Past Events
‘Taking (a)part: theorising an engaged or activist architectural practice through education and research’. Paper at the International Conference ‘Theory by Design – Architectural Research made explicit in the Design Teaching Studio’, 29-31st October 2012, Artesis University College of Antwerp, Belgium
‘Where can I meet you? Reflections on interview sites, sites of encounter and sites of agency for initiating spatial change’. Paper at ‘Common Grounds: On Site’, PhD Methodologies Workshop, April 2012, Sheffield School of Architecture, University of Sheffield
River Commons Workshop (A Studio Polpo-initiated project). Workshop at the Changemakers Festival, October 2011, Hub Westminster, London http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87tF4YOlG4Q
‘Initiating Architecture: Agency and Values in Transformative Spatial Practice’ Paper at the SERNUK Doctoral Meeting for Social Enterprise UK PhD Students 27-28th June 2011 Durham University Social Enterprise Research Network UK – http://sernuk2012.wordpress.com/
‘Knowing Common Grounds – Perspectives on ‘social change’ from research and practice in the School of Architecture ‘ Paper with Julia Udall at the University of Sheffield Faculty of Social Sciences Postgraduate Student Conference ‘Social Change’ Monday 4th April 2011, ICOSS, 219 Portobello, Sheffield
‘Initiating Architecture – Researching Socially Entrepreneurial Architecture Projects’ Talk at Architecture sans Frontières UK ‘Social Enterprise – Lessons for Architects’ Sunday 3rd April 2011, NCVO, Regent’s Wharf, London http://www.asf-uk.org/home.htm
‘Common Grounds – Exploring Methodologies for Researching Architecture and the Built Environment’ PhD Workshop organised by Anna Holder & James Benedict Brown 14 & 15th January 2011, St Deniol’s Library Clwyd http://exploringcommongrounds.wordpress.com/
‘Out-of-control Experiments? – Innovation and Prototype in Socially Motivated Architecture Praxis’ Paper given at the International Interdisciplinary Conference ‘The Experimental Society’ 7 – 9th July 2010, Lancaster University, Lancaster http://www.lancs.ac.uk/experimentality/event/international-conference-experimental-society
‘Ethics and emerging entrepreneurial design praxis: the role of the designer in socially motivated projects’ Paper given at the 2nd EMES International PhD Summer School – ‘The three SE pillars: Social Entrepreneurship, Social Economy and Solidarity Economy’
1 – 4th July 2010 Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark http://www.emes.net/index.php?id=495
‘Exploring Methodologies: Actor Network Theory & Qualitative Methods’ Talk for undergraduate students 13th April 2010, University of Sheffield School of Architecture
‘Initiating Architecture – the role of architects as initiators or catalysts of projects for socialchange’ Paper at Stadtkolloquium Urban PhD Research Seminar 28 & 29th January 2010, UCL Urban Laboratory, London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/urbanlab/en2/index.php?page=3.2.8
‘Project Anatomy: Exploring initiation and agency in 3 case studies’ Lecture for M.Arch Management course 25th November 2011, University of Sheffield School of Architecture
