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This strand investigates how urban spaces are produced, used, experienced, and continually reinterpreted through everyday life. It examines the reciprocal relationship between people and place: how spatial form shapes social practices, and how, in turn, people construct, negotiate, and transform the meaning of space. Focusing on urban design, architecture, wayfinding, participatory placemaking, and the politics of space, the strand studies the choreography of daily urban life: the routines, rituals, movements, and informal performances through which space is appropriated, negotiated, and reclaimed. It considers how cultures are manifested, identities are formed, and wellbeing is shaped through lived and sensorial engagement with the city.听听

Methodologically, the strand adopts design-led and ethnographic research approaches, combining spatial analysis with participatory design, behavioural observation, mapping, visualisation, and emerging digital technologies. We听seek听to bridge theory and practice by translating insights from spatial practices into more responsive, inclusive, and human-centred design strategies.听

Members:听

Dr Yazid Khemri听Yazid.Khemri@bcu.ac.uk听(strand lead)听

Dr听Jieling听Xiao听jieling.xiao@bcu.ac.uk听听

Dr Hocine听Bougdah听Hocine.bougdah@bcu.ac.uk听

Dr Sandra Costa听Sandra.costa@bcu.ac.uk听

Dr Federica Mirra听Federica.Mirra@bcu.ac.uk听听

Emma Widopp听Emma.Widdop@bcu.ac.uk听听

Andy Hilton听Andrew.Hilton@bcu.ac.uk听听

Dr Jenny Peevers,听Thirdspace听Project听(External Member)听