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Hooman Foroughmand Araabi is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning Design at the University of the West of England, Bristol, having joined the Faculty of Environment and Technology's Department of Architecture and the Built Environment in 2017. His research interests focus on understanding and evaluating urban design and the relationship between criticality and creativity in creating successful public spaces. He emphasizes the importance of critical perspectives in urban design, allowing for rational judgments within sociopolitical frameworks while fostering innovative processes in creativity. Hooman is also currently supervising PhD projects that explore inclusivity in built environments and critical theories related to urban planning and design, particularly in the contexts of Iran and the Middle East. His areas of expertise include urban design theory, inclusivity, masterplanning, and decolonising urbanism.
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