Anupriya Pandey
Public Art: A catalyst for change or merely a distraction This thesis explores the role of public art as an integral part of place-making. Examining the challenges faced by artists today, including funding difficulties, accessibility of working environments and institutional bias, it looks at the efficacy of artworks in the public realm by considering the importance of offering art within a freely accessible stage of exhibition and its impact on the general population.
Nora Taupier
Connectivity and the Reuse of Existing Infrastructure to Develop the Public Realm and Contribute to Placemaking
Tushar Sharma
An Exploration of the Role of Computational Analytical Methods in the Urban Design Process This thesis explores the use of computational analytical methods on the urban design process, incorporating emerging real-time digital urban data (Geographic Information Science) to provide an empirical framework to inform reasoned decision-making in the urban design process. It argues that the advancement in technology has opened up new ways to conduct empirical investigations within the rational design process and enables stakeholder participation at the core of the design process.
(left) Jack Luscombe; (top right) Jamie Nayar; (bottom right) Nora Taupier
Connectivity in urban design is defined through three separate aspects: physical connectivity, social connectivity, and ecological connectivity. This thesis brings new ideas and questions to the debate around the topic of adaptive reuse and place-making, and how new types of connectivity can be introduced in urban areas, specifically the Parkland Walk in London.