As an architect and researcher, I always imagined the path ahead of me wouldn’t be a conventional one. I’m an architect with a PhD in architecture and urban design, titled “Living the Neighbourhood. Living the City. From Social Housing Regeneration to Urban Regeneration”, which focuses on the role that regeneration of council estates could have in the regeneration of a wider context.

Since completing my PhD, I always felt the desire to apply my theoretical and strategic expertise to regeneration projects. Indeed, over the past few years, my passion for housing regeneration and large-scale projects had led me to join an award-winning practice in London, where I contributed to early-stage masterplan and urban design projects. I got to work on strategic mixed-use and industrial-led regeneration schemes, public realm and development briefs, collaborating with local authorities and improving my urban design skills in city making.

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