BIFCA Staff profiles

Liu Chengyang

Teaching Assistant

Liu Chengyang (Cyrus) has studied undergraduate and Master's degrees at the Communication University of China, Taipei Shih Hsin University and University of Kansas in the USA studying digital media art, interaction design and other disciplines. His work "Kite Charm" won the sixth China (Beijing) International College Students...

Daniel Coombes

Teaching Fellow in Landscape Architecture

Daniel is a Teaching Fellow in landscape architecture at BIFCA. Previously he was a Visiting Lecturer in landscape architecture at Sunkyunkwan University. Daniel’s education in landscape architecture includes studying at Victoria University of Wellington and Unitec in Auckland. His MLA investigated contemporary landscape theory...

Peidong Hu

Teaching Assistant

Peidong graduated from Hubei Academy of Fine Arts with a Bachelor degree and Teesside University with a Master's degree. His undergraduate course graduation design, “Taibei Renovation Yard”, won the outstanding undergraduate graduation design. He worked as an intern at Ningbo University of Nottingham in 2016, working as a...

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...

Dr Colette Jeffrey

Associate Professor - Wayfinding and Inclusive Design

Colette is Associate Professor of Wayfinding and Inclusive Design. She has a Doctorate in navigation, wayfinding and architecture and is an expert in why people get lost inside buildings having devised wayfinding strategies for over 30 NHS hospitals, the Natural History Museum in London, Tower Bridge, Wembley Arena, Heathrow...

Chloé Masi

Flying faculty and lecturer

Chloé graduated from the Royal College of Art in Communication Art and Design (Illustration) and gained academic experience in a number of art schools including London College of Fashion, Arts University Bournemouth, and the University of the West of England. She has experience of teaching international students at...

Shi Qixun

Administrative Assistant

Shi Qixun is mainly responsible for providing administrative support to the institute, including dealing with students’ data, organising visits and meetings and taking minutes. She also supports Academic and Administrative Manager Stephane Waller on the 2+2 progression promotion and provides students with the relevant...

Timm Sonnenschein

Lecturer in Visual Communication & BIFCA Flying Faculty

Timm Sonnenschein is a lecturer in Visual Communication with a background in documentary photography as well as contemporary underground cultural design. As Flying Faculty staff and Academic Link Tutor for our Wuhan based Birmingham Institute of Fashion and Creative Art (BIFCA) he is currently focusing on the delivery of...