reflections on the inclusivity and diversity of live community architecture projects.

The University as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sara, R., & Jones, M. (2017, July). The University as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture. Paper presented at PLEA 2017: Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, Scotland

Universities, as quasi-public agents, have a civic responsibility towards the cities and communities of which they are a part. This is typically operationalized through Outreach and Engagement activities, which aim to share and apply the expertise an... Read More about The University as agent of change in the city: Co-creation of live community architecture.

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.

Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, M. (2011, July). Incremental urbanism: An economic approach to the small town. Paper presented at Economy, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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.