Blogging was the most challenging thing and the most interesting experience at the same time. During the semester I needed to put in as much effort as I could since I was not really familiar with writing in public. However, ‘Urban Design Seminars’ and ‘Principles and Practice of Urban Design’ helped me gain useful Read the full article…

In general, blogging has broadened my knowledge, and significantly improved my language ability, writing ability and thinking ability. First of all, the themes of various blogs will make us think about different problems. Some problems are very international. Through thinking about these problems and sorting out materials, I have a deeper understanding of some international Read the full article…

Metropolitan Workshop Metropolitan Workshop specialises in practice and research-based design programmes. It is a multidisciplinary team of architects and urban designers who work with a wide range of people (artists, carpenters, researchers, etc.). And they are highly skilled at working closely with client groups, local authorities, planners, community engagement consultants, and housing developers to ensure Read the full article…

In my previous career I had not been exposed to blogging, and after I came here I started to try to embrace this new approach, which I think is very useful. I think it’s very useful because it allows us to talk about our understanding of a certain part of urban design. It also allows Read the full article…

What I’ve learned so far: When I first learned that we needed to write a blog, I was confused. I had never been involved in blogging before, either writing or reading other people’s blogs, so this first attempt was difficult for me. But as I learned more about blogging, I found it to be an Read the full article…

  Our existence acts in a space. we are always moving away or towards, or being still in a space. Our own experience of finding ourselves depends on the space. Shape and re-shape space can reveal and define a great many of our values, aspirations, insecurities, and concerns. As broadly acknowledged, place identity was initially Read the full article…

This is my first year in the UK and I am new to everything but also have a lot of worries about the unknown and sometimes it is hard to express my thoughts. When I was first introduced to blogging, I was a bit confused and timid about what I didn’t know, but after I Read the full article…

Firstly, this is my first attempt at blogging, and it’s a great way to help us discuss and explore some of the issues. And we can offer advice to our peers. But I have had great difficulty in doing so. The level of my writing limits my blog. But blogging is also an excellent opportunity Read the full article…

I worked in Residential landscape design in China before I came to study in Newcastle. The projects I have experienced include small gardens in residential areas, municipal parks, and commercial street landscape design. This work experience is of great help to me, enabling me to understand in practice what is reasonable space layout, humanized design, Read the full article…

In our recent lecture with Mr.Tim Townshend, we had a very interesting discussion on health and well-being and their importance in urban design. To start with health, it deals with the physical and mental, and social well-being of people (WHO, 1948). On the other hand, well-being is mostly about the psychological and mental aspects of Read the full article…

Growth The activity of blog writing was something entirely new to me. It was a personal way of engaging a short discussion and respond to what I’ve learned in our selected urban design lectures. At first, writing blogs seemed very intimidating and to be honest, still is. However, I am slowly learning that this has Read the full article…

A New Kind of Suburbia by Metropolitan Workshop has attempted to explore and challenge the growing suburbia through their practice based research. Dhruv (2021) led this project, aimed to enhance our understanding with the ever expansion of the suburbs. Noticeably, the challenges faced by existing and new suburban resident in the changing market condition, allows Read the full article…