The final examination works for Jacob Dibble (MSc) and Alessandra Feliciotti (Exchange). This masterplan focused on the regeneration of the larger Anderston area in Glasgow, revolving around the premise of tunnelling the M8 motorway into an underground bored tunnel combined with a new North / South rail line and converting …
The University of Sheffield, The University of Strathclyde and the University of West of Scotland are pleased to announce that the 22nd IAPS Conference entitled, Human Experience in the Natural and Built Environment: Implications for Research Policy and Practice, will take place at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow from the 24th …
Ref: Porta, S. Latora, V. Crucitti, P. (2012), The Network Analysis of Urban Streets: A Primal Approach, in Thrift, N. Barnes, T. Peck, J. (eds), “Environment and Planning”, Sage, London. *** *** Our benchmark article “The Network Analysis of Urban Streets: A Primal Approach”, originally published in Environment and Planning …
Iain Brodie, our MSc UD Student in 2010-11, won the prestigious UDG Award for the best Urban Design student work in the UK. Announced by Urban Update the Urban Design Group Student Award 2012 winners: “Richard Hayward introduced the students awards, announcing the winner: Ian Brodie (University of Strathclyde) for his …
Ombretta delivered the keynote speech entitled “Planning for change. A question of scales, tools and responsibilities” at the IAPS International Network Symposium held in Daegu, Korea, on October 10th 2011. The year 2011 will see the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jane Jacobs’ seminal work ‘The Death and Life …
Ombretta and Sergio are invited speakers at the prestigious Dortmund Lectures on Civic Art in Dortmund, DE, on Friday 9th of December 2011. Both will give a lecture entitled “Plot-Based Urbanism” among distinguished scholars such as: John Norquist, Harald Bodenschatz, Ben Bolgar, Matthew Carmona, and Michael Hebbert. All our grateful thanks to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sonne of …
Sergio has been invited to speak at the “Les rencontres de la Ville” seminar in Paris, organized by the Secrétariat Général du Comité Interministériel des Villes on September 29th 2011 (download the Programme). His lecture, entitled “Comment penser la place des services dans le fonctionnement de l’espace urbain?” has been …
Adopting the strategy of depressing the motorway along its current course, this group focused on the opportunities in Glasgow to reconnect isolated areas and bring City usage towards the motorway rather than away from it. The important moves in this program include bridges across the River Clyde, street extensions over …
Sighthill is interesting because it was never included in the city structure or policies as it was isolated and used as a railway and chemical industry facility. Therefore the land was underused since the railway and heavy industry disappeared and the large isolating infrastructures of railway and M8 motorway appeared. …
What happens when it’s not the right time to address the problems normally associated with large scale infrastructure? While the other groups analyze more intrusive options for intervention, the Minimal Change group analyses the best ways to manipulate the City without majorly changing the M8. The group focused on noise …
