Mr Robert Michael Spooner
BSc, MEng, DipArch, PGCertHE, RIBA, FHEA
Senior Lecturer
School of Architecture
Role
• Module Leader for undergraduate technology modules across both BA(hons) Architecture and BA(hons) Interior Architecture
• Contributor to teaching across a range of modules from technology and design, to management, practice and law (MPL).
• Supervisor of both BA and MSc dissertations.
• Design Examiner for Part 1 and part 2 on the RIBA Studio.
• Contributor to culture of learning through making and testing, including Yr1 Live Project and the Yr2 Interior Live Project.
• Contributor to teaching across a range of modules from technology and design, to management, practice and law (MPL).
• Supervisor of both BA and MSc dissertations.
• Design Examiner for Part 1 and part 2 on the RIBA Studio.
• Contributor to culture of learning through making and testing, including Yr1 Live Project and the Yr2 Interior Live Project.
Teaching and supervision
Modules taught
Courses
BA(Hons) Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Architecture
Modules
• Module Leader ARCH4006: Introduction to Architectural Technology
• Module Leader ARCH5010: Material Exploration
• Module Leader ARCH6009: Technical Design
• Supervisor ARCH6008 BA(Hons): Dissertations
BA(Hons) Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Architecture
Modules
• Module Leader ARCH4006: Introduction to Architectural Technology
• Module Leader ARCH5010: Material Exploration
• Module Leader ARCH6009: Technical Design
• Supervisor ARCH6008 BA(Hons): Dissertations
Research
Research Interests:
•Architectural design, interdisciplinary practice and research at the intersection of science, health and well-being.
•Experimental municipal housing typologies of the period 1968-1980 in the UK and Canada.
•Regenerative approaches to design and timber-based material innovation.
•Integration of technology, materials and systems into architectural design pedagogy; making, testing and iteration in teaching practice; live projects including design build and performance testing at 1:1.
•Architectural design, interdisciplinary practice and research at the intersection of science, health and well-being.
•Experimental municipal housing typologies of the period 1968-1980 in the UK and Canada.
•Regenerative approaches to design and timber-based material innovation.
•Integration of technology, materials and systems into architectural design pedagogy; making, testing and iteration in teaching practice; live projects including design build and performance testing at 1:1.
Research group membership
Design, Theory and Practice (DTP)
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
• ARB
• RIBA
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• RIBA
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy