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The Prince’s Foundation has announced a Collaborative Agreement with the University of Strathclyde focusing on education and research in architecture and urban design. Collaboration between the two organisations will officially begin in September 2012. The collaboration with Strathclyde will contribute to The Prince’s Foundation’s building skill portfolio and become a …
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 …
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 …
Michael Mehaffy will lecture on “SUSTAINABLE URBAN FORM: The Modern Structure of Walkable Cities”. The lecture will take place at Department of Architecture of University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, on Tuesday May 10th at 6.00pm. The event, partnered by Glasgow City Council and the Sustainable Glasgow Initiative, will be opened by …
The Milnbank Housing Association has comissioned UDSU the elaboration of the “Haghill/Milnbank Spatial Development Framework”. A challenging task indeed which focuses on one of the most complex and multifaceted districts of the East End of Glasgow, where intertwined factors of spatial fragmentation, land abandonment and social exclusion have brought the …
