Not long ago, I visited Budapest on a short 4-day trip. Truth to be told, I was already sold on this place, before visiting it, as there is so much positive feedback regarding its beauty and rich architecture. In fact, Budapest is practically a living museum thanks to the variety of architectural styles including baroque,…
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Designing for an urban extension, somewhere in Suffolk
Read moreGENERAL INFORMATION Location: Suffolk, UK Area of study: Land adjacent the existing settlement Professional work | AECOM | 2021 GENERAL CONTEXT This project is part of a Neighbourhood Planning package funded by the government where AECOM was commissioned to provide technical support to a market town in Suffolk in relation to an upcoming mixed-use development…
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High street regeneration proposals, somewhere in Suffolk
Read moreGENERAL INFORMATION Location: Suffolk, UK Area of study: 0.14 miles of a high street in a market town Professional work | AECOM | 2021 GENERAL CONTEXT This project is part of a Neighbourhood Planning package funded by the government where AECOM was commissioned to provide technical support to a market town in Suffolk in relation…
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Is Canary Wharf more than merely a place to work?
Read moreCanary Wharf is a place of huge debates. The old Docklands area, transformed into a modern financial centre of high-rise buildings, is one of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe. It is advertised as a place of high quality where one can work and live, whilst at the same time it also receives negative feedback…
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Making Milan “global” by improving signage and wayfinding in the city
Read moreOld times were simpler times. City, town and countryside were equally benefited, during the industrial era, from the value of the land, the continuous search for cheaper labour and the flexibility that transport links could offer. Manufacturers did not need to cluster in big cities to secure their success; they only had to go where…
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Does “sense of place” make any sense anymore?
Read moreI recently came across two very interesting readings that led me to today’s blog post; “More or Less Meaningful Concepts in Planning Theory” by Nigel Taylor (2003) and “On Bullshit” by Frankfurt H. (2005). Both books talk about the ambiguity that characterises many aspects of our culture which constantly fails to give real meaning to things.…
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Feasibility study and masterplanning proposal for the expansion of a university campus, Scotland
Read moreGENERAL INFORMATION Location: Craibstone, Aberdeen, Scotland Professional work | AECOM | 2020 Publication of the project: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/farming/2728150/sruc-launches-consultation-on-craibstone-campus-expansion-plans/ GENERAL CONTEXT High level study aiming to provide guidance and advice on the expansion of a university campus in Craibstone, Aberdeen. This study included a review of the spatial options available and a more specific piece of advice…
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Proposals for the regeneration of Nea Chora area in Chania, Greece
Read moreGENERAL INFORMATION Location: Nea Chora, Chania, Greece Workshop project | group project | 2016 DESIGN PRINCIPLES This project explored Chania as an urban laboratory on the sea edge which brought on the surface many issues common to many coastal cities in Greece. For example, abandoned places, urban voids, sites of remembered histories and forgotten stories.…
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De_strat [ify] ford, regenerating Stratford area in London
Read moreGENERAL INFORMATION Location: Stratford, London, UK Academic work in UCL | group project | master course | 2018 DESIGN PRINCIPLES This project focuses upon Stratford High Street, an area characterised by a large motorway, disused industrial buildings, modern high rises, canal routes, post-war residential neighbourhoods and an empty High Street. The major issue in the…