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My name is Peter Woodthorpe and I'm an Engineering Design Research Associate for the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom working with a precision engineering company in Otley, West Yorkshire.
On this site you will find a selection of the work that I have completed in academia, as a career and as a hobby. In addition to this I will comment on design trends and the important things going on in my life.
Please feel free to look around my website and if you would like to contact me please do so on pwoodthorpe@gmail.comMy Projects
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Leeds: A Modern Architectural Hub?
Broadcasting Place on Leeds Metropolitan University‘s City Campus has won the prestigious Best New Tall Building in the World award from The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and beat off competition from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and … Continue reading
The Week That Was w/e 24th Oct
Hurray it’s half term here in Leeds, you can hear the cheers of teachers, kids workers and children alike across the city. For me it means I get two precious Saturday morning lie ins. Unfortunately when I know I don’t … Continue reading
As the night draws in…
That’s right, it’s getting close to the sign that winter is here the clocks go back an hour a week on Sunday (31st October) which means we are not more than a few weeks away from travelling to work in … Continue reading
The Week That Was
I gave a rather important presentation this week to a group of fellow partners to my employers at Sheffield University. I’ve never been particularly confident at speaking infront of crowds, especially those that I don’t know. I find that if … Continue reading
USA 2010 (2): Part 4: Chicago
Finally I got the chance to get into Chicago on the Tuesday morning having had my only experience at the State/Lake El interchange the day before. The first impressions of the city were that it was huge, not quite as … Continue reading
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USA 2010 (2): Part 3: Oak Park
After a thoroughly enjoyable weekend in Columbia I was now on my way back to Chicago. When I touched down at O’Hare there was the relatively simple process of escaping the Airport through Terminal 2 and it was then down … Continue reading
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USA 2010 (2): Part 2: Columbia
I arrived into Columbia, SC shortly before 9pm on the Friday night and in a confused and tired state I was driven to Becca’s house on the other side of town. Quickly I was reunited with the sound of country … Continue reading
