The Global Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Alessandro's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
About Alessandro
I am Professor of Urban Design within the School of Art, Design and Architecture, and teach in the Architecture subject.At ñ I have served as Head of the School of Architecture, Design and Environment (2009-2016), Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (2016-2019), and Associate Dean for Internationalisation in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business (2016-2022) I have previously worked at:
Newcastle University (2001-2009) where I was Deputy Head of School and Director (Head of Dept) of Architecture within the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
University College London (1999-2001) where I was Research Fellow at CASA (Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) and then Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning
Supervised Research Degrees
PhD (Newcastle University) ñޓ Rodrigo Joseñޙ Firmino ñޜBuilding the Virtual City: The Dilemmas of Integrating Strategies for Urban and Electronic Spacesñޝ, completed August 2004
PhD (Newcastle University) ñޓ Xuefeng Wang ñޜDefining the Role of Knowledge in Chinese Contemporary Urban Developmentñޝ ñޓ supervision handed over when I left Newcastle, Xuefeng has since completed
PhD (Newcastle University) ñޓ Reham Abdelatif ñޜComputer-Mediated Communication in the Virtual Learning of Urban Design: Can this Enhance Critical Thinking?ñޝ, supervision handed over when I left Newcastle, Reham has since completed
PhD (Newcastle University) ñޓ Abdelatif El-Allous ñޜAdopting ICT to Atcivate Urban Public Space in the Developing World: the case of Libyañޝ, supervision handed over when I left Newcastle, Abdelatif has since completed
MPhil (ñ) ñޓ Karol Kwiatek ñޓ completed 2012
PhD (ñ) ñޓ Eleanor Browne ñޜSocial and Commercial Enterprise Interactions: Insights from UK Business Incubatorsñޝ ñޓ completed June 2021
PhD (ñ) ñޓ Gianni Corino ñޜInternet of props. A performative ontology and design framework for the internet of thingsñޝ ñޓ completed May 2017
PhD (ñ) ñޓ Fadwa Barakat ñޜDesigning Complexity: Reconstructing the National Symbol of the Jordanian Communityñޝ ñޓ completed April 2017
PhD (ñ) ñޓ Pamela Varley ñޜSustainable Digital Neighbourhoods: A Case Study of People, Place and Technology under the Rural Village Conditionñޝ ñޓ completed January 2019
PhD (ñ) ñޓ Hana Hapiz ñޜTheorising the Embodiment of Materiality and Experience in Man-made Objects from a Design Perspectiveñޝ ñޓ completed May 2019
Teaching
I currently teach in the 'mainstream' architectural design modules at ñ, leading the semester 1 design module for year 3 of the BA course.
In the past I have taught in the M.Arch at ñ, and led various modules in the Architecture department at Newcastle. These included design studio, but also specialist modules such as 'Architecture in the Information Age', 'The Digital City' and others, more closely associated with my research expertise. At UCL/Bartlett I was teaching in the Planning school modules like 'Planning Skills' and 'Planning Analysis'.
At Newcastle I led two postgraduate programmes: the MSc Digital Architecture and the MSc Architecture.
Apart from my directly research-related interests - urbanism in general and digital urbanism/urban design - my teaching in architecture focuses on three main areas: dealing with urban spaces / urban design; the agency of architecture/space in helping tackling social challenges; and working with students on understanding and shaping a coherent and holistic design process/approach.
Contact Alessandro
Room 106, Roland Levinsky Building, Drake Circus, ñ, PL4 8AA
alex.aurigi@plymouth.ac.uk