Our staff
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Professor Mohsen Aboutorabi
Professor of Architecture
Mohsen's research interest is on the socio-cultural aspects of the built environment and how the phenomenon of globalisation is affecting the local identity of the place.
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Dr Jemma Browne
School Coordinator, Cultural Context, History & Theory
Jemma teaches history and theory of Architecture and Design and coordinates the overall delivery and development of this strand of all the courses in the School, as well as contributing to the development of the School research environment and supervising PhD students. Jemma completed her Doctoral research Spatial...
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Katriona Byrne
Course Director MA Conservation of the Historic Environment
Katriona's BA in History of Art led her to work on the Pevsner Architectural Guide for Dublin and on the National Inventory of Ireland. The Historic Heart of Dublin European project led to a postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Inventorying and Recording. Katriona then worked for about 10 years as a local authority...
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Oliver Chapman
Deputy Leader Level 4 Architecture, Lecturer in Architecture
Oliver enjoys opportunities to explore design and learning within the intense learning and testing environments of the professional and academic studio, and he strongly believe that maintaining a connection between the architecture profession and a wider discourse on architecture, design and craft is vital for practitioners to...
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Natalie Cole
BA Product and Furniture Design lecturer
Natalie is a Lecturer on the BA (hons) Product and Furniture Design programme. She currently teaches Level 4 students, as well as being the Link Tutor for Birmingham City University International College. Prior to joining the University, Natalie managed and curated the craft programme for Wolverhampton Arts and...
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Alessandro Columbano FHEA, BArch, MA, BA (Hons)
Senior Lecturer, Enterprise Coordinator, STEAMhouse Academic
Alessandro is a Senior Lecturer at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design. He also co-established and leads the Collaborative Laboratory (Co.LAB) a teaching intiative and organisation within the school that integrates teaching with practice through live projects, staff research/design and external consultancy. ...
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Dr Sandra Costa
Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Sandra is a lecturer and researcher in landscape architecture and design with diversified experience encompassing teaching, research and professional practice. She has lectured in the UK and Portugal in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Her teaching explores current issues and challenges faced by landscapes and the...
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Michael Dring
Programme Director, MArch Architecture
Mike Dring is an architect, senior lecturer, MArch programme director and researcher at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design. He brings seven years of professional practice to his role with a track record of delivering award winning projects. He is involved in a number of emergent and established research projects...
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Victoria Farrow
Programme Director, BA (Hons) Architecture
Victoria Farrow is a qualified Architect and chartered with the ARB following the completion of her studies at the University of Nottingham. She has worked in practice, both as the director of her own architectural practice and also as an employee of practices in Nottingham working in variety of different sectors. She has also...
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Lucas Hughes
Programme Director, BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture
Lucas’ focus is to promote high quality, integrated, design led processes for the creation of characterful and sensitive built environment solutions; from large scale strategic approaches involving planning, politics and society, down to the aesthetics and practicalities of detail design and construction. Holding qualifications...