01This is a green-field site situated at the northern edge of Stretton within the administrative boundaries of East Staffordshire Borough Council.

The site lies within a convenient distance of numerous local facilities within Stretton.

In addition the site lies within 3.5 kilometres of the north of Burton town centre and railway station.

Duties:

With the design team, I had an input into design process and the preparation of the planning application including:

• Housetypes layout design• Final Masterplan to support the final

planning application• Bringing 2d plans to life, with effects from

various software• The creation of 3D visualisations• DAS (Design & Access Statement)

Land North of Guinevere AvenueStrettonVISTA ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

02The site measures 2.63 hectares and it is proposed that the development will bring forward the construction of 87 dwellings on site creating a logical infill development to Flockton: the site is bound on three sides by existing development, sits centrally within the village and has excellent connections to the highway network, therefore providing the perfect opportunity to do so.

Duties:

With the design team, I had an input into design process and the preparation of the planning application including:

• Final Masterplan to support the final planning application• Bringing 2d plans to life, with effects from various software• The creation of 3D visualisations• DAS (Design & Access Statement)

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MATERIALS

The exact details of the materials to be used on site are not known in their entirety at this point. However, it is anticipated that bricks will be used throughout the site of a combination of red and buff colours. This will ensure that the development is in-keeping with the immediate surroundings of the application site and also provide variety in the built form, creating an interesting place.

Other materials used in the construction of the buildings will take influence from buildings in this part of the village thereby enabling the development to fit into its context without necessarily replicating the appearance of existing properties.

LANDSCAPING

The development proposals have taken detailed consideration of both the character and setting of the settlement and wider landscape. To the north and west boundaries are existing bands of dense vegetation. Following clear out work, these important landscape features that provide a clear break between the site and the countryside and playing fields beyond, will be retained and improved.

In contrast, views over the smaller playing field and children’s play area are proposed to be unrestricted thereby providing natural surveillance.

Small incidental plots of landscaping and planting will be provided throughout the development at key locations, such as corners and nodes. Tree planting within the street scene will be provided along the primary street and shared surface areas to enhance visual amenity and assist in the legibility of the development.

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Typical elevations

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Ashley RoadStoke AlbanyVISTA ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

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Offices BuildingVISTA ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

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The Eighth Gate Project is...

• A joint venture between Emaar PJSC and IGO.• The first master planned community in Syria• The first mixed use development in Syria (commercial - retail –leisure - residential apartments).• First project provided with facility management.• First project provided with data centre services.• The home of Damascus Stock Exchange market (DSE).

Highlights...

· Offices: 833 Units.· Mall: 269 shops.· Serviced apartments: 67.· Hotel rooms: 250.

The Eighth GateDamascus, SyriaEMAAR - IGO

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The studio consists of 32 students (9 March + 13 MAUD) monitored by Prue Chiles and Lorenza Casini. We as a group aim to generate and develop new strategies that promote practical support systems for Zanzibar in order to overcome the challenges which the region

experience nowadays.As students at the school of architecture, we are dealing with challenges in terms of the Urban and Rural Planning. Our strategies will be developed based on the current issues in Zanzibar leading to a new forms of progress that target sustainable development in the future.

Studio Support SystemsDesign StudioThe University of Sheffield

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Damascus is my home city. Nowadays, the city

is suffering a conflict which has steadily turned

into a civil war as the fighting continues and

most of neighborhoods have been destroyed.

An estimated 9 million Syrians have fled their

homes since the outbreak of the conflict in

March 2011. In this regard, I do strongly believe

that enabling this class of people requires a

broader approach from built environment

professionals including architects and urban

designers; it is a must to challenge our existing

knowledge and perspectives to engage in the

production of new framework which would

enhance the role of displaced people within the

conflict. The theoretical approach adopted in

this research project will be structured around

the Political Engagement and How people in

deprived areas and displaced communities

could take advantage of being involved in

politics and empowered to speak loud amid

the conflict in Syria.

SYRianaDesign Thesis ProjectThe University of Sheffield

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09From Latin, narratives means telling a story; architecture means the art or practice of designing and constructing building. Started from both of definitions, narrative architecture means an art of designing and constructing building to tell a story; and that what the Art Development Centre is all about, it was designed to tell the story of the art in Syria.

The idea of The Art’s Development Centre had developed starting from the importance of art in our daily lives, in addition to the importance of the firmly fixed footprint for most of the peoples who lived in Syria and the Levant, from the dawn of the Stone Age (age Albaaluta) to this day.

Art’s Development CentreDamascus, SyriaThe University of Damascus