Architecture staff
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Dr Mersha Aftab
Associate Professor
Dr. Mersha Aftab is Associate Professor in Design Management at Birmingham City University. Before joining the University in September 2019, she was a Senior Lecturer in Innovation at the Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences, Northumbria University, since 2012. In 2006, she finished her BA in fashion and information...
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Dr Ana Araujo
Senior Lecturer
Ana Araujo was trained as an architect, and she currently works in the fields of art curating, research and education. Her interests range across the fields of design, the visual arts, psychology, anthropology and gender studies. Ana also runs an online art gallery which is focused on the investigation of the feminine in art...
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Peter J Baldwin
Head of Architecture and the Built Environment
Peter Baldwin is a Registered and Chartered Architect, artist and academic, and the Head of Architecture and the Built Environment at Birmingham City University. Prior to joining BCU Peter was employed at Loughborough University, serving as Curriculum Development and Accreditation Lead for the Architecture (2023-2025). During...
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Dr Hocine Bougdah
Director of Technical Studies and Sustainability
Dr Hocine Bougdah has an academic and industrial career that extends over 31 years. He recently joined the University as a Director for Technical Studies and Sustainability. Prior to this, he was a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Architecture and Cities at the University of Westminster, London and a research/educational...
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Josephine Bridges
Lecturer in Interior Architecture and Design & Course Director BA in Interior Architecture and Design
Josephine has been teaching at Birmingham City University (BCU) since September 2019. During this time she has worked with the Level 6 (3rd year) cohort where she has been GradShow Coordinator, EDI Champion and Co:Lab tutor, and with the Level 4 (1st year) cohort as both lecturer and year lead, drawing on her skills from...
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Katriona Byrne
Senior Lecturer in 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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Dr Sandra Costa
Academic lead for 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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Dr Michael Dring
Academic Lead for Architecture & Senior Lecturer in Architecture
Michael Dring is an architect, educator, research scholar and artist, working across the fields of architecture, landscape, and art. Educated at the Manchester School of Architecture, Michael has worked in Birmingham for over 20 years in award-winning architectural practice and as course leader and tutor at Birmingham School...
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Ijeoma Emeghe
Senior Lecturer
With a background in Real Estate Surveying and Valuation, Ijeoma began her career at Covenant University in Nigeria from 2014 to 2017. During this time, she held a lecturing position where she taught various modules. Alongside her teaching duties, she also took on elected and mandatory administrative tasks, mentoring, and...
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Kristina Hill
Visiting Professor
Kristina Hill is an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. An international expert in urban ecology and hydrology in relationship to physical design and social justice issues, her current work is focused on adapting urban districts and shorezones to the new challenges associated with climate change. ...