Tag: University of Sheffield
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Group #5 – 5 steps towards women-led urban development
With this projects students’ look at Wicker multicultural environment and look at the communities’ women to reinterpret their role and use of public spaces. They propose workshops, collective cooking, and playground activities to gather women to public spaces. The second step would be to gather funding towards more permanent structures and long-term projects like growing
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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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Exhibition: “A Walk into the Future. Exploring community-led development in Sheffield City Centre” at Sheffield Railway Station until June 13
If you did not have the chance to see the installations of MA Urban Design Students around Sheffield on Tuesday 17 of May, you have the possibility to see some highlights displayed at the Sheffield Railway station (in front of Mark & Spenser) until June 13. The exhibition will walk you through the different visions
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