Dhruv Sookhoo

Newcastle University, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Faculty Member

The University of Newcastle, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Faculty Member

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I am a Visiting Lecturer and ESRC-funded doctoral candidate at Newcastle University. My research explores the interprofessional perspectives and practices of architects and planners working to deliver residential design quality. I undertake practice-orientated research as Researcher in Residence at Metropolitan Workshop, an innovative practice of architects, urban planners and urban designers based in Clerkenwell, London.

I am an chartered architect, chartered town planner, educationalist and experienced housing development practitioner.
Supervisors: Dr Andrew Ballantyne, Professor of Architecture and Dr Geoff Vigar, Professor of Urban Planning/ Director of Research
Address: School of Architecture Planning and Landscape
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Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Papers by Dhruv Sookhoo

Co-producing affordable housing futures: tools for community participation

arq. Architectural research quarterly, Feb 29, 2024

reflect on the participatory approaches adopted by their practice Archio negotiate the delivery o... more reflect on the participatory approaches adopted by their practice Archio negotiate the delivery of better quality community-led housing [1]. Their work aims to build trust by interpreting residents' lived experiences and aspirations, examined through architectural knowledges and practices. The following discussion focuses on the co-production of design artefacts as tools. These enable community stakeholders to negotiate shared ambitions for their neighbourhood within community-based development and regulatory processes, such as development management. In 2016, Archio was invited by London Community Land Trust and Citizens UK to compete for the

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Why Suburbia, now?

A New Kind Of Suburbia (Prospects 1, Dublin Edition), 2019

A New Kind of Suburbia: Reflections for Future Practice and Thinking :Record of Exhibition Talks, Roundtable Findings and Practice Recommendations

Newcastle University, 2021

Ethics of Estate Regeneration

Case Study 5: Mapleton Crescent, Wandsworth, London

The Modular Housing Handbook, 2020

People Powered Places (Prospects 2)

Ethics: What is the decent thing?

Professional Perspectives on Residential Design Quality: Situating the Researcher in Practice

Has deregulation killed the incentive to strive for better residential design quality

The Government’s new housing standards and a context of deregulation will undoubtedly create unce... more The Government’s new housing standards and a context of deregulation will undoubtedly create uncertainty for housing associations and their partners as they adjust in the short-term. Arguably, in the long-term rationalising housing standards offers those who are most innovative in our sector the freedom to define new approaches to achieving design quality that better aligns to their social mission and resident needs.

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An urban room for Tyneside : an undergraduate design response to the Farrell Review's call for every city to have an urban room

Policy makers, educators and researchers interested in introducing undergraduate architecture and... more Policy makers, educators and researchers interested in introducing undergraduate architecture and planning students to contemporary policy recommendations through studio based design projects. The project was devised to enable students to explore and propose an urban room for Tyneside as a means of considering the alternative practices in architecture and planning and the venues that enhance civic engagement in the built environment. This report should be cited as: Sookhoo, D.A., Tewdwr-Jones, M., Houston, C. (2015). An Urban Room for Tyneside: An undergraduate design response to the Farrell Review's call for every city to have an urban room,

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Housing Design Quality: Architects’ Perspectives on Planning Practice

Recalling Milton Keynes: visions of suburbia

In 1972, David Prichard joined Richard MacCormac and Peter Jamieson to form the architectural pra... more In 1972, David Prichard joined Richard MacCormac and Peter Jamieson to form the architectural practice of MacCormac Jamieson Prichard [1]. He has contributed to the design and delivery of residential masterplans and developments across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including in the New Towns of Milton Keynes, Cwmbrân, Warrington, Basildon and the London Docklands, and leading the Ballymun Regeneration Masterplan.

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A New Kind of Suburbia

The Urban Room as a Driver of Planning Imagination and Civic Participation