Once again the Urban Design Studies unit and the Department of Architecture are thrilled to invite you to take part to our CPD (Continuing Professional Development) course in Urban Design Representation and that we are now accepting delegates for our 2015 Urban Design Representation Course. This course, traditionally offered to …
Our MSc in Urban Design at the University of Strathclyde has specialist accreditation from Royal Town Planning Institute in Urban Design! Follow the link to find out more or visit the University of Strathclyde webpage.
Our student have something exceptional, we already knew that, but it is always good to have it reminded! After the golden medal awarded to our student Ian Brody for the UDG award in 2012 (click here and here to find out more) and the first prize at the International Urban Design …
Our MScUD students Alessandra Feliciotti and Jacob Dibble, both now progressed into our PhD in Architecture program, have been awarded the first prize at the prestigious Urban-promogiovani 6 contest, organized by the Italian National Institute of Urbanism (INU). The award has ben announced at the urban promo conference held at …
The Urban Design Studies Unit is excited to host the first Summit on Plot-based Urbanism to be held at the Department of Architecture on 27 October. The aim of the Summit is to come together to publicly present the current theories and ideas surrounding Plot-based Urbanism and work to address key …
UDSU is honoured to host a two-day summit at the University of Strathclyde from 27-28 October to bring together leading ideas on Plot-Based Urbanism. Keynotes, workshops, round-table discussions and fantastic new opportunities to advance research, policy and practice. With an increasing trend towards single-use, suburban developments on large plots, we are …
Ref: Porta, S. Romice, S. Maxwell, A. J. Russell, P. Baird, D. (2014), Alterations in scale: Patterns of change in main street networks across time and space, Urban Studies, in print. Pre-print available online at: http://usj.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/07/0042098013519833. Link to paper on Urban Studies Links to press coverage: Planetizen, LSE …
Ref: Porta, S, Strano, E, Venerandi, A, Adam, R, Romice, O, Pasino, P & Bianchi, G., 2013, Centrality and Place-Making: Understanding and Designing Mixed Use Streets in Professional Masterplanning in Urban Design, no. 125, pp. 12-14. Download the paper Non-residential economic activities are the heart of mixed use streets. That makes …
UDSU (Prof. Sergio Porta) in partnership with University of Cambridge (PI) (Computer Lab, Dr. Cecilia Mascolo) and Queen Mary University of London (School of Mathematical Sciences – Complex Systems, Prof. Vito Latora) has been awarded almost £1M by EPSRC for a project named GALE: Global Accessibility to Local Experience. The project has …
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 …
