Senior Lecturer & Programme Director of Urban Design at University of Manchester / Director of Manchester Urban Design LAB @MUDLab_UoM @PlanningUOM @OfficialUOM
My new book with @routledgebooks is now available to order - use code AFLY03 to get 20% introductory discount! This book, written with @DrMicMartin, Bob Phillips, & Taki Sonbli was many years in the making & we are extremely proud of it. #urbandesign https://t.co/3gh1UJuuon
Been age since I posted. Do ppl still use X? In case some do I wanted to promote my new book- The Urban Design Toolkit -published with @RIBA -we are very proud & excited about this & hope it proves a great resource for students, practitioners, & more! https://t.co/hYqFwJggEo
!!Personal tweet alert!! My 2 girls had busy wknd representing @TrinityHighPE at Manchester High Schools CC at Wythenshaw Park on Fri - then at Trafford AC Schools CC race on Sat. Mya was 1st in both events -with Cora matching her with 1st in both also. 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇. Super proud!
Amazing to hear I (with my co-authors @DrMicMartin Bob & Taki) have been nominated for the prestigious Patsy Healey Prize for Research Excellence at this years @RTPIPlanners Research Awards. Honoured to be in the company of such high calibre academics. https://t.co/HdBpojserh
Some great news today here in the Planning, Property & Environmental Management department at Manchester. Phil Black and colleagues have been nominated for the RTPI Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence
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This was an amazing event - big thanks to all who spoke and attended. And to @rachel_kerr23 for putting things together. I think all who came along really learned from it and it turned into a great social/networking night with lots of coffee drank, chats had, and contacts made!
Our 10yr Alumni Panel Event was a fantastic evening. Massive thanks to MUD-Lab alumni speakers Jo, Tom, George, and Juliet. And to all the current and past students who attended. Amazing to see the variety of careers undertaken after graduation - and the successes!! #urbandesign
Next Tues we will be celebrating 10 yrs of #urbandesign at @OfficialUoM with a panel of MUD-Lab alumni sharing their professional journeys across careers in urban design, planning, transport, & academia. Join us for refreshments, discussions, networking & more. Sign up via QRcode
Thanks to @UDGUrbanUpdate for hosting us last night. And for all who came to hear us talk about our @routledgebooks ‘Applied Urban Design’. Some good chats & was great to meet new ppl & catch up with familiar faces. We will be hosting online version for #UrbanNous in coming weeks
If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb come join us for an evening of discussing #urbandesign as a technical discipline hosted by @UDGUrbanUpdate - tickets via the link. Hope to see some of you there - and maybe for a beer after! https://t.co/72mL0kmtvA
If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb come join us for an evening of discussing #urbandesign as a technical discipline hosted by @UDGUrbanUpdate - tickets via the link. Hope to see some of you there - and maybe for a beer after! https://t.co/72mL0kmtvA
Super excited that @MUDLab_UoM is part of the new @StockportMBC design code production. Our students are working with @Tibbalds@PlacesMatter & Design Yorkshire to help deliver a code to promote & demand the highest quality for Stockport's places & spaces https://t.co/5WEeQI4MhR
If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb why not come to evening event hosted by @UDGUrbanUpdate to hear @design_pb & @DrMicMartin discuss their new book ‘Applied Urban Design’ & the role of urban designers. Event is ticketed so check link for further info https://t.co/gCFx0MMfB2
Superb to see our Director @design_pb present his new @routledgebooks title ‘Applied Urban Design’ in @cardiffuni yesterday alongside co-author @DrMicMartin - great discussions afterwards and a fantastic turnout.
Thanks to Urban Imprint Ltd. for leading our MSc #UrbanDesign students this week in a #Masterplanning analysis masterclass studio and walking tour across some new developments in Salford. Was really informative and a fanatic experience e for the students.
We can’t wait for this event. It would be great if as many as possible can come along on 17/02 evening to join us in a discussion about shaping #urbandesign as a technical vocation - and the role of practice and education. It is NOT just flogging a book!
If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb why not come to evening event hosted by @UDGUrbanUpdate to hear @design_pb & @DrMicMartin discuss their new book ‘Applied Urban Design’ & the role of urban designers. Event is ticketed so check link for further info https://t.co/gCFx0MMfB2
Really enjoyed our day out in Cardiff. Thanks to @cardiffuni for having us. And thanks to all who came along and contributed to some really great discussions afterwards. @routledgebooks kindly provided us with a new discount code to save 20% on the book for those interested!
Superb to see our Director @design_pb present his new @routledgebooks title ‘Applied Urban Design’ in @cardiffuni yesterday alongside co-author @DrMicMartin - great discussions afterwards and a fantastic turnout.
Looking forward to our trip to @cardiffuni tomorrow to present our new @routledgebooks title #AppliedUrbanDesign 📕...
Big thanks to @CUGeogPlan colleagues for hosting @design_pb, TakiSonbli and myself.
Room 1.67 in the Glamorgan Building from 16.00 if interested - All welcome!
Congrats graduating #urbandesign class 2024! Well deserved day in spotlight. Special well done to prize winners-Jana @TetraTech dissertation Prize, Debbie @pegasusgroup award, & Saha @MUDLab_UoM engagement prize. These awards & much more are in our 2025 #yearbook launched today!