Professor Adam Thorpe
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Professor
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University of the Arts London
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Biography
Adam Thorpe is Professor of Socially Responsive Design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UAL). He is Co-Director of the Design Against Crime Research Centre and Co-ordinator of the UAL DESIS Lab (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability). His research activities are practice-based and explore the role of design in meeting societal goals and challenges. He is currently leading the Public Collaboration Lab, researching and prototyping a collaborative learning and doing platform that identifies and leverages synergies between design education and local government. He has written extensively on open and participatory socially responsive design processes.Grants and awards
(Figures indicate amount awarded to UAL)
- Camden Council, Greening Somers Town Estates, £42,500.00, (2022-2023)
- Camden Council, Circular Economy Markets Project, £57,500.00, (2022-2023)
- Camden Council, Camden Council market stalls trial programme, £129,928.00, (2021-2022)
- Research England, Climate Studio, £81,053.00, (2022-2022)
- Research England, Public Studio, £60,000.00, (2021-2021)
- Erasmus+, A Knowledge Alliance between HEIs, Makers and Manufacturers to boost Open Design & Open Manufacturing in Europe, £111,541.50, (2017-2020)
- Erasmus+, A Knowledge Alliance between HEIs, Makers and Manufacturers to boost Open Design & Open Manufacturing in Europe, £111,541.50, (2017-2020)
- European Union, T-Factor - Unleashing future-facing urban hubs through culture and creativity-led strategies of transformative time, €7,998,425.00, (2020-2020)
- Camden Council, Addressing homelessness in Camden, £70,000.00, (2018-2019)
- Camden Council, A People's Fruit & Veg Stall for Somers Town, £25,000.00, (2018-2019)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Disseminating 'Design Thinking for Prison Industries' through Teaching Resources, Business Models and Training for Trainers, £79,838.10, (2017-2018)
- Camden Council, Social isolation and loneliness workshop, £10,000.00, (2017-2018)
- Victoria Business Improvement District, Public Service Design for Safer Victoria, £27,500.00, (2017-2017)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Public Collaboration Lab, £384,508.00, (2015-2016)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), FIRE.Digital: Digital Research Platform for Collaborative Fashion Innovation, £80,127.00, (2015-2015)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Design Thinking for Prison Industries: Exchanging design tools, methods and processes with prisons in London and Ahmedabad to build inmate resilience, £20,732.71, (2014-2015)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), FIREup: Fashion Innovation Research and Enterprise, £200,814.00, (2013-2014)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK network for design led social innovation for sustainability (DESIS - UK), £34,381.23, (2012-2013)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Bike Off 2 - Catalysing anti theft bike, bike parking and information design for the 21st century, £323,918.00, (2006-2008)
Research Outputs
Art/Design item
- Thorpe A. Luta Fightwear Collection (2012)
- Gamman L, Willcocks M, Thorpe A, Thomas C, Wischusen J, Hansis G, Yuille P. Design Against Crime (2007)
- Thorpe A, Hunter J. Puma/Vexed Urban Mobility Range (a) Urban Mobility apparel collections x 3 (b) Puma/Vexed/Biomega tri-branded accessories collection and (c) a similarly tri-branded Puma Bike (2006)
- Thorpe A, Hunter J. See and Be Seen (SABS) Collection (2005)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L, Hunter J. Karrysafe Bags and Accessories Collection: Performance Design to Combat Crime (2002)
Article
- Thorpe A, Manzini E. Weaving People and Places: Art and Design for Resilient Communities (2018)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Makeright - Bags of Connection: Teaching Design Thinking and Making in Prison to Help Build Empathic and Resilient Communities (2018)
- Thorpe A, Prendiville A, Salinas L, Rhodes S. Anatomy of Local Government/Design Education Collaboration (2017)
- Arroyo Moliner L, Galdon Clavell G, Willcocks M, Toylan G, Thorpe A. The Hands Behind the Cans (2015)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Building Resilience of Returning Citizens: Creative Ways to Survive Prison and Thrive Outside Without Crime (2015)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Design for Democratic Crime Prevention (2014)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Walking with Park: Exploring the ‘reframing’ and integration of CPTED principles in neighbourhood regeneration in Seoul, South Korea (2013)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A, Malpass M, Liparova E. Hey Babe – Take a Walk on the Wild Side!: Why Role-playing and Visualization of User and Abuser “Scripts” Offer Useful Tools to Effectively “Think Thief” and Build Empathy to Design Against Crime (2012)
- Thorpe A. Case study: bikeoff (2011)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Less Is More: What Design Against Crime Can Contribute To Sustainability (2009)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Editorial: socially responsive design
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Design with society: why socially responsive design is good enough.
- Thorpe A, Rhodes S. The Public Collaboration Lab - Infrastructuring Redundancy with Communities-in-Place
Book Section
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Power (2020)
- Willcocks M, Ekblom P, Thorpe A. Less Crime, More Vibrancy, by Design (2019)
- Thorpe A. Tricky like a Leprachaun – Navigating the Paradoxes of Public Service Innovation (2018)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Is ‘Nudge’ as Good as ‘We Think’ in Designing against Crime?Contrasting Paternalistic and Fraternalistic Approaches to Design for Behaviour Change (2017)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Is ‘Nudge’ as Good as ‘We Think’ in Designing Against Crime? Contrasting Paternalistic and Fraternalistic Approaches to Design for Behaviour Change (2017)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. What is "Socially Responsive Design and Innovation"? (2016)
- Thorpe A, Prendiville A, Rhodes S, Salinas L. Public Collaboration Lab (2016)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Could Design Help to Promote and Build Empathic Processes in Prison? Understanding the Role of Empathy and Design in Catalysing Social Change and Transformation (2015)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. "Design for Empathy" – Exploring the Potential of Participatory Design for Fostering Restorative Values and Contributing to Restorative Process (2015)
- Thorpe A. Fashioning Publics: The Socially Responsive Design Practice of Vexed Generation (2014)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Learning Together: Students And Community Groups Co-Designing For Carbon Reduction In The London Borough Of Camden (2013)
- Thorpe A, Sidebottom A, Johnson SD. Designing Against Bicycle Theft (2012)
- Ekblom P, Bowers KJ, Gamman L, Sidebottom A, Thomas C, Thorpe A, Willcocks M. Reducing bag theft in bars (2012)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Criminality and creativity: what’s at stake in designing against crime? (2010)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L, Ekblom P, Johnson SD, Sidebottom A. Bike Off 2 – catalysing anti-theft bike, bike parking and information design for the 21st century: an open innovation research approach (2009)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Liberty versus safety: a design review (2007)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Design Against Crime as Socially Responsive Theory and Practice (2006)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Less is more: what design against crime can contribute to sustainability.
Conference, Symposium or Workshop item
- Salinas L, Thorpe A, Prendiville A, Rhodes S. Civic Engagement as Participation in Designing for Services (2018)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Open innovation and participation in socially responsive art and design practice (2011)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. You’re not my Dad - and I wouldn’t do what you told me to even if you were – design fraternalism versus design paternalism (2011)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Retail loss prevention and safety seminar for small business (2011)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Expected future trends in retail theft and prevention (2011)
- Thorpe A, Gamman L. Design Against Crime: a review (2011)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Green week (2011)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Design Against Crime as socially responsive design (2010)
- Thorpe A. Stop thief chairs (2010)
- Thorpe A. Socially responsive design hub (2010)
- Thorpe A. Socially responsive design hub (2010)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. Design against crime as socially responsive design for public space (2007)
- Thorpe A. Don't give thieves an easy ride: a Design Against Crime practice review (2007)
Report
- Thorpe A, Kaszynska P, Mitchell S. MAKE (E)valuation Report (2022)
- Thorpe A, Kaszynska P, Mitchell S. Make (E)valuation Summary Report (2022)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A. London higher social engagement case studies: Camden M stands by Bikeoff (2010)
- Thorpe A, Willcocks M. Study of ‘Bikeoff’ anti-theft programme in Brighton
- Malpass M, Thorpe A, Follows C, Read T, Haywood P, Munro Kerr R, Griffith C, Gunasekera P. Open Design and Manufacturing: UAL Overview
- Thorpe A, Morgan-Hatch R. T-Factor D5.1: Stakeholder Reports
- Thorpe A, Dodd M, Morgan-Hatch R, Rebernak J. T-Factor D2.2: Pilots Report, Euston
Show/Exhibition
- Willcocks M, Gamman L, Thorpe A. Makeright: Making Bags to Make Good (2017)
- Gamman L, Thorpe A, Willcocks M. Design Against ATM Crime (2011)
- Gamman L, Willcocks M, Thorpe A, Ekblom P. Demonstrating the role of design in crime reduction (2011)
- Thorpe A. Demonstrating the role of design in crime reduction (2011)
- Thorpe A. Re-Inventing the Bike Shed