People
Find out more about the Manchester Urban Design LAB (MUD-Lab) team.
Leadership committee
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Dr Philip Black, Director of MUD-Lab
Philip is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design and Programme Director for MSc Urban Design and International Planning. He established MUD-Lab in 2020.
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Dr Taki Sonbli, Manager of MUD-Lab
Taki is the urban design technical specialist. He supports all technical and graphical aspects in our master's course and the wider MUD-Lab.
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Rachel Kerr, Outreach Coordinator, MUD-Lab
Rachel is a Lecturer in Urban Design, teaching on the Urban Design and International Planning MSc course. Prior to her academic work Rachel was an Urban Design Associate, having worked at Tetra Tech, formerly WYG and AECOM and specialising in leading the design of regeneration masterplans.
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Dr Amber Roberts, Research Coordinator, MUD-Lab
Amber is a Lecturer in Urban Design at the University of Manchester.
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Members
Bob Philips, Honorary Lecturer and Director of urban design and planning consultancy Urban Imprint
Lara Gerrard, Modelmaking Workshop Technician
Ana Kashfi, PhD Student
Gonzalo Sanchez Garcia, PhD Student