People of Leicester Urban Observatory
Collaboration and Conversation
At the core sits the idea of collaboration and conversation between local universities and the city council, to benefit the city of Leicester and its surroundings. To that end, in 2016,
Grant Butterworth at Leicester City Council,
Prof. Loretta Lees at University of Leicester (now Boston University),
Neil Stacey at De Montfort University (now at The University of Nottingham), and
Dr. Robert Harland (Loughborough University),
established the Leicester Urban Observatory. It's a place for discussion and events around the study of urban architecture, design, geography, and planning in Leicester.
Key People
Grant Butterworth*
Head of Planning, Leicester City Council
Robert Harland*
Reader in Urban Graphic Heritage, Loughborough University
Stef DeSabbata
Associate Professor of Geographical Information Science at the University of Leicester
Jamileh Manoochehri
Educator and Architect, De Montfort University
Other contributors
Loretta Lees*
Professor & Faculty Director of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University
Neil Stacey*
Associate Professor in Architecture, University of Nottingham
*Founding members: Grant Butterworth, Robert Harland, Neil Stacey, Loretta Lees
Other individuals contributing to its formation, early development and ongoing activity include :
Gavin Brown, Simon Gunn, Nicola Handa, Justin Webber, and Paula Burbicka.