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JULIANA BOROWCZYK MARTINS
Office Address: Bartlett School of Planning, Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0NN
Email: [email protected]
1. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2009–(2014)
PhD researcher - Planning Studies
Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK
Expected submission October 2014
Thesis title: “Placing the digital economy: the spatiality of work in „Tech City‟, London”
Funding: Science and Technology Foundation Scholarship (FCT), Portugal
2004–2005
Master of Arts in Housing and Urbanism (MA Distinction)
Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK
Dissertation title: “Redefining the Factory: Spatial Strategies for the Integration of Industry
and Urban Living”
Funding: Science and Technology Foundation Scholarship (FCT), Portugal
1995–2001
Degree in Architecture (DipArch)
Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
2. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2.1 Teaching positions held
2014 to date
Teaching Fellow in Urban Design
Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK
2010-2014
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK
Modules: Urban Design: Space and Place and Introducing Urban Design: Design Skills
2005-2006
Visiting Lecturer
Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Modules: Elements of Architecture and Computer-Assisted Design
2.2 Thesis examinations, seminars, and crits
2012
MSc Thesis Examiner (MSc Cultural Management)
School of Fine Art and Design (ESAD), Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Examination of 2 MSc theses in the field of creative and cultural urban regeneration
Invited Guest Speaker
May/14
Department of Architecture and Urbanism, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL)
Seminar title: “Tech City”: o papel do espaço urbano e arquitectónico na economia digital”
2005-2010
Guest Critic
Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), London, UK
Department of Architecture and Urbanism (DAU-ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal
Faculty of Architecture (FAUTL), Lisbon, Portugal
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3. RESEARCH
3.1 Publications
Peer-reviewed
Martins, J. (forthcoming), “The Extended Workplace in a Creative Cluster: Exploring Space(s) of Digital
Work in Silicon Roundabout”, Journal of Urban Design
Rydin, Y., Bleahu, A., Davies, M., Dávila, J., Friel, S., De Grandis, G., Groce, N., Hallal, P., Hamilton, I.,
Howden-Chapman, P., Lai, K., Lim, C., Martins, J., Osrin, D., Ridley, I., Scott, I., Taylor, M.,
Wilkinson, P., and Wilson, J. (2012), “Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban
environments in the 21st century”, The Lancet, vol.379, pp. 2079-2108
Other publications
Martins, J. (2014) “Placing the digital economy: the spatiality of work in „Tech City‟, London”, in Cardoso, R.
(ed) Taking Planning Forward, pp. 23-24, London (PhD book)
Martins, J. (2012) “Défice de estratégia”, Diário Económico, 8 August (National Newspaper)
Martins, J. (2010) “Extinguir as Freguesias.” in Cardoso, G. and Caraça, J. (eds) Ideias Perigosas Para
Portugal - Propostas que se Arriscam a Salvar o País, Lisboa: Tinta da China
Martins, J. (2009) “Lisboa pode ser uma escolha: Projecto-piloto de requalificação urbana em regime de
project finance”, Arquitectura 21, No. 6, pp. 64-73 (Architectural magazine)
Martins, J. (2009), “Projectar a Cidade Criativa: a urbanização do parque tecnológico no projecto OneNorth, em Singapura”, Arquitectura 21, No.3, pp. 50-33 (Architectural magazine)
Martins, J. (2009), “Cidades para além dos ISMOS: um olhar sobre o urbanismo comtemporâneo através
do projecto Masdar City”, Arquitectura 21, No.1, pp. 64-73 (Architectural magazine)
3.2 Conferences
Session organisation/chairing
Jun/14 European Urban Research Association (EURA) and Urban Affairs Association (UAA) City
Futures III Conference, Paris
Spatialities of Collaboration: Emerging Practices in Creative Urban Economies
co-organised and co-chaired with Dr. Janet Merkel, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Paper presentations
Jun/14 European Urban Research Association (EURA) and Urban Affairs Association (UAA) City
Futures III Conference, Paris
Silicon Roundabout as a neighbourhood of digital production: functionality, territorial identity, and the
expectation of encounter
Apr/14 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting 2014, Tampa (USA)
Spaces of structured interaction in the digital industry: the role of events in Tech City, London
Aug/13 RC21 Conference 2013 “Resourceful cities”, Berlin
Space, social networks and the neighbourhood in digital production: the role of events in Tech City, London
Mar/13 Stadtkolloquium 4th Annual Workshop, London
Re-framing creative cities research: lessons from the spatiality of digital production in Tech City, London
Jul/12 AESOP Annual Congress, Ankara
The extended workplace: space and creative production in “Silicon Roundabout”, London
May/11 The Regional Studies Association Research Network “Creative Regions in Europe:
Challenges and Opportunities”, 1st Research Seminar, Barcelona
The extended workplace: urban settings for creative production in “Silicon Roundabout”, London
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Apr/11 RGS-IBG Postgraduate Mid-Term Conference 2011, Durham
Urban spaces as settings for work in the creative industries: a methodology to investigate how urban form
supports creative production
4. COLLABORATIONS, NETWORKS & ORGANISATION OF EVENTS
4.1 Research Collaborations
2013 - to date
DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal
Affiliated member
2013 - to date
Dr. Janet Merkel (Researcher, WZB Berlin Social Science Center)
Co-organisation and co-chairing of workshop at EURA conference on co-working spaces
and cities (Paris, 2014); currently developing a proposal for a co-edited book.
2013 - to date
Member of the AESOP Young Academics Network
4.2 Organisation of networks and events
2014 to date
Bartlett Photography Network
Co-coordination (with Alexandra Gomes); part of the wider doctoral networking initiatives
2011+2012
BSP PhD Journal Writing Workshops
Co-organization (with Dr. Stephen Marshall and Dr. Lucy Natarajan)
5. WORK EXPERIENCE
5.1 Research
Mar/10 Mar/11 UCL-Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities
(Bartlett School of Planning / UCL Grand Challenge on Sustainable Cities)
Title: Part-time Research assistant
Project: The role of urban planning in improving health outcomes (PI: Prof. Yvonne Rydin)
5.2 Private sector: masterplanning and architecture
Mar/07 Dec/08 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Title: Urban designer
5.3 Public sector
Oct/05 Mar/07 Ministry for Public Works, Transport and Communications of the Portuguese
Government
Title: Adviser of Secretary of State for Transport
May/02 Sep/04 Arqs, Lda – Bernardo Alves and Carlos Macedo, Architects
May/99 Jul/01 Title: Architect (from May 2002) and Architectural Assistant (until Jun 2001)
Jul/01 Apr/02
Parque Expo, SA (Department of Real Estate Development)
Title: Assistant to Project Leader
6. COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
Computer skills
Language skills
CAD: Microstation, AutoCad (2D/3D)
Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator
GIS: ArcGIS (basic)
Research: Reference Manager, Zotero, NVivo
Web Design: Dreamweaver (basic)
Others: Office Package and Microsoft Project
Portuguese: Fluent (mother tongue)
English: Fluent (oral and written)
Spanish, French, and Polish: Basic (oral)
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