Funded projects
Enhancing student readiness for climate, health and resilience projects in the built environment
Funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust (2022 - £9,500)
- PI: Krystallia Kamvasinou
- Co-Is: Giulio Verdini and Ripin Kalra
- Collaborators: Rachel Aldred (Transport), Nina Smyth (Psychology), Linda Percy (Biological Sciences), Corinna Dean (Architecture)
- Research associate: Sabina Cioboata.
During a semester-long period, University of Westminster students across PG and UG courses worked to translate scientific data, reports and technical facts around climate and health issues in the built environment into accessible knowledge for the wider public. They simulated the formation of a multi-disciplinary practice, engaging with non-academic stakeholders and organising an exhibition and community engagement workshop in Cody Dock, East London, on 20 July 2022.
Monsoon Assemblages (MONASS)
A European Research Council funded project exploring three cities around the Bay of Bengal - Chennai, Dhaka and Yangon - as urban-monsoonal assemblages (ERC Project no. 679873, 1,500,000 EU, 2016-2021).
- PI: Lindsay Bremner
- Research Fellows: Dr Beth Cullen, Christina Geros, and John Cook
More information:
Adaptation of the public realm to COVID19 and the impact on future planning and design of sustainable and healthy cities
Funded by the Quintin Hogg Trust (2020-21, £12,000).
- PI: Krystallia Kamvasinou
- Co-Is: Rachel Aldred, Nina Smyth
- Co-applicant: Luz Navarro.
- Research associates: Ameera Akl, Holly Weir, Elena Rossi
- Research assistant: Lorna Stevenson
Green space use for people’s wellbeing during COVID19
Funded by SCUE (2019-2020, £9,122).
- PI: Krystallia Kamvasinou
- Co-Is: Rachel Aldred, Nina Smyth
- Research associates: Ameera Akl, Holly Weir, Elena Rossi
More information:
- Green Space, Wellbeing and COVID-19 video on YouTube
- News story: Westminster academics host webinar about green space and wellbeing during the COVID-19-pandemic
Decolonising urban and architectural curricula to enable effective climate actions
Funded by SCUE (2019 - ongoing, £9,699).
PI: Giulio Verdini, with Steven Bland (UN-HABITAT), Roudaina Al Khani, Johan Woltjer, Michael Neuman, Terry Lamb, Paolo Cascone, Nick Beech, Olivia Bina, Josefine Fokdal.
Covid-19 and Climate Change Challenges to Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development in the Global South: An international perspective on the spatial management of the pandemic
Funded by Westminster Global Challenges Research Fund (2021 - ongoing, £14,400).
PI: Tony Lloyd-Jones with Federico Redin, Inderjit Kaur Bharaj, Martyn Clark, Teresa Cambiellini, Gabriela Destephen, Nandini Dutta, Nuha Eltinay, Rosemary Korawali, Melina Nacke, Jean Palma, and Abu Siddiki.
Urban and Regional Planning Study: Abeokuta – Master Plan and Guidelines for Urban Renewal
Funded by Future Cities Nigeria, Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP), FCDO Prosperity Fund (2020 but suspended, potentially ongoing, £110,200. Total income to date: £31,338; UoW: £9,588).
PI: Tony Lloyd-Jones with Bill Erickson, Ripin Kalra, Federico Redin and Nandini Dasgupta.