Background Since the Enlightenment, influenced by the changes in ideas on science and technology and the rise of capitalism, the Industrial Revolution has become the greatest technological boom in human history. And it will have a huge impact on future generations in economics, politics, science and technology. However, these influences also affect architecture. The introduction Read the full article…

Journey The weekly classes are very interesting and allow me to remind myself how many interesting angles of thinking there are beyond the research directions I focus on. The weekly sharing class also gave me the idea of attending public lectures at Northumbria University outside of school, which gave me more opportunities to be exposed Read the full article…

Background I graduated from INTO Newcastle University and studied architectural design before my Master’s Program. For me, the urban design profession involves the recognition and understanding of larger-scale spaces. While balancing with architectural details, it requires more consideration of the organizational and spatial relationships between sites and cities. What does this major mean to me? Read the full article…

Ecological restoration of the site Prologue The impact of construction on industrially contaminated land probably first came into public view with the Love Canal incident. In the late 1950s, construction began on a residential area adjacent to the Love Canal Landfill. Ecological Restoration Conceptual Illustration of phytoremediation at WBPS, (Sooprayen. V, 2017). History  The idea Read the full article…

Figure 1 – Illustration of Writing a Blog Learning Urban Design Urban design has been a completely new subject for me, as for years I learned about architecture in general in my undergraduate course—I got a bachelor’s degree in architecture. I used to deal with designs in small scale without having much focus on the Read the full article…

The health and wellbeing aspects of human plays a pivotal role in architecture and urban design and it has been an interesting subject in decades. Though the designing approach is based on human needs, it sometimes makes our health and wellbeing at risk. This article explains about the paradox of urban design and health and Read the full article…

Urban design plays an important role in shaping the lives of its residents with different backgrounds, yet we often find out that they are not inclusive. The spaces are designed for the majority of people, the generic people, and neglect the needs of other unpopular groups of people, in this case, the children. This problem Read the full article…

Studying urban design is a deeply personal journey for me, derived from my fascination in the built environment and how to contribute meaningfully to the design of the city itself. These are my commitments on the program: Curiosity and Observation From a young age, I have been captivated by the architecture of the cities around Read the full article…

I have enjoyed the range of relevant topics covered by the lecture and blog series this semester and I think the regularity of the blog posts helped to keep us constantly engaged with the subject matter. In addition to that, writing a blog roughly every two weeks has taken the pressure off the deadline in Read the full article…

Introduction: This week’s theme for the blog is healthy neighbourhoods. I will be exploring the benefits of a walkable city. Through the encouragement of walking via awareness campaigns and by providing direct, easily-navigable, pleasant and safe pedestrian routes, the benefits for both people and the environment are boundless. Safe City: Inviting walking in cities brings Read the full article…

First impression Time flies, the first semester’s courses have come to an end. This semester, I tried blog writing for the first time as a blogger. Basically, this experience is very novel and has benefited me to a large extent. When I first heard about blog creation, I was very excited. To be honest, I enjoy posting Read the full article…

First Contact After entering the urban design major, I came into contact with the blog production course for the first time. I had never taken a similar course before, and I only published some personal blogs as a hobby. Studying this course is a novel experience for me. I gained a lot of knowledge by Read the full article…