London, UK
Senior lecturer in architecture
at London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University is seeking a senior lecturer in architecture to join its team in London.
Role: Senior lecturer in architecture – management practice and law (Part 1, Part 2)
Transforming lives through excellent education
We are committed to making education available to people from all walks of life, creating and advancing social justice, social mobility and access to opportunity and professions. Our graduates benefit personally, but also contribute to society, culture, public service and the economy in all areas of London, the UK and around the world.
Architecture here has a reputation for education built upon a culture of design practice rooted in an ethos of a ‘duty of care’. We understand architecture as real places, spaces, buildings and practices within a culture of care that addresses ethical challenges and adds value to our creativity. But perhaps more importantly our ethos is embedded in a culture of architecture with a specific concern for the concretely‐experienced environment. We also benefit from opportunities for cross‐disciplinary collaborations within the school and actively encourage and maintain academic partnerships with other schools at home and abroad: for example, the Moscow School of Architecture (MARCH).
Consequently, our student community is distinct. It is not elitist or precious about the discipline, but continuously questions how to ‘do architecture’.
About the post
Many Part 3 courses in the country are separated from the Part 1 and Part 2 courses. This particular role is designed to integrate the ideas, issues and knowledge into practice across the subject area as a whole.
Working with the course leaders of Part 1, 2 and 3 the postholder will integrate critical themes confronting the profession – particularly climate change; diversity and representation; our school ethos of a ‘duty of care’; and building safety – in modules, lectures and seminars presented at Part 1 and 2 level. The timing of this post, coincides with the RIBA’s new themes and values creating an opportunity for the postholder to stamp their identity on how students from architecture will help shape their own futures and the futures of the professionals they work with. As well as teaching, it will involve mentoring students (as a professional studies advisor) working with world-renowned practices, developing special events that build a better interface between practice and academia and help address diversity in the profession – unfortunately still an issue in the twenty-first century.