Purpose
To develop the relationship between research, practice
and education in the field of urbanism with a focus on regeneration
and placemaking.
Currently
The Lab has developed as a research unit from 2007 onwards and
continues to be a collaborative venture between the Mackintosh
School of Architecture (MSA) and Glasgow City Council (GCC). It is
funded by both. It is intended as an open partnership and that
further partners will be added as and when appropriate.
The range of our projects and the way in which they complement
the work of each partner is intended to position the Urban Lab as
an invaluable reference point for cities and city thinking. We are
enthusiastic about our continued role and value in the city.
News - Fulbright Glasgow Urban Lab Visiting Professor -
Applications Sought Now
The applications procedure for this post is now open. The
deadline is 31 July 2013 for a post to be held for six months
during the academic year 2014/15.
Each year, one award is offered to a US citizen to contribute to
the development of curriculum and the research agenda of the
Glasgow Urban Lab and to undertake a series of public lectures in
Glasgow and other major Scottish cities. Applications are sought in
all appropriate disciplines, but applications in the following
disciplines are preferred: Architecture, Urban Planning, Economics,
Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Film Studies, Geography,
Public Administration, Sociology. The appointment will be for a
period of 6 months beginning at any point from 1 August 2014 to 30
April 2015.
Candidates will be selected by the Fulbright Commission and the Council
for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) to receive a
grant to be used towards related travel and maintenance costs.
Visit the Fulbright website for more information about the
benefits of the Fulbright Scotland Visiting Professorship at the
Glasgow Urban Lab, eligibility and selection criteria, the
application process and timeline. Fulbright also provides profiles
of current and past
scholars, as well as a list of FAQs, to help you learn more about the Fulbright
Programme.
Further information is available at:
http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/senior-scholars-and-professionals/glasgow-urban-lab-visiting-professor
History
The Glasgow Urban Lab was founded in 2007, following the
successful reception of the Living Cities feasibility study,
developed with financial assistance from the Scottish Funding
Council.Living Cities recommended an Urban Lab as a response to the
Glasgow Economic Forum's 10-year strategy calling for strategic
engagement between the city administration and its education
providers.
In its first year, co-funded by the Glasgow School of Art and
Glasgow City Council (GCC), under the leadership of Professor David
Porter and Professor Gerry Grams, it concentrated on establishing
new creative relationships between the different place-making
communities of the city: GCC's Development and Regeneration
Services (DRS), Architecture and Design Scotland and the
Development Trust Association Scotland (DTAS).
Recent
During the 2010/11 Academic Year the Urban Lab's work was able to
develop significantly: the arrival of our first Fulbright
Distinguished Chair also coincided with a new Head of Urbanism for
the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Prof Brian Evans. Brian is a
founder member of the Lab (with David Porter, Gerry Grams and
Stuart Gulliver) and was its first Chairperson.
Evans' first academic year at the Mack and the Lab coincided
with the city of Glasgow initiating a major visioning exercise,
Future Glasgow. (
http://www.glasgowcityvision.com/) The Glasgow Urban Lab was
invited to direct and shape the Programme of Topic-based Workshops
within the Future Glasgow exercise. This has enabled the Lab to
work collaboratively with a wide range of public health, transport,
economy, environmental, housing, and infrastructure policy-makers
and agencies. (The Lab worked closely with Kevin Murray Associates
who directed a complementary Programme of Public Engagement
Events.)
Renaissance Towns
Professor Alan Simpson joined the Mackintosh School of
Architecture in September 2007 and immediately utilised the Lab as
a means of creating a Renaissance Towns initiative for Scotland,
working with partners A+DS, DTAS, East Renfrewshire Council and
Neilston Development Trust to create the Neilston Town Charter.
(This work was part-funded by the Planning Exchange Foundation.)
The partners' work in developing the Charter won the Scottish
Government'sScottish Awards for Quality in Place(Outstanding
Performance and Quality in Community Engagement Award) for 2009.
(Professor Simpson left at the end of 2009.)
Fulbright
Commission
A key element of the Lab's work to date has been the securing of
support from the Fulbright Commission to create a series of
Distinguished Chairs/Visiting Professorships over four academic
years.
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