Looking forward to our #AppliedUrbanDesign Routledge Books event The University of Sheffield in November. We're hosting a seminar Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield University on 26th Nov 16.45-18.00 to celebrate the recent release of our book📕. We hope you can join Philip Black, BobPhillips, TakiSonbli & me - All Welcome!!

Excited for our Routledge Books seminar at Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield University tomorrow together w. my co-authors Philip Black, BobPhillips, TakiSonbli 🥳🎉🙌 #AppliedUrbanDesign 📕 All Welcome - see below for detais

Really enjoyed our trip to Sheffield for this book seminar - discussing our latest title with Routledge Books #AppliedUrbanDesign. Thanks to Michael Martin for planning and for the evening beers! So many great chats and questions had. routledge.com/Applied-Urban-…

Big props Manchester Urban Design LAB manager Taki for putting this together with Rachel Kerr & myself. And even bigger props to the #students whose amazing work fills it! Also thanks to Pegasus Group & Tetra Tech Europe for sponsoring student prizes this year. Been a great year! #urbandesign

Congrats graduating #urbandesign class 2024! Well deserved day in spotlight. Special well done to prize winners-Jana Tetra Tech dissertation Prize, Debbie Pegasus Group award, & Saha Manchester Urban Design LAB engagement prize. These awards & much more are in our 2025 #yearbook launched today!

Looking forward to our trip to Cardiff University tomorrow to present our new Routledge Books title #AppliedUrbanDesign 📕... Big thanks to Geography & Planning colleagues for hosting Philip Black, TakiSonbli and myself. Room 1.67 in the Glamorgan Building from 16.00 if interested - All welcome!

Superb to see our Director Philip Black present his new Routledge Books title ‘Applied Urban Design’ in Cardiff University yesterday alongside co-author Michael Martin - great discussions afterwards and a fantastic turnout.

Really enjoyed our day out in Cardiff. Thanks to Cardiff University for having us. And thanks to all who came along and contributed to some really great discussions afterwards. Routledge Books kindly provided us with a new discount code to save 20% on the book for those interested!

If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb why not come to evening event hosted by Urban Design Group to hear Philip Black & Michael Martin discuss their new book ‘Applied Urban Design’ & the role of urban designers. Event is ticketed so check link for further info udg.org.uk/events/2025/ap…

We can’t wait for this event. It would be great if as many as possible can come along on 17/02 evening to join us in a discussion about shaping #urbandesign as a technical vocation - and the role of practice and education. It is NOT just flogging a book!

Thanks to Urban Imprint Ltd. for leading our MSc #UrbanDesign students this week in a #Masterplanning analysis masterclass studio and walking tour across some new developments in Salford. Was really informative and a fanatic experience e for the students.

Super excited that Manchester Urban Design LAB is part of the new Stockport Council design code production. Our students are working with Tibbalds Places Matter! & Design Yorkshire to help deliver a code to promote & demand the highest quality for Stockport's places & spaces stockport.gov.uk/news/help-shap…

If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb come join us for an evening of discussing #urbandesign as a technical discipline hosted by Urban Design Group - tickets via the link. Hope to see some of you there - and maybe for a beer after! udg.org.uk/events/2025/ap…

Still time to get a ticket and join us tonight.

Thanks to Urban Design Group for hosting us last night. And for all who came to hear us talk about our Routledge Books ‘Applied Urban Design’. Some good chats & was great to meet new ppl & catch up with familiar faces. We will be hosting online version for #UrbanNous in coming weeks

Next Tues we will be celebrating 10 yrs of #urbandesign at The University of Manchester with a panel of MUD-Lab alumni sharing their professional journeys across careers in urban design, planning, transport, & academia. Join us for refreshments, discussions, networking & more. Sign up via QRcode

This was an amazing event - big thanks to all who spoke and attended. And to Rachel Kerr for putting things together. I think all who came along really learned from it and it turned into a great social/networking night with lots of coffee drank, chats had, and contacts made!

Some great news today here in the Planning, Property & Environmental Management department at Manchester. Phil Black and colleagues have been nominated for the RTPI Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence rtpi.org.uk/events-trainin…

Amazing to hear I (with my co-authors Michael Martin Bob & Taki) have been nominated for the prestigious Patsy Healey Prize for Research Excellence at this years Royal Town Planning Institute Research Awards. Honoured to be in the company of such high calibre academics. rtpi.org.uk/researchawards

!!Personal tweet alert!! My 2 girls had busy wknd representing Trinity High PE at Manchester High Schools CC at Wythenshaw Park on Fri - then at Trafford AC Schools CC race on Sat. Mya was 1st in both events -with Cora matching her with 1st in both also. 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇. Super proud!