This is the official account the Manchester Urban Design LAB. Director: Dr Philip Black @design_pb - Tweets by MUD-Lab members - @PlanningUOM @OfficialUOM
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New book alert!! Check it out.
Mar 11
Been age since I posted. Do ppl still use X? In case some do I wanted to promote my new book- The Urban Design Toolkit -published with @RIBA -we are very proud & excited about this & hope it proves a great resource for students, practitioners, & more! ribabooks.com/the-urban-desi…
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Mar 11
Been age since I posted. Do ppl still use X? In case some do I wanted to promote my new book- The Urban Design Toolkit -published with @RIBA -we are very proud & excited about this & hope it proves a great resource for students, practitioners, & more! ribabooks.com/the-urban-desi…
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22 Jul 2025
Superb news that our Director @design_pb has been nominated for @RTPIPlanners Research Excellence Award for his book ‘Applied Urban Design’ along with his co-authors @DrMicMartin Bob Phillips and Taki Sonbli. Brilliant achievement. #urbandesign @OfficialUoM
21 Jul 2025
Some great news today here in the Planning, Property & Environmental Management department at Manchester. Phil Black and colleagues have been nominated for the RTPI Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence
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13 Mar 2025
Our 10yr Alumni Panel Event was a fantastic evening. Massive thanks to MUD-Lab alumni speakers Jo, Tom, George, and Juliet. And to all the current and past students who attended. Amazing to see the variety of careers undertaken after graduation - and the successes!! #urbandesign
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11 Mar 2025
This is happening today. Still time to sign up via the QR code if you are interested. 4pm in the MUD-Lab Studio.
6 Mar 2025
Next Tues we will be celebrating 10 yrs of #urbandesign at @OfficialUoM with a panel of MUD-Lab alumni sharing their professional journeys across careers in urban design, planning, transport, & academia. Join us for refreshments, discussions, networking & more. Sign up via QRcode
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6 Mar 2025
Next Tues we will be celebrating 10 yrs of #urbandesign at @OfficialUoM with a panel of MUD-Lab alumni sharing their professional journeys across careers in urban design, planning, transport, & academia. Join us for refreshments, discussions, networking & more. Sign up via QRcode
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18 Feb 2025
Our Director @design_pb was in London last night alongside co-authors @DrMicMartin and Bob Phillips to discuss his new book ‘Applied Urban Design’. If you missed it look out for the future online event via @UDGUrbanUpdate UrbanNous series.
18 Feb 2025
Thanks to @UDGUrbanUpdate for hosting us last night. And for all who came to hear us talk about our @routledgebooks ‘Applied Urban Design’. Some good chats & was great to meet new ppl & catch up with familiar faces. We will be hosting online version for #UrbanNous in coming weeks
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12 Feb 2025
Thanks to @Stantec for joining us in the studio to present some of their current and past projects as part of our Professional Practice Forum series. Students took a lot from it and asked some really great questions.
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7 Feb 2025
Delighted our students get the chance to be part of this. Many thanks to @StockportMBC -they are amazingly committed to the delivery of better quality for Stockport & its people & we are so pleased to be able to play a small role in assisting them deliver their huge ambitions!
7 Feb 2025
Super excited that @MUDLab_UoM is part of the new @StockportMBC design code production. Our students are working with @Tibbalds @PlacesMatter & Design Yorkshire to help deliver a code to promote & demand the highest quality for Stockport's places & spaces stockport.gov.uk/news/help-s…
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6 Feb 2025
Really enjoyed our day out in Cardiff. Thanks to @cardiffuni for having us. And thanks to all who came along and contributed to some really great discussions afterwards. @routledgebooks kindly provided us with a new discount code to save 20% on the book for those interested!
6 Feb 2025
Superb to see our Director @design_pb present his new @routledgebooks title ‘Applied Urban Design’ in @cardiffuni yesterday alongside co-author @DrMicMartin - great discussions afterwards and a fantastic turnout.
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6 Feb 2025
Thanks to Urban Imprint Ltd. for leading our MSc #UrbanDesign students this week in a #Masterplanning analysis masterclass studio and walking tour across some new developments in Salford. Was really informative and a fanatic experience e for the students.
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6 Feb 2025
If you are in London on Mon 17th Feb why not come to evening event hosted by @UDGUrbanUpdate to hear @design_pb & @DrMicMartin discuss their new book ‘Applied Urban Design’ & the role of urban designers. Event is ticketed so check link for further info udg.org.uk/events/2025/appli…
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6 Feb 2025
Superb to see our Director @design_pb present his new @routledgebooks title ‘Applied Urban Design’ in @cardiffuni yesterday alongside co-author @DrMicMartin - great discussions afterwards and a fantastic turnout.
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9 Dec 2024
Congrats graduating #urbandesign class 2024! Well deserved day in spotlight. Special well done to prize winners-Jana @TetraTech dissertation Prize, Debbie @pegasusgroup award, & Saha @MUDLab_UoM engagement prize. These awards & much more are in our 2025 #yearbook launched today!
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9 Dec 2024
Some fantastic work produced this year -new 2025 #yearbook is a testament to this & all the hard work & progress of the students. We are so proud of all of you & can’t wait to see what the future holds as you go out to make a difference to the places & spaces of the world!
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3 Dec 2024
We are looking forward to launching the @MUDLab_UoM #Student Yearbook 2025 at winter #graduation next Monday. Perfect way to celebrate those graduating our MSc #UrbanDesign. And hopefully inspiration for this year’s current students. Online version in new year! @OfficialUoM
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28 Nov 2024
Thanks to @DrMicMartin for organising a fantastic book seminar for the @routledgebooks title #AppliedUrbanDesign in the design studio in Geo/Planning dept (Uni of Sheffield). Was a great turnout with talk delivered by authors Mic, Bob, and our Director @design_pb
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18 Oct 2024
Big thanks to Richard & Hannah from @StockportMBC Planning Policy team for coming to deliver our Professional Practice Forum this afternoon. Great to see the exciting developments in Stockport & the work going into shaping their new upcoming design code. Fantastic turnout too!
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18 Oct 2024
If you are in the Sheffield area on 26th Nov why not go along and see our Director @design_pb present with @DrMicMartin on the recently released @routledgebooks #AppliedUrbanDesign - should be a great event. Thanks to @USPSheffield for organising.
18 Oct 2024
Looking forward to our #AppliedUrbanDesign @routledgebooks event @sheffielduni in November.
We're hosting a seminar @USPSheffield on 26th Nov 16.45-18.00 to celebrate the recent release of our book📕.
We hope you can join @design_pb, BobPhillips, TakiSonbli & me - All Welcome!!
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11 Oct 2024
Lovely sunny afternoon to take some of our new #urbandesign students out into #Manchester and demonstrate some of their studio-learning in a real-world setting. We are so lucky to have such a vibrant and dynamic city as our Living Lab! @OfficialUoM
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