Marc Augé, the anthropologist who coined the term non-place, passed away yesterday at the age of 87. In his honor, we're publishing his introduction of the second edition of Non-Places. versobooks.com/blogs/news/int…

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Why should we study citizens perceptions of #beauty, #aesthetics in #urban #design? Why not? What is #urban #beauty? Hooman Foroughmand A presents his #Research UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments Urban Studies #PlanningResearch23

Embarking on anmual Brizzle MSc Urban Planning induction walkabout with Hooman Foroughmand A and Katie McClymont. UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments UWE GEM UWE#BuiltEnvironment

MSc Urban Plannimg field trip underway with a walk and talk from Steve Griggs of Staffordshire Uni ... how to regenerate a place like The Potteries? UWE#BuiltEnvironment UWE GEM UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments

Meta photo on visual research methods on site on the Rochdale Canal in Manchester Hooman Foroughmand A Katie McClymont Research from UWE Bristol UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments

Apply now❗If you're interested in pursuing research on how to measure public value, contributing to academic literature & helping BBC adopt new approaches, this unique PhD studentship supervised by me & colleagues from UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose & BBC may be for you ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

The editorial team of #urbandesign International Palgrave Journals wishes all urban designers around the world a festive Christmas season and a Happy New Year. Greetings, Daniel Howe, Mahyar Arefi Patricia Aelbrecht Hooman Foroughmand A & Kerri Farnsworth

"The tyranny of the algorithm: why every coffee shop looks the same" theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/…

This review got me thinking about urbanists internationally, who is who, who has floated to the top and who not, and the gender and other issues

An excellent urban walk with students from UWE Architecture Society UWE Centre for Sustainable Planning & Environments Uwe Katy Karampour Sara Melas

New #OpenAccess article by Helen Bao: Is hiding my first name enough? Using behavioural interventions to mitigate racial and gender discrimination in the rental #housing market ow.ly/xvGR50QLLL8 #nudge

Thanks Rob Richardson for reviewing two recently published #Urban_Design handbooks: Routledge Geog&Built edited by: Patricia Aelbrecht H.Kamalipour & N.Peimani. Elgar Publishing eds: Marion Roberts & S.Nelson Read this double review in urbandesigninternationaljournal: link.springer.com/article/10.105…

Loving her newest book, an absolute legend: Judith Butler. Here is an essay on her gender theory: Gender is not a culture war | Judith Butler: iai.tv/articles/judit…

Jeffrey Biggar on #Condoland James White UBC Press "...condo has come to symbolize so much more than a physical building. It is at once a vector for global investors, an outcome of policy failure, drab design, and weakened planning systems." urbandesigninternationaljournal link.springer.com/article/10.105…

Francesca Piazzoni Francesca Piazzoni & Ettore Santi Ettore Santi are guest editing this very exciting Special Issue, a significant contribution to #urbandesign... I am looking forward to seeing the result. If you have ideas for special issues with UDI, get in touch with me.

WE DID IT! Bristol, we made history💚 Thank you so much to the people of Bristol Central who have elected me as their MP As this city's first Green MP, I promise to be a strong, independent voice for Bristol's values, pushing the govt to be bolder on the issues that matter