Feminist architectural and research practices (1980s) Co-founder of Matrix feminist architects practice in 1979 and co-author of book Making Space: women and the man-made environment (1984). This was followed with consultancy on gender and space for GLC now GLA) - published as Changing Places:Women and Planning - and development work re-establishing Womens' Design Service (WDS) as a London-wide active agency on women and the built environment. |
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Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL) Project on the ICT support needs of local community groups (2003) An assessment (undertaken together with Howard Freeman) of the needs of local community groups so as to inform how VAL might offer improved support.
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Hackney Estates Environmental Survey Project (2004) Mapping study by London Metropolitan University architecture students of all the elements comprising Hackney's public sector housing estates; both to enable a comprehensive electronic database and to support strategic improvements to external estate environments. Organised by Simon Hodgkinson of HOKO, for Hackney Council. |
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Emmaus Recycling Project: RESTORE! (2006) Emmaus South Lambeth are currently building residential and workshop facilities for the homeless. I was asked to explore opportunities with deigners for work based on products made of re-cycled materials.
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Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) Access Lab Project (2006) The Access Lab project aims to support creative dialogue about the built environment between disabled people and architects and other professionals. Photographs shown here were taken on two Inclusive Picnics organised during Architecture Week 2006 in support of the Access Lab project. |
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Making Discursive Spaces Arts Council funded project to enable collaboration between deaf and disabled artists and interior architecture students at the University of Brighton. Entitled Discursive Spaces, the project aims to explore ways of embedding disability issues into architectural and interior design education effectively and creatively. |
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A Sense of Place! Audio-descriptions of architecture for blind and partially sighted people (June/August 2007) A collaboration between Vocal Eyes and the University of Brighton, funded by Arts Council SE, to pilot audio-descriptions of architecture for the visually impaired during RIBA Architecture Week 2007. |
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London Open House: more audio-descriptions of architecture for blind and partially sighted people (August/September/October 2007) Project management of 4 more audio-described buildings, with Vocal Eyes describers, for Open House - Oncology Centre, Barts Hospital; Lloyds of London; Reform Club and Royal Festival Hall. |
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Judge, Designing for Our Future Selves, June 2008 Part of panel for CABE Inclusive Environments and BIGIDEA Inclusive Communication awards; organised by the Helen Hamlyn Centre, for students studying at the RCA.
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Member, RIBA Inclusive Design Committee and CABE Inclusive Design Group 08-09 Involved in various projects, including one led by RIBA Policy officer Zoe Smith, to develop an inclusive design video, aimed mainly at architectural students (funded by CETLD). For background information to the video project>
Picture shows artist Caroline Cardus at work as part of Architecture-InsideOut event at Tate Modern in May 2008. Photo: Jos Boys |
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Architecture - Inside-Out Development of series of Arts Council SE funded projects with Zoe Partington-Sollinger of Diablo Arts and DADA-South to explore more creative and constructive dialogues between architects and disabled and deaf artists. Currently bidding for funds for long-term development. Go to current Inside Out website> Picture shows artist and architects work"Getting from A to B" as part of Architecture-InsideOut event at Tate Modern in May 2008. Photo: Jos Boys |
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Member, steering group, Urban Buzz HEFCE-funded Gender and Built Environment Project for online bibliographic resources - entitled gendersite. Collaboration between Women's Design Service (WDS) and Queen Mary's College, University of London. |
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