StreetSpace is a research and teaching project in the School of Architecture at Queen's University Belfast. StreetSpace works in collaboration with academia, government and local communities to analyse streets and fulfil their potential to be people-centred, accessible and inclusive public places. The project investigates the significance of everyday streets through their urban form, histories and experiences. It establishes links with other disciplines and seeks to enable the dialogue between academia, policy and the public through the organisation of local workshops, symposia and exhibitions.
StreetSpace studio is now in its 6th year, working as a collaborative yearlong project. This year students are working on the areas of Sandy Row and The Village in Belfast to understand the significance and value of its streets and people and deal with the problems and potentials of vacancy, dereliction and density, especially focusing on future housing and mixed-use potential of the neighbourhood.