Urban Design (MSc)A living neighbourhood for Drumchapel

A Living Neighbourhhod for Drumchapel is an Urban Design student project 2017/18 by:

  • Rabail Akthar
  • John Duffy
  • Nour Kowatli

Rabail Akthar, Nour Kowatli and John Duffy, Urban Design (MSc) students

For the project, Rabail, John and Nour devised long-term strategies of urban renewal for Drumchapel, an area of Glasgow's west end.

The project seeks to create a coherent network of inter-connected streets, open spaces and new, diverse urban blocks. The students proposed two new neighbourhood centres, interlinked with the existing district centre and each other.

The masterplan seeks to demonstrate that a redensifed area is possible by building on some of the existing armature of street network and topography and aspires to deliver a vibrant, diverse and liveable neighbourhood that is robust and resilient in its structure and flexible and fluid in its delivery.

Take a look at the students' animation below:

 

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