Film

Nubia Way: a story of black-led self building in Lewisham - July 2021-July 2022*

*Sam Brown's contribution to this project was relatively minimal, as part of the background research carried out by the main production team.
Nubia Way was built in the 1990s by Fusions Jameen, London's first black housing co-operative in Downham, Lewisham. Constructed using the principles of Walter Segal, self-builders were offered long-term discounted rents in return for building the homes. Through interviews with the original self-builders, historians, architects and economists, this new documentary from the Architecture Foundation celebrates the legacy of Nubia Way and examines self-building as an act of resistance against the housing discrimination faced by Black British Communities.
Film, EDI, History and Representation, Participation, Sam Brown

Cairo Bike Live Project - 26th September till 4th November, 2022

The Cairo Bike Live Project took place in Cairo, Egypt as part of the University of Sheffield School of Architecture's Live Projects Programme 2022-23. It explored the ongoing initiative by the Cairo Governorate and UN-Habitat to establish a bike-sharing scheme within wider efforts to decarbonise the Downtown area of the city. 
The Live Project was set within a longer-term collaboration between the Architecture Department at the American University in Cairo and the Egyptian office of UN-Habitat, with Egyptian architecture students undertaking analysis of the bike sharing scheme as part of a course in urban design. The Live Project itself invited students from the UK to visit Cairo and collaborate with local students to develop a period of fieldwork designed to understand how the bike scheme's pilot phase is perceived by residents and citizens in order to offer insight and proposals for future phases. 
The Live Project was funded by the University of Sheffield School of Architecture and made possible by local facilitation in the field by Momen El-Husseiny, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanization at the American University in Cairo.
Journal Article, Film, Climate Emergency, Pedagogy, Participation, Sam Brown

Love Wolverton - 2019-2022

'Love Wolverton' is a redevelopment of the Agora Centre in Wolverton, Milton Keynes. Within my role at URBED I was responsible for initiating the project. It won the Midscale Framework and Masterplans awards at the National Urban Design Awards 2021.
The redevelopment working in collaboration with MOLE, Mikhail Riches and CIVIC Engineers will restore a historic street, Radcliffe Street, which was originally lost forty years ago as part of the Agora Centre’s development. The creation of two new, car-free, “little streets” also echo the historic streets of Wolverton and will connect key parts of the town, providing social and play-friendly spaces for residents, neighbours and their children. 
The scheme has been designed to be one of the most environmentally ambitious regeneration schemes in the UK with and includes collaboration with Community Energy Wolverton to deliver a community energy network. The project will also house Still Green, an over-50s co-housing community based locally.
The development is being brought forward by the developer TOWN who were responsible for delivering the Cohousing Development Marmalade Lane in Cambridge. Jonny Anstead and Neil Murphy, founding directors of TOWN, co-ran our MArch Studio, “Degrowth” last year.
Film, Built Project, Placemaking, John Sampson

Cities of the future: Where will we live? | Hubbub Investigates - January, 2020

Cities of the Future: Where will we live. Interviewed by HubBub Uk along with Marcus Fairs Dezeen. 
"The interview has come out really well, thanks so much again for your time" -Sarah Divall HubBub Uk 
Film, Climate Emergency, Participation, Placemaking, Satwinder Samra

How power of communities can break the Broken Windows effect with HubBub UK - June 2018

Interviewed as Architectural Expert discussing the role of design in developing communities.
"Thanks so much for the interview today – it was fantastic!" -Sarah Divall HubBub Uk 
Film, EDI, Participation, Placemaking, Satwinder Samra

CBBC ' The Dengineers' - 2018-2019

The Dengineers is a CBBC TV where children build their very own dream den. Satwinder works as on screen designer  with the children to both design and build their unique creations. Two 28 min TV shows to be broadcast on CBBC and BBC2.
"I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for all of your help, hard work and AMAZING dens on The Dengineers this year!  I have watched all of your episodes, thoroughly enjoyed them and am so happy and impressed that we have managed to raise the bar even higher, on this series!" -Annette Williams Genre Lead Factual Formats BBC 
"A massive thank you for another wonderful bunch of dens.  And also a sincere, personal thank you for being so fantastic to work with over these last few series.  I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you both, getting to know you and particularly watching you work – I’ve learned a lot" -Jennifer Morrison Series Producer 
TV Show, EDI, History and Representation, Participation, Satwinder Samra

Inspirational Academics - January, 2018

How to be an inspirational academic:  Satwinder Samra describes his teaching approach at at Sheffield University.
Film, EDI, Pedagogy, Placemaking, Satwinder Samra

Fourteen Videos - 2013

Ian Hicklin Previous Scholarship - Curriculum Development Projects.docx
This project was the result of successful bids to the (no longer available) Faculty Curriculum Development Fund. Fourteen videos were developed on the back of the ‘What is it Like at SSoA?’ publication to provide contextualisation of architectural education in other forms.
Film, EDI, Pedagogy, Ian Hicklin

Motivating Collective Custom Build - 2013-2014

Sam was seconded to Ash Sakula Architects as part of a project that tested methods by which academic institutions could collaborate with industry partners. The project focused on in-depth research into the delivery of custom build housing in the UK. Sam collaborated with Ash Sakula Architects and housing industry social enterprise, Design For Homes, on the production of a short film and website that collected, curated and introduced information about collective forms of self-provided housing and argued the case for greater support for this type of development. The project attracted significant media interest and was launched in the UK Parliament in 2014. The project was set within the Home Improvements research project funded by the Arts & Humanities Research (AHRC) and led by Prof. Flora Samuel. Motivating Collective Custom Build was led by Prof. Fionn Stevenson as Primary Investigator and Dr Cristina Cerulli as Co-Investigator.
Event, Film, Website, Participation, Sam Brown
CollectiveCustomBuild_inWeb (trimmed).wmv
Ash, C., Birkbeck, D., Brown, S., Cerulli, C. and Stevenson, F. (2013) - Motivating Collective Custom Build_full report.pdf

Trent Basin - 2012-2018

Within my role at URBED I was responsible for leading the development of the Trent Basin Masterplan located on the northern bank of the River Trent, 20 minutes’ walk fromNottingham city centre. The scheme developed by Blueprint aims to create a new type of neighbourhood that is neither entirely urban nor entirely suburban. To do this we drew heavily on Dutch precedents for the way that the scheme relates to the water. The design creates a strong 3 and 4 storey waterside terrace punctuated by narrow streets.In many senses the scheme is a reinvention of the suburb rather than a lively urban neighbourhood. The idea is that the blocks, set back from the waterfront, feel calm and relaxed and not dominated by cars. In collaboration with Nottingham-based architects, Marsh Grochowski, Sarah Wigglesworth Architects and landscape architects Landscape Projects, we have set out to create a neighbourhood based around cycling, dog walking, jogging, fishing, reading, chatting, exercising and working.  Trent Basin won the Urban Design Group Practice Award 2015, see the video here.
I was also involved in securing InnovateUK funding for the project to accelerate the adoption of a pioneering Community Energy Storage proposal for the development.
I also worked with Nottingham City Council to develop a strategy for the wider Waterside area of the city.
Trent Basin is currently being built out - creating a new and unique residential neighbourhood on the edge of Nottingham city centre.
Book, Film, Built Project, Climate Emergency, Placemaking, Building Performance, John Sampson
UD132_magazine.pdf