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Group #4 – Community led Housing in Wicker
a- The group first analysed the local situation, highlighting the issues and potentials and then designed a tailored project that in the short term would see the development of a community center, a riverside coffee and a communal kitchen. The plan would later include affordable school, a community park and a housing area. b- With…
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Group #3 – “Live & work” in the heart of city
The group’s idea developed around the question: “would you like to ‘live and work’ in the city centre?” This simple question draws the attention to the issues of rent affordability that often make inaccessible the city centre, forcing people and companies to move away. They also underlined the existence of empty unused buildings in the…
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Group #2 – Wellington Street: Dynamic, Energetic, Collective
The motto of the group was: “proposing a phased community-led development for Wellington street, to achieve its potentials as a thriving city centre with identity, vitality and diversity” The group underlined the central position of Wellington Street as its main potential: they looked at the existing network and outlined future possible partnerships to gather funding…
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Group #1 – More diversity, less isolation
As initial phase of the project the group explored possible ways to create a community of current and future residents in the Devonshire Quarter through inclusive activities. In their vision the area would gain a new life through historic building regeneration, public activation, new affordable housing and a revitalised outdoor public space.
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Images from urban installations on 17/05/16
Some snaphots of installations by students of MA in Urban Design at the Sheffield School of Architecture presenting their ideas of possible community led development approaches for Sheffield CLT in Sheffield city centre on 17th May 2016.
