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Dr. Lucy Montague is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), renowned for her expertise in high streets and urban regeneration. She co-authored the influential book High Street: How Our Town Centres Can Bounce Back from the Retail Crisis (2023), which examines the evolution of UK town centres and proposes adaptive strategies for recovery. Her groundbreaking research project Tales from the High Street (2019-2023) secured a £100k Built Environment Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. In 2024, she served as a Parliamentary Special Advisor to the House of Lords Built Environment Select Committee, contributing to the report High Streets: Life Beyond Retail?
- Academic Qualifications: PhD (University of Edinburgh), MSc Urban Design (University of Edinburgh), PG Dip Architecture & Urbanism, BArch (Heriot Watt University)
- Founding Academic Lead of URBED+ (2019), a research collaboration with URBED focusing on housing, retrofit, and community participation
Research Focus: Dr. Montague's work explores the intersection of urban design, retail economics, and civic engagement. Her scholarship spans methodological approaches to practice-based research, representational techniques in design, and the role of theory in creative decision-making. Key projects include analyses of Huddersfield's post-industrial identity and the integration of community unpredictability into academic frameworks.
- Current Research: High street regeneration, cultural economics, and creative consultation
- Teaching: Urban regeneration, MSA's MA Architecture & Urbanism program
Scientific Recognition: Shortlisted for Architectural Book of the Year 2024; MSA's practice-based research model for REF2021 under her leadership
Public Engagement: Regular media commentator on urban issues, with appearances on national TV, radio, and parliamentary debates. Advocates for policy reform to support town centre recovery.
