“This book is essential to the library of those working in architectural education and a sound addition to first year reading lists…. if you need something to introduce the activity of architectural design to an aspiring or first year architecture…
Published by Laurence King in 2010, my first book offers a thorough introduction to the entire field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, as well as…
Invited to submit an article for the Journal of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), I chose to explore an issue that I’ve grappled with for many years. Have we lost sight of who buildings are for? The article…
From 2012 to 2015, I had the pleasure of visiting and working in Valencia on a number of occasions; with colleagues from the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia. During my visits, I have continually found the city and locale to be…
In 2008/9, working with The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, and three secondary schools in Lewisham (southeast London), I developed a programme to engage 2nd Year architecture and design students with year 9 and 10 pupils to explore design and open…
This conference paper was delivered as a keynote at the Arquitectura v2020 Congress , at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura. Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013. The ‘school of architecture’ is a relatively recent development; when compared to the length…
This project, situated in Bankside, brought together students from BA Architecture at Central Saint Martins and a range of community and cultural groups to explore the potential of architecture as a form of public engagement. Students were tasked with developing…
In 2005/6, working with The Sorrell Foundation, students from courses across University of the Arts London worked with five London primary schools to explore new developments to their schools. Ranging from proposals for remodelling or completely new buildings to new…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the websites. When was…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the websites. In Part…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the website. In Part…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the website. In this…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the website. On the…
Edited by Noam Austerlitz, this collection of essays considers the role of emotion and subjectivity in learning and teaching in art and design. Published by the Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design (2009), I was asked to…
In 2007, students from BA Architecture at Central Saint Martins, worked with the charity “WithFeeling” to develop proposals for a ‘day centre’; to support children living on the streets of Bucharest, Romania. Travelling to Bucharest, students worked with local groups…
University of the Arts London, in collaboration with the RIBA Policy Unit, have been awarded funding from Creative Works London to explore the potential of digitising the uk planning system. This scoping study, led by Geoffrey Makstutis (UAL) and Emilia…
In 2013/14, I was commissioned by the BRE to develop a prototype system for managing COBie data online. The UK Government has mandated that all projects, receiving public funding, must use BIM (Building Information Modelling); with COBie being the basic format in which BIM…
In 1999, working with artists Neil Cummings, Marysia Lewandowsa, and Jason Pidd, I developed a computer programme that would capture all of the search terms entered into a popular Internet search engine over a 24-hour period. This “Index of Desire”…
Edited by Peter Beacock (University of Northumbria), Robert Mull (London Metropolitan University) and Geoffrey Makstutis (Central Saint Martins), this publication is a guide to the scope and variety of work within a number of architectural institutions that engages with diverse…
Through 2019 and early 2020, I developed a new approach to student resources in support of Higher National qualifications. I was responsible for developing the strategy, building a business case, authoring and editing. Unit Study Guides provide a focused body…
Featured in the Financial Times “How to Spend It”, my work (with 51% Studios) transformed a Victorian house in Chiswick into a modern space for the family to live and play. As collectors of contemporary art and modernist furniture, the…
This blog post originally appeared as part of the Pearson Higher Nationals Blog, on their HN Global platform.Those original websites have now been retired. The text provided here does not include images that were included on the website. In the…
In 2019, I was invited to speak at the BSI’s “Digital World: BIM” conference. This event brought together architects, contractors, consultants, technologists and academics to discuss the future of Building Information Modelling. Rather than talk about the technical features and…
Mac and iOS developers, Ulysses, interviewed me about my writing process and the way that I used their software to support my writing of Design Process in Arhitecture. Ulysses is a great app for writers. Allowing you a simple and…
Publisher, Laurence King, have asked me to write a short piece for their blog; discussing the aims of ‘Design Process in Architecture.’ Providing a very broad overview of the book, and some of the images found in the book, the…
The UK construction industry is at a crossroads. At the very moment where the housing crisis and need for new infrastructure demand that we unleash a supply of skilled construction workers, the pool looks set to run worryingly dry in…
The construction industry is changing around us – modular construction and other modern methods are transforming how buildings are constructed, and rapidly propelling the industry to the cutting edge of the future of work. In the near future, those working…
Perception is everything. The best apprenticeship system will never succeed if we cannot make young people and parents recognise the value of a technical or vocational route Much has been made in the last several years of getting industry more…
Central Saint Martins (CSM) in collaboration with Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) developed a project for the municipality of Teulada The aim of the project was to explore the challenges and opportunties of the municipality as it seeks to protect…