About
The Manchester Urban Design Lab is the home of urban design research, projects, teaching and scholarship at the University of Manchester.
We combine the strengths of practical and theoretical perspectives and aim to deliver a tangible impact, shaping urban design practice and policy.
Aims
Our aim is to explore insights into urban design as a discipline and to equip students and industry practitioners with a framework to support the design and delivery of successful places.
Our teaching and scholarship promotes an applied, studio-led approach focused on practical design skills, building on our strong relationships with our affiliate network.
We offer a broad range of resources, including our MUD Lab Model Building Workshop, used to deliver 3D model by staff and students in support of external projects and teaching.
Themes
The MUD Lab addresses challenges within the built environment from the strategic to the local scale through four ongoing research themes:
- Urban Design Process and Pedagogy
- Sustainable Mobility and Urban Design
- Design Quality and Governance
- Landscape, Health and Urban Design
Collaboration & Impact
Our research and activities are focused around delivering real-world impact through collaboration across sectors, having delivered projects with academic partners, local government and industry collaborators.
We welcome opportunities for new partnership projects - if you are interested in collaborating our team can be contacted via the details below.
Contact us at the Manchester Urban Design Lab via email:
| Team member | |
|---|---|
| Dr Philip Black | philip.black@manchester.ac.uk |
| Rachel Kerr | rachel.kerr@manchester.ac.uk |
| Dr Rob Richardson | robert.richardson-2@manchester.ac.uk |
| Dr Taki Sonbli | taki.sonbli@manchester.ac.uk |
You can also follow our latest activity via our LinkedIn page.
Join our events, we hold seminars from industry guests which are open to all University of Manchester students, as well as our annual Showcase which is attended by our students, alumni, university staff, and industry practitioners.
You can sign up for all of our events via the link below.
