Dr Paul Cureton
Senior Lecturer in Design (People, Products, Places)Research Overview
Dr Paul Cureton FRSA is Director of Post-Graduate Research, LICA, Director of PhDs, Design and Senior Lecturer in Design at ImaginationLancaster, and a member of the Data Science Institute (DSI). His work transcends subjects in spatial planning, 3D GIS modelling and design futures. It is at the forefront of exploring the critical interface of new and emerging socio-technological relationships such as Design for Digital Twins, Drone Futures and novel process-based methodologies for Future Environments such as Geodesign and XR interactions. His recent publications include the monographs, Strategies for Landscape Representation: Digital and Analogue Techniques (Routledge, 2016) and Drone Futures: UAS for Landscape & Urban Design (Routledge, 2020). He is a co-author with Nick Dunn of Future Cities: A Visual Guide (Bloomsbury, 2020).
Research Interests
My research interests and expertise cover:
- Urban Digital Twins
- Serious Games & Speculative Design
- Geodesign
- Participatory Mapping & Planning
- Future Cities.
PhD Supervision Interests
Please contact me regarding PhD enquiries based on my research interests.
Gaming, Digital Twins and the Future City
Invited talk
Gamification Workshop
Invited talk
Urban Life and Design in the Drone Age
Invited talk
Digital Twins at the Edge
Invited talk
Urban Life and Design in the Drone Age
Invited talk
Windermere Science Festival
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Campus in the City 2024
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
The future is a work in progress at the Festival of Futures
Symposium
Geodesign and Environmental Resilience
Invited talk
CIM Forum
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
World Building Urban Digital Twins: Designing for the Future
Invited talk
Design Leadership in the Digital Transformation of Cities
Invited talk
Drones, New Design Ecologies and Aerial Futures
Invited talk
Modelling Speculative Futures: New Urban Landscapes
Invited talk
eVTOL & UAM: A Brief Investigation of Transport Futures.
Invited talk
Tech Forum #1: Drones, Urban Planning, and Smart cities
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Machine Learning and place-making 2020
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Design Futures: Visualisation, Mapping & Strategies
Invited talk
Drone Futures: Mapping UAS applications & research
Invited talk
Geodesign Workshops
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
The Lancaster City Information Model
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
CSIC Digital Cities for Change Seminar Series
Invited talk
15th Architectural Humanities Research Association International Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
- DSI - Society
- Evaluation
- Imagination Lancaster
- School of Design