Introduction Hello everyone, nice to meet you! My name is Heyan li. I come from China Hebei. I have been interested in drawing and painting since I was a child, and various types of spatial art have sparked my interest. I believe that urban design environmental design and architecture are all disciplines about space studying Read the full article…

Hi, my name is Jiale Liu, I am an urban design student. I studied Urban Planning and Design at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University in China, and then I came here to continue studying Urban Design. Before my undergraduate studies, I was often curious about my surroundings, always observing and thinking about people’s behaviours, and at Read the full article…

Historically, rivers and streams have played a vital role in shaping cities, serving as sources of water, routes for trade, and natural barriers for defense. However, urbanization brought significant challenges to these waterways (Knoll, Lübken, & Schott, 2017). As Varley (2024) explains, the industrialization of cities, particularly during the 19th and early 20th centuries, led Read the full article…

Who am I Hello everyone, my name is Jiayue Li, and I am a postgraduate student in Urban Design at Newcastle University. I started my studies here in September. Previously, I completed my undergraduate degree in Horticulture, where I built a solid foundation in various subjects related to crops and plant care. My coursework covered Read the full article…

Background Hello guys,my name is Jianan Liu.I come from Zhoushan, Zhejiang, a beautiful island in the East China Sea. Before studying for a master’s degree in urban design at Newcastle University, I studied human geography and urban and rural planning at Taiyuan Normal University. I learned a lot of professional knowledge about geography and urban Read the full article…

The Beginning… Over the last 2 months, I have been adapting to the change from my previous structure of the Higher Apprenticeship I completed in the summer of 2024. Joining the MAUD course in September 2024, I started my focused further educational journey at Newcastle University, with this being my first experience of the campus, Read the full article…

Philosophical reflections on urban design (glorification)  Urban design, for me, is a field where people combine various ingredients (architecture, sustainability, planning) to create the perfect fragrance – a city where residents can comfortably and safely develop, work, relax, and raise children. It’s hard to imagine a more multifaceted and all-encompassing profession than urban design, and Read the full article…

Expectation Vs Reality No matter how grand and beneficial the vision or objective of an urban development project is, its success in terms of delivery and long-term management relies heavily on sustainable financial funding. While this may sound bleak, the fact remains that without adequate and appropriate funding sources, no project can be brought to Read the full article…

Self-Introduction Pursuing architecture as a profession is never easy. The path demands dedication, perseverance and rigour. Yet, amidst millions of career choices, I found my greatest passion in architecture design. As I write this blog, I am reminiscing about all the challenges and rewarding experiences throughout my career journey – from entering my first year Read the full article…

This is a reflection diary for the third semester for me. The blog research in this semester allowed me to look at the city from a different perspective than usual. Taking several controversial buildings as the starting point, I was able to see that architectural design in the city is not simply independent of each Read the full article…

Humans build cities on the surface of the earth, but not every city is built on a stable geological environment. N/A https://urbanistplatform.com/exclusives/f/planning-japans-answer-to-becoming-an-%E2%80%98earthquake-proof%E2%80%99-city In cities that are commonly affected by earthquakes, how are buildings affected, in what form are infrastructures destroyed, how do earthquake-resistant buildings work, and how do we repair cities after earthquakes.   Earthquake Read the full article…

Before I started this research, my understanding of designed buildings was limited to meeting the design requirements as much as possible and how to go about designing as well as possible. But obviously no designer can guarantee that his own design will not fail. This is an article about what happens to a design that Read the full article…