Dr Ruchit Purohit 🌈
@ruchitpurohit
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Research Associate @arch_cambridge @Cambridge_Uni, working on https://t.co/UXQNdQuZTz , Development Practitioner, Architect, Fellow @theRSAorg (tweets my own)
London, England
Joined February 2009
‘This is the building which often prompts the response “I can’t believe it’s not listed”. Our message for DCMS and the heritage minister, Chris Bryant MP, is: do the right thing.’ C20 in The Guardian on the Southbank Centre campaign. https://t.co/qTfLbdge8G
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Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight
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The government agency that gives awards for unsuccessful projects
govinsider.asia
In a wide-ranging interview, Singapore’s HTX Chief Innovation Officer, Ng Pan Yong, shares on the agency’s approach to innovation and infrastructure.
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📰 ‘Hot on the heels of modernity: how our heritage buildings are catching up with us.’ C20 Chair @hughpearman for @The_ModernHouse Journal on the recent listing of Sphinx Hill house, and how the Society is knocking on the door of the 21st century. https://t.co/aZht3lGVU8
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#OpenAccess #Empirical paper published! Improving neighbourhood quality of life through effective consultation processes in the UK: learnings from the project Community Consultation for Quality of Life. Ruchit Purohit, Flora Samuel, John Brennan, Lorraine Farrelly, Saul Golden
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Rare job opportunity. We are hiring. Please spread the word @RIBASouthEast Design Teaching Fellow at University of Cambridge
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Who is entitled to talk about disability? Does the direct experience of disability entitle self-identified disabled researchers more than non self-identified researchers to talk about disability? Brown, Leigh et al. discuss. Free download: https://t.co/FyJHP24wst
#Education #HE
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Fantastic step by @Cambridge_Uni to support Early Career Researchers (e.g. PDRAs) coming to the UK on a skilled worker or global talent visa: "Payment of visa and NHS surcharge fees for all new starters who are employed on a Skilled Worker or Global Talent Visa" from October 👏
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So delighted to finally get our paper on Community Consultation for Quality of Life published in Cities and Health. Well done @ruchitpurohit for your excellent leadership. @qualityoflifeuk @AHRCDesignLF
https://t.co/jsehnfFAHj
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The paper explores how the process of community consultation in planning can enhance the Quality of Life (QOL) in neighbourhoods, while also helping to collect data on the types of location that co...
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#OpenAccess #EvidenceReview published! The design of neighbourhood open spaces to improve mental health: a critical review of restorative spatial characteristics and their applicability in design practice. Anne J. J. Grave, Louis Neven and Masi Mohammadi; 2024.
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#EvidenceReview published! Happy urban public spaces: a systematic review of the key factors affecting citizen happiness in public environments. Sahar Samavati, Pieter M. A. Desmet and Ehsan Ranjbar; 2024. https://t.co/JUelSvieRr
#UrbanHealth #Cities4Health #HealthyCities
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NEWS // C20 has backed the campaign to save the unlisted Art Deco Picturehouse in Bromley from imminent closure. Designed in 1936 by George Coles, it has remained in continuous use as a cinema, and underwent a £4.5 milllion refurbishment in 2019. ✍️🏻Sign the petition:
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The book 'Doughnut Economics' opens with the story of Yuan Yang who, as a young economics student back in 2008, was challenging the outdated theory she was being taught. Last night she was elected as the first-ever MP for Earley & Woodley. Huge congratulations @YuanfenYang !
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Article on “Improving neighbourhood quality of life through effective consultation processes in the UK” by @ruchitpurohit et al. of @arch_cambridge has been accepted! #Cities4Health Register & sign up for new content alerts at
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Publishes international research on urban health and health equity including urban design, epidemiology, city governance, landscape and spatial planning.
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NEWS // The extraordinary Egyptian-style Sphinx Hill house in Oxfordshire has been Grade II* listed, following an application by C20. Designed by John Outram Associates in 1998-99, the designation makes the Post-Modern property the youngest listed building in the country. ➡️
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We’ve opened the call for @BritishAcademy_ Visiting Fellowships 2025! As part of our commitment to international engagement we will give up to £40k for academics to spend 3-6 months to be based at a UK higher education or other research institution https://t.co/ocS8XGQ4Vq
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The mighty Odysseus guarding the gates to #CambridgeUniversityLibrary 🐾 #Caturday #CambirdgeUniversity
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In case you're wondering, this manhole cover from Chandigarh was sold a couple of years ago in London for £10,800 (£12,960 or c.14 lakhs with fees). Lots of these Le Corbusier-designed covers, which lined the streets of Chandigarh, have been stolen & replaced with concrete ones.
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We need more community-led and grassroots initiatives for nature recovery. We also need collaborative governance structures that bring together bottom-up actors with private sector, state, technological, and scientific research institutions to drive innovative partnerships.
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