

7th International Urban Sketchers Symposium Manchester 27-31 July 2016
I was really excited to attend this year’s Urban Sketchers Symposium in Manchester with some 500 other eager sketchers from all over the world. Having visited the city earlier while on the move, I was looking forward to experiencing the city observantly through urban sketching and in the company of my sketching colleagues. The process of sketching is a very engaging way of being present – it is a distillation of the entire experience of a space with all it entails; physical v


Roudaina held her lecture titled Recent UN and EU Sustainable Development Policies (Post 2015): What
Roudaina held her lecture titled 'Recent UN and EU Sustainable Development Policies (Post 2015): What Challenges for City Planning and Governance' at the conference Europe at a Cross-roads arranged in London by the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) 20-22 July 2016. The conference shed light on the challenges facing sustainability in different development fields and geographical areas including topics like environment, sustainable development in the energy s


Roudaina held a Lecture and Interactive Workshop: Planning Strategies for Waterfront Redevelopment:
Roudaina held a lecture at the University of Cambridge, Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment - Masters Programme discussing contexts and strategies for the redevelopment of harbour areas with the four North European cities Copenhagen, Oslo, Gothenburg and Amsterdam as case studies. The lecture was followed by a workshop that Roudaina arranged were students examined the priorities of involved stakeholders and evaluated two projects: Aker Brygge and Bjørvika in Os