Research Students by Centre

 

The Modern Interiors Research Centre    
Student name Title Degree
BOROZDIN-BIDNELL, Michael Joinery Developments in London Domestic Interiors, 1660-1750 PhD
BRIFFA, Sancha Against The Grain.  An interdisciplinary cultural history of the making of wood PhD
CARTER, Fran Women's things: the women's sex shop, its significance and implications for a contemporary construction of feminine sexuality PhD
Costantino, Maria The Fitted Kitchen: From Commodious Cupboards to Spectacular Spaces MA Research 
FRYMAN, Olivia Making the Bed: An Investigation of the day to day care & conservation at HCP 1686-1838. Graduated 2012. PhD
FULLER, RACHEL The Meaning of Home and Processes of Home-Making in 21st Century London Middle Class Home PhD
HOLCOMBE, Leanne Study of the design of the modern interior  PhD
Lee, Yumi  Luxury Hotels in London: British Interior Design & Technological Advances PhD
Marfella, Claudia Reynor Banham and Gillo Dorfles The Aesthetic Values inside Independent Group and MAC PhD
MCKAY, Harriet Accommodating the Passenger: Interior Design for the Union Castle Line, 1945-77. PhD
O'SHEA, Patrick BOAC and the interior of the jet aircraft: 1939 – 1974. PhD
PROTHEROE, Keren Tracing the Surface of the Suburban-Oriental Style: The printed Textile Designs of Minnie McLeish and Winifred Mold 1910-1925 PhD
SAVOLAINEN, Jukka Design aesthetics of the 21st century in Finland & GB – The burden of national design programmes& promotions on generation “now”. PhD
STAFFORD, Jonathan Serving the Empire: P&O, Design, Identity and Representation, 1837-1969 PhD
WHEATON, Patricia Rise of the Interior Decorator in Britain during the Interwar period PhD
WILDGOOSE, Jane Collecting & Interpreting Human Skulls & Hair in Late 19th C. London: Passing Fables and Comparative Readings at the Wildgoose Memorial Library  PhD
WINTERBURN, Anthea Swedish Domestic Interior Design Discourses and their Interpretation PhD

 

Visual & Material Culture Research Centre
Student name Title Degree
AL SHOLEMY, Karima The Burqa PhD
ANGWIN, Benjamin Pre-War Episodes of Modernism in England: An Investigation into the practices of Roger Fry and Herbert Read. Graduated 2013. MA Research (AHRC)
ARONI, Maria  The 'New' Curation: Questioning Conventional Notions of the Exhibition & The Art Institution in Europe Since the Mid-1990's PhD
Backhouse, Jim  From the Collecitve Phantom to the Commons. On the contibution of the Luther Blissett project and the Association of Autonomous Astronauts towards a new collective politicised subject. Graduated 2012. MA Research (AHRC)
Belostotskiy, Alexander Art Price Databases: Market revolution in the 20th Century MA Research
GARNETT, Robert The work of contempory art criticism PhD
Kagia, Mercy Objectivity and The Ephemeral: The Reportage Artist in a Kenyan City PhD
KEEFE, John A Spectatorial Dramaturgy: Ethical Principles of Recycling, Habitus and Estrangement. Graduated 2013. PhD Publication
KRISTENSEN, Juliette Writing Acts: Body, Technology & Practice. Graduated 2012. PhD
Lambrou, Christina Landscapes of peripheral modernism in the paintings of A. Diamantis PhD
LLOYD, Nick Complexity and sculptural objects in place and time PhD
MCKEVER, Rosalind Futurism and the Past: Heritage, Tradition and Italy's First Avant-Garde Movement. Graduated 2013. PhD (AHRC)
Micallef, Katya Understanding the 'context' of contemporary visual art in Malta through Dialogic Principles PhD
ONEILL, Patrick The portrayal of youth in post war American &British cinema. PhD
Planel, Alice  Franco-Algerian Contemporary Art: Cultural Memory in a Global World PhD (AHRC)
Rau Dawes, Ann How Jewish Émigré Artists settled in the UK after the Second World War MA Research
SHIMADA, Yoshiko Bigakko – Art, Politics and Education in the Time of Changes PhD
STEPHENSON, Val An examination, analysis & comparison of the use of language as a commentary to traditional Chinese brush painting & contemporary western art where appreciation goes beyond logic PhD
STERGIOU, Lina Architectural Avant-Garde PhD
STROH, Stephanie Theatricality and embodiment in post-museum practice PhD (AHRC)
TAN, Eliza Haunted screens, spectral bodies: Memory, identity and modernity through the lens of contemporary moving image & performance from Asia since the 1990s PhD
TANG, Lu Exploring the meaning of ‘Original Ecology’ & ‘Cultural Ecology’ of Folk Art in China PhD
UNGLEY, Portia Leon Bakst: the intersection of Orientalism & visual culture in avant-garde Paris. PhD
ZAIDAN, Sarah The Adventures of Mythic Man: A Structuralist Approach to Ethics and Morals in Superhero Comics. Graduated 2011. PhD
ZAVJALOVA, Aleksandra Stalinist Architecture and Town Planning, its Meanings and Interpretations in the Post-Soviet Space: the Case of Sillamae, Estonia MA by Research

 

Real Estate Research Centre
Student Title Degree
A-Baldwyn, Lesley  The tenant demand for flexible commercial leases in the UK will cause UK leases to move in-line with mature markets in Europe PhD
Ban,  Bo Greenway Systems and Low Carbon Transport PhD
Breidert, Sarah Title to be confirmed PhD
EFTEKHARI RAD, Zahra Migrant Muslim Women Transforming Public Urban Spaces  PhD
MOHD AINI, Ainoriza Socially responsible property investment in Malaysia PhD
MORGADO, Andre Can environmental management systems (EMS) contribute towards environmental sustainability during the construction of major infrastructure projects? A case study of the Santo Antônio Dam (Brazil) PhD
Purohit, Ruchit Understanding Decision-making in Built Heritage Practice in London, UK PhD
ROTTKAMP, Elmar Sustainable Urban Development - Identification and Value of the Influence of Sustainable Factors on the Real Estate Performance PhD
TAVRI, Purva Waste Management: a major saver of emissions PhD
ZHOU, Addmore Conceptualising Paradigms of Real Estate Development and Investment in Developing Countries. The Southern African Context. PhD

 

Design Research
Student name Title Degree
BELLUIGI, Dina Exploring the impacts of approaches to authorship on student creativity PhD
Bew, Carolyn  Gesture, Markmaking, Drawing PhD
Clarke, John The design of community buildings and landscapes as sustainability learning spaces that encourage sustainable behaviour PhD
Crossman, Mike Explorations of the Role of  Design in Innovation PhD
DOWD, Kevin Negotiating Political Communication in Contemporary Visual Culture throughout the UK  and Ireland PhD
EVANGELOU, Katerina

Illustrating biodiversity through a new taxonomy of species: A new visual classification of species within the Nymphalid butterflies, representing their evolution and morphological adaptations due to environmental changes.

PhD
GOODWIN, Helen Public Life by Design? PhD
HELGUERA, Pablo The Speech Acts of Contemporary Art: Social and Pedagogical Scripts PhD Publication
IVANOVA, Ninela The Human-Mould-Fashion Relationship: Fungi Applications for Future Design Scenarios in Fashion and Textiles Fabrication PhD
Khashogji , Lina An analysis of the impact of screen based media as an educational tool in the social development of Saudi Arabia. In the context of knowledge media and school education. PhD
Leem, Ji Hee  Why are producers still using anthropomorphized animal characters in animation made for children? PhD
Loveday, Donna Research and Practice in Contemporary Design Curating - The Exhibition as Experience. PhD
Nagore Setien, Israel  Adaptability in Collective Housing of the 21st Century. Graduated 2012. MA Research
PELDZUS, Regina Environmental design for long-duration space craft & station interiors. Graduated 2012. PhD
REYNOLDS, Alexandra How Can Digital Media Produce New Ways of Reading Archival Histories & Inform Contemporary Curatorial Practice PhD
Ritson , James  Sustainable Development of the Suburban Built Environment PhD
SABBAGH, Shaza Beyond Traditional Jewellery Making: How can digital methods of design and manufactoring inspire the development of new types of body adornment? PhD
SELF, James Investigating the process of digital design development where there is a reduction of sensory information. Graduated 2012. PhD
Shakiry, Raida e-commerce - branding and the user experience MA Research
SONZOGNI, Annalisa Site-Specific Modern. Photography, Moving Image and Architecture PhD

 

Contemporary Art Research Centre
Student name Title Degree
ALLEN, Jonathan Good Guile - an iconography of positive deception PhD
BARNET, Susan How does the individual place herself in relationship to the larger society? Graduated 2012. PhD
Ben-David, Anat  Working title: Composition as alienation in Art  PhD
BILL, Simon Fine Art Approaches to Psychological Perceptions PhD
DESJARDIN, Arnaud The Everyday Press, an Imprint of Books by Artists. Graduated 2012. PhD (AHRC)
GREENWOOD,  Mark Meditate/Immediated Text: The performance writer as a scene of decision PhD
HARRIS, Roderick ZOMBIES PhD
Hart, Emma Production, Presentation and the Address to the Audience PhD
Hays, Dan Painting in the Light of Digital Photography. Graduated 2012. PhD
Ljungdalh, Stine How can the Idea of 'The Event' be identified in European Alchemy  PhD
PICKERING, Gail Forms of Intervention in which a strategy of fiction is inserted into a set of social relations PhD
Reynolds, Audrey  The role and effect of 'insignification'  PhD
Souliotou, Anastasia Art and Movement in Public Transport Networks of Contemporary Metropolises [MA by Research]. Graduated 2012. MA Research
THOMPSON, Matthew Statement: describing recent work & proposed area of research.  The process of artistic production. Graduated 2012. PhD
TWEED, Charlie Solutionising the overcode: An investigation of new methods in text and video based fine art practice that can effectively critique and subvert virtualised mechanisms of control  PhD (AHRC)
WESTWOOD, Martin Title to be confirmed PhD
WINDSOR, Esther A critical study of curating contemporary fine art, framed in practice based projects PhD