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MArch H&T Collaborative Research and Knowledge Exchange
MArch H&T Collaborative Lead
Maria Theodorou
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H&T teaching promotes collaborative research and knowledge exchange to generate research (including students research) with impact outside the university. Collaborations in 2021-22 include:
The HAZ collaboration agreement with Southwark Council The LSBU H&T module signed a pilot collaboration of knowledge exchange agreement with Southwark Council. Support and access to resources of Southwark council and Historic England were secured for a student-led group to conduct primary research on dissertation topics relevant to the Walworth Heritage Action Zone (HAZ). Students’ dissertation research will be included in the final project evaluation report; this will be nationally circulated and will inform future heritage approaches and Historic England’s nationwide HAZ strategy. In the context of the agreement, the council offered students a research lecture/seminar and related material on The HAZ case study and Historical Research methodology on 14/02/2022 with Michael Tsoukaris, Head of Design and Conservation, Southwark Borough, Susie Barson, architectural investigator Historic England, Diane Cohraine /Neil Crossfield, Walworth Stories research project Walworth Society and Maria Theodorou LSBU MArch H&T module Leader).
LSBU MArch H&T collaboration with the Cyprus Institute (CyI) on Climate Change and Heritage was initiated with a joint research seminar offered to all students of both institutions on 21/02/2022, with Georgios Artopoulos, Assist. Professor CyI, Fabio Maria Montagnino, Head of Innovation, CyI, M. Theodorou LSBU MArch H&T module Leader, CyI, MSc in Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) students and LSBU MArch students.
Knowledge exchange with students at conference presentation
A 20min paper was presented at the LSBU Learning and Teaching Conference on 19/01/2022. A former and current MArch student discussed together with the module leader the innovative learning approach of the A&T dissertation module which aims at decolonising architecture thinking.
