Urbanism

The Urbanism Research and Scholarship Group (URSG) brings together researchers with a focus on the role of urbanism in the creative shaping of urban places and public spaces in cities of the global South and North. More particularly, the URSG seeks to develop a network of expertise in and across different areas of urbanism (e.g., forms of informal urbanism, transit urbanism, temporary and tactical Urbanism, and sustainable urbanism, among others) to promote knowledge exchange, engage with key areas of debate, and discuss impact/research funding opportunities. The URSG primarily serves as a connection between the Welsh School of Architecture staff members involved in urbanism-related research and/or impact projects and PhD students undertaking relevant research with a view to promote possible research collaboration and support. The URSG activities typically include research seminars, guest lecture series, funding application workshops, and impact events.

Aims

The group is primarily a forum for intellectual exchange and collaborative projects on various aspects of urbanism as an interdisciplinary, critical and engaged field of design.