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Dr Idrees Rasouli




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Design Practice
Projects
  1. SSE HQ
  2. Tate II
  3. Jebel al-Jais
  4. CCTV HQ
  5. Qatar Library
  6. The C
  7. Rotana
  8. Aspire Zone
  9. Eton Finish Line
  10. Hucknall Links
  11. Inner Harbour
  12. Lusail Marine
  13. River Soar


Design Research
Projects
  1. GATEway 2030
  2. Child’s Playground
  3. World of Hope
  4. Ford Autonomous
  5. Peace Garden
  6. Celebrating Life
  7. Mangai
  8. Ghost
  9. Seoul Social Software
  10. Tokyo Social Software
  11. Microkinetics
  12. Beyond Grey


Start-ups
Ventures/Enterprises
  1. Qaf 1.0
  2. Sealeaf 1.0


Design Pedagogy
Teachings/Activities
  1. Artefacts
  2. Healthy Cities
  3. Future Workplace
  4. Urban Interventions
  5. Care & Resilience


Publications
Articles/Reports
  1. Post-Disaster Social Regeneration
  2. Building Smart Cities
  3. Disparities of Design Education
  4. Institute for Post Disaster Recovery
  5. Human-Connected Leadership
  6. State of Design Report


Presentations
Talks/Workshops
  1. The Architecture of Money
  2. The Six Realities
  3. Reduced Inequalities
  4. Resilience Through Design
  5. Is the Future Inclusive?



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Mark

River Soar
Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge Design





— Crossing to Compliment the Leicester Space Centre —

Site Location & Dynamics.

Design Drivers.


> The design of the bridge proposes no single iconic element such as a mast or arch that would dominate the site, but rather a light elegant design that respects the retained brick water tower. The elevation is made up of repeating elements, all of exactly the same length that twist gradually to form a sine wave profile for the bridge. Each element on the outer balustrade gives the effect of a changing magnetic field. The pier structure helps to relieve load at the West Abutment, reducing the required foundation, and thus reducing the impact on the existing tree roots.


Concept.


Plan.


Elevation.

Elements.
Section.


View from River.


View from Park.


Organisation + [Credits]
Ramboll Group, [Ramboll]
Role + [Team Size]
Design Lead, [6]
Date + [Duration of Involvement]
2010, [2 months]
Client + [Project Location]
Leicester Regeneration Company, [Leicester, UK]
Status + [Project Type]
Competition, [Design Concept]
Brief + [Challenge]
Crossing that Realises the Serenity of its Site,
[Complimenting Location’s History and Future]


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