People
Find out more about our team and academic collaborators below.
The MUD-Lab team
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Dr Philip Black, Director
Philip is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design and Programme Director for MSc Urban Design and International Planning. He established MUD-Lab in 2020.
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Rachel Kerr, Outreach and Practice Coordinator
Rachel is a Lecturer in Urban Design, teaching on the Urban Design and International Planning MSc course. Prior to her academic work Rachel was an Urban Design Associate, having worked at Tetra Tech, formerly WYG and AECOM and specialising in leading the design of regeneration masterplans.
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Dr Taki Sonbli, Manager
Taki is the urban design technical specialist. He supports all technical and graphical aspects in our master's course and the wider MUD-Lab.
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Dr Rob Richardson, Research Coordinator, MUD-Lab
Rob is a Lecturer in Urban Planning & Placemaking at the University of Manchester.
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Lara Gerrard, Modelmaking Workshop Technician
Lara is the MUD-Lab's Modelmaking Workshop Lead Technician, also working in the B.15 Modelmaking Workshop at the Manchester School of Architecture.
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Academic collaborators
- Bob Philips, Honorary Lecturer
- Dr Ian Mell
- Dr Razieh Zandieh
- Ana Kashfi, PhD Student