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analysis of planning systems, having completed such studies of France,
USA, Canada, and Australia. For twenty-five years he has been working
on aspects of design control and the design dimension of planning, and
this has included major studies in British cities, Wales, Europe, the USA,
Canada, and most recently in Australia.
Emma Price is a Sydney-based artist who teaches at College of Fine Art
(COFA), University New South Wales, Australia (UNSW).
Allison Dutoit is Lecturer and First Year Chair, Welsh School of
Architecture; Cardiff University holds a Masters Degree in Architecture
from the University of California at Berkeley and studied with Lars
Gemzoe in Copenhagen. She is an Architect and Senior Consultant at
Gehl Architects in Copenhagen.
Margarita Bauza is a professional tutor at the Welsh School of
Architecture, Cardiff University. Margarita takes teaching as an
experimentation and research process to achieve personal development
for both herself and her students. Entailing design and developing
teaching methods, she specifically tailors modules to achieve specific
outcomes.
Student Profiles
The studio attracted an array of students (aged 20–30) worldwide from
Tokyo, China, Europe, and Australia from a wide spectrum of academic
disciplines. The featured degree disciplines were not only expected,
mandatory Architecture and Urban Planning based, but spanned from
Landscape Planning to Exhibition Design; from Graphic Media and
Textile Design to Ceramics and Product Design. The dynamics of multi-
disciplines and diversity of backgrounds and ages of the students and
staff enriched the Porosity experience and bolstered creativity amongst
the participants.
Methods
The researcher identified the creativity and the collaboration dimensions
and used a checklist prepared previously to identify the use of each
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