Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA)

The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) recognises the cultural, environmental, and societal importance of the practices that make up our school.

Our ambition is to reimagine education in the context of the climate crisis by celebrating a diversity of voices and forms of knowledge. ESALA operates at the intersection of advanced creative practice and a world-leading research environment, bringing the two together to enable critical responses to contemporary and future challenges facing our fields. Our graduates are practitioners, thinkers, and creators who will make a positive social impact and redefine the future of our disciplines.

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Introducing ESALA, the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Professor Richard Anderson, the former Head of ESALA, gives an overview of architecture and landscape architecture at Edinburgh College of Art.

149 Members of staff

1000 Students

22 Programmes

9645 Alumni

Why choose us?

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ESALA is one of very few schools, internationally, to connect teaching, research and practice in Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

2

Our professional programmes are accredited by the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA), Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the Landscape Institute.

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We are the largest centre for the study of Architectural History in the UK and a centre of excellence in Digital Media and Design.

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Our students can take courses from across the University of Edinburgh and we work closely with Heriot-Watt University, including on world-leading research.

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As proud holders of an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, we value and encourage diversity in our large, international student and staff community.

ESALA's studio environment

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Credit: Joseph Wilson

Regular tutorials are a key part of teaching in ESALA

Credit: Joseph Wilson

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Credit: Joseph Wilson

Events

Research seminars and events at ECA

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Our programmes in architecture and landscape architecture

We have a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional accreditation programmes on offer.

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MA (Hons)

Architectural History and Heritage - MA (Hons)

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BA/MA

Architecture - BA/MA

Students and tutors are gathered at tables in a white studio with images on the walls. They are working on laptop and in sketchbooks. Some are using a cutting map.

BA (Hons)

Interior Design - BA (Hons)

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Landscape Architecture - MA

Contract Administration Simulation Exercise

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Professional Experience Support: UK Part 3 (ARB/RIBA)

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Updates in Architectural Management course

Wood workshop

Students with a technician at a hot glass workshop

Glass workshops

Students looking at journals in a library

Libraries

Metal workshop

Student working at a desk in a model workshop

Model workshops

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History of Architecture and the Built Environment (HABE)

Alistair Fair

History of Architecture and the Built Environment (HABE) research group

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Medellín Urban Innovation

Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies

The Edinburgh Strategic Alliance (ESA) in Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

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News and features

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Storm Gallery by METIS (Mark Dorrian + Adrian Hawker) with Richard Collins

ECA staff exhibit in New York

Mark Dorrian and Adrian Hawker’s work in collaboration with technical services’ Richard Collins will be on display until 21 March 2025.

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Council flats. Image: Leigh Coppin for Getty Images

ESALA academic secures £540k UKRI funding as part of five-year Net Zero challenge project

Dr Kate Carter’s research will take a place-centred approach to achieving a just transition for people and communities.

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A General Impression of Luichart Dam: F A Weemys

Architects’ bold vision for Highlands reassessed

Visionary plans to transform the Scottish Highlands – first unveiled 80 years ago – were recently showcased in a compelling exhibition informed by an ESALA scholar.

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Different types of windows

W. Victoria Lee

A tale of two conservations: Retrofitting historic windows in Edinburgh

ESALA academic’s new publication clarifies the process involved to help homeowners sensitively improve the energy efficiency of their historic windows.

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Scholarships and bursaries

Are you eligible for funding to help you in your studies? Have a look at what's currently available.

College Research Award

Value Tuition fees plus stipend at the UKRI level for three years

Deadline Monday 3 February 2025

Closed AHRC

AHRC SGSAH PhD Doctoral Studentships

Value PhD tuition fees and stipend at the UKRI level for 3.5 years

Deadline Thursday 21 November 2024

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Dr Miguel Paredes Maldonado

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design

Head of Subject Area - Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Miguel.Paredes@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2299

Research interests

Computation in Architecture and Urbanism
Post-Materialism and Speculative Realism in Architecture
Data-Driven Mapping and Design Methods
Housing, Urbanism and Urban Infrastructure
Urban Public Landscapes

Prof Richard Anderson

Professor of Architectural History and Theory

Richard.P.Anderson@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 8204

Kevin Adams

Teaching Fellow in Architectural Design

Kevin.Adams@ed.ac.uk

Amelia Bain

Research Fellow

Amelia.Bain@ed.ac.uk

Dr Michelle Bastian

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities

michelle.bastian@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5779

Research interests

Environmental Humanities
Time Studies
Clock and non-clock timekeeping
Extinction and multispecies studies
Ecological and geological approaches to time

Prof Simon Bell

Personal Chair of Landscape and Wellbeing

Co-director OPENspace Research Centre; Director, PhD/MPhil programme in Landscape Architecture; Past President European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools

s.bell@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0) 131 651 5828

Research interests

Landscape and wellbeing
Urban blue spaces
Urban forestry
Landscape and memory
Outdoor recreation planning and design

Yorgos Berdos

Teaching Fellow, Computational Design & Visualisaion

yorgos.berdos@ed.ac.uk

Dr. Ana Bonet Miró

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design and Architectural Technology

Exchanges Coordinator

ana.bonet@ed.ac.uk

Dr Kat Breen

Research Fellow

Kat.Breen@ed.ac.uk

Prof Alex Bremner

Professor of Architectural History

Programme Director PhD/MPhil Architectural History

alex.bremner@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2320

Research interests

Architecture of the Victorian and Edwardian periods
British imperial and colonial built environments
Historic relationship between architecture and energy
Networked infrastructures of global trade and finance
Historiography of architecture

Prof John Brennan

Personal Chair of Sustainable Architecture

Programme Director MSc Advanced Sustainable Design

John.Brennan@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2324

Dr. Alessia Calafiore

Lecturer in Urban Data Science and Sustainability

acalafio@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Urban mobility
Geographic data science
Built environment
GIS

Elise Campbell

Teaching Fellow in Landscape Architecture

ecampbe8@ed.ac.uk

Dr Moa Carlsson

Lecturer in Architectural Design

Moa.Carlsson@ed.ac.uk

Dr Kate Carter

Senior Lecturer, Architecture

K.Carter@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2323

Anaïs Chanon

Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

Programme Director, Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

anais.chanon@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Design practices and processes
Landscape representation and thinking-through-making
Climate action
Soil and underworlds
Coastal landscapes

Dr Ella Chmielewska

Senior Lecturer, Cultural Studies

Ella.Chmielewska@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 3736

Victoria Clare Bernie

Lecturer in Architectural Design

v.bernie@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2306

Dr Andrew Connor

Lecturer, Design and Digital Media

Andrew.Connor@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2808

Mark Cousins

Teaching Fellow, Architecture Design

Course Organiser and Design Tutor

Mark.Cousins@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5788

Prof Richard Coyne

Professor of Architectural Computing

REF Coordinator for UoA 13

Richard.Coyne@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2332

Dr. Tiffany Kaewen Dang

Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

t.k.dang@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Settler colonial landscapes
Other-than-human geographies
Urban theory
History of infrastructure
Decolonial futures

Stefana Djokic

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

sdjokic4@exseed.ed.ac.uk

Susana Do Pombal Ferreira

Lecturer in Architectural Design

susana.ferreira@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 9450

Dr Killian O’ Dochartaigh

Lecturer in Architecture and Urbanism

killian.doherty@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5837

Miguel Domingues

Teaching Fellow

miguel.domingues@ed.ac.uk

Prof Mark Dorrian

Forbes Chair in Architecture

Mark.Dorrian@ed.ac.uk

Prof Suzanne Ewing

Personal Chair of Architectural Criticism

Suzanne.Ewing@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2303

Andrea Faed

Senior Lecturer in Architecture

a.faed@ed.ac.uk

Dr Alistair Fair

Reader in Architectural History

Programme Director - MA (Hons) Architectural History and Heritage; ECA Early Career Researcher Champion

Alistair.Fair@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Twentieth-century architectural history (England/Scotland/Wales)
Twentieth-century urban history (England/Scotland/Wales)
Twentieth-century new town architecture and planning
History of public buildings since 1918
History of housing in Britain since 1918

Dr Simone Ferracina

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Ecologies

Programme Director, Master of Architecture

Simone.Ferracina@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5301

Research interests

Deconstruction, storage, and the circulation of reclaimed building components
Regenerative architecture, materials, and the circular economy
Reuse, repurposing and experimental construction assemblies
Critical and 'dirty' design theories, methods, and pedagogies
Waste, discard and production studies

Dr Suzy Fitzpatrick

Research Fellow

sfitzpa3@ed.ac.uk

Kenny Fraser

Lecturer, Landscape Architecture

Programme Director, MA Landscape Architecture

kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2307

Dr Chris French

Lecturer in Architecture and Contemporary Practice

Programme Director, PhD Architecture by Design

C.A.French@ed.ac.uk

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Dr Anne Galastro

Teaching Fellow

anne.galastro@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Museum architecture from the 17th century to the present day
Contemporary museum design and the problem of architectural spectacle
Museums as preservers of cultural heritage
Modern art in historic buildings
Global museum architecture

Prof Soledad Garcia-Ferrari

Personal Chair of Global Urbanism and Resilience

Programme Director, MSc Urban Strategies and Design; Dean of Latin America; Director of the Centre for Latin American Studies

s.garcia@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5787

Prof Miles Glendinning

Personal Chair of Architectural Conservation

Director, Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies

m.glendinning@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5789

Research interests

Global mass housing
modern architecture
C20 built environment of Hong Kong
Scottish housing and urban development
History of architectural preservation

Rachael Hallett Scott

Teaching Fellow in Architectural Design

Programme Director BA/MA (Hons) Architecture

rachael.hallett@ed.ac.uk

Dr Anika Haque

Research Assistant

ahaque@exseed.ed.ac.uk

Laura Harty

Lecturer in Architectural Design/Detail

lharty@ed.ac.uk

Adrian Hawker

Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Contemporary Practices

adrian.hawker@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2312

Research interests

Drawing Architecture: speculative spatial representation
Island Territories: cultural/mineral narratives of insularity
Urban Cartography: the city and complex ways in which it is imagined
Unbuilt Architecture: critical architectures of the drawing archive
Scapeland: operations between architecture and landscape

Prof Edward Hollis

Professor of Interior Design

ECA Director of Postgraduate Research (PGR)

e.hollis@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0) 131 651 5724

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Maritina Iliadi

Teaching Fellow in Architecture and Urbanism

miliadi@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Urban development
Urban Resilience
Spatial Justice
Placemaking

Dr Sepideh Karami

Lecturer in Architecture

Programme Director, MSc by Research Architecture

skarami@exseed.ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 23 96

Dr Nikolia Kartalou

Teaching Fellow in Architecture

n.kartalou@ed.ac.uk

Prof John Lee

Professor of Digital Media

Director for Design and Digital Media

j.lee@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2335 / 4420 - HCRC

Dr Francisca Lima

Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

Convener of Board of Examiners / MABA and MLA

francisca.lima@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5801

Research interests

Landscape Perception and Aesthetics
Landscape Abandonment
Shrinking Cities
Urban communities and self-governance

Dr Dave Loder

Lecturer in Interior, Architecture and Spatial Design

Programme Director, MA Interior, Architectural & Spatial Design

Dave.Loder@ed.ac.uk

John Lowrey

Senior Lecturer, Architectural History

Programme Director, Architectural History and Heritage; Programme Director, Architecture MSc by Research; ESALA PGR Director

J.Lowrey@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2314

Prof Angus Macdonald

Professor Emeritus

angus.macdonald@ed.ac.uk

Lisa MacKenzie

Senior Lecturer, Landscape Architecture

Programme Director, EMiLA

l.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5797

Dr Meiko Makita

ESRC UK-MX Project Researcher

MMakita@ed.ac.uk

Carolina Mayen Huerta

Research Fellow

cmayenh@ed.ac.uk

Ewen Mclachlan

Research Assistant - Sustainable Housing

mewen2@ed.ac.uk

Prof Fiona McLachlan

Professor of Architectural Practice

f.mclachlan@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2304

Ross McLean

Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

Programme Director MA (Hons) Landscape Architecture

r.maclean@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5796

Dr Ana Miret García

Lecturer in Architecture

amiretg@ed.ac.uk

Dr Aidan Mosselson

Global Challenges Chancellor's Fellow

aidan.mosselson@ed.ac.uk

Dr Elham Mousavian

Lecturer in Architectural Structures

emousavi@ed.ac.uk

Pepe Navarrete Jimenez

Lecturer in Architecture and Climate Adaptation

J.Navarrete@ed.ac.uk

Dr W. Victoria Lee

Lecturer in Architecture and Environment

ECA Co-Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

w.victoria.lee@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5837

Research interests

indoor environmental conditions
occupant perceptions & behaviours
occupant comfort, health & wellbeing
environmental design
energy retrofit practices

Dr Scott Ogletree

Lecturer in Landscape and Wellbeing

Programme Director, MSc Landscape & Wellbeing

scott.ogletree@ed.ac.uk

Research interests

Design of green and blue space
Environment and Health
Wellbeing
Spatial Data Science
Quantitative Methods

Dr Hafsa Olcay

Teaching Fellow in Architectural Theory

holcay@ed.ac.uk

Gina Olsson

Lecturer, Interior Design

Programme Director UG Interior Design

gina.leith@ed.ac.uk

Pilar Perez del Real

Teaching Fellow in Architecture

mpered@ed.ac.uk

Dr Elizabeth J. Petcu

Senior Lecturer in Architectural History

epetcu@ed.ac.uk

Dr Denitsa Petrova

Lecturer In Digital Design

Denitsa.Petrova@ed.ac.uk

Chris Rankin

Lecturer, Landscape Architecture

c.rankin@ed.ac.uk

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Anna Rhodes

Lecturer in Landscape Architecture

arhodes@ed.ac.uk

Helena Rivera

Research Assistant

H.Rivera@ed.ac.uk

Peter Robinson

Lecturer and Professional Studies Adviser

peter.robinson@ed.ac.uk

Dr Liam Ross

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design

Director of Education

liam.ross@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5781

Karen Rossell Mendez

Research Fellow

krossell@exseed.ed.ac.uk

Sabina Savadova

Research Assistant

ssavadov@ed.ac.uk

Iain Scott

Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design

Iain.scott@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5785

David Seel

Teaching Fellow in Architecture and Environment

d.seel@ed.ac.uk

Andy Siddall

Teaching Fellow, BA (Hons) Interior Design

asiddall@ed.ac.uk

Rachel Simmonds

Senior Lecturer Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design

rachel.simmonds@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5752

Margaret Stewart

Senior Lecturer in Architectural History

m.c.h.stewart@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 5788

Dr Ruxandra-Iulia Stoica

Lecturer in Architectural Conservation

Programme Director, PhD/MPhil Architecture; Depute Director, Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies

r.stoica@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5746

Dr Dimitris Theodossopoulos

Lecturer, Architectural Technology and Conservation

ECA Senior Tutor

d.theodossopoulos@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2300

Dr Penny Travlou

Senior Lecturer in Cultural Geography and Theory

Programme Director, MSc Architecture, Landscape & Environment

p.travlou@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5825

Research interests

Transdisciplinary situated research
Social justice and the commons
Collaborative practices and networks
Intangible cultural heritage
Decolonial epistemologies and ethnography

Dr Gillian Treacy

Lecturer

Undergraduate Learning and Teaching Director (School of Design)

gtreacy@ed.ac.uk

Milja Tuomivaara

Teaching Fellow in Landscape Architecture

mtuomiva@exseed.ed.ac.uk

Prof Catharine Ward Thompson

Professor of Landscape Architecture

Co-Director, OPENspace research centre

c.ward-thompson@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 651 5827

Research interests

Landscape and wellbeing
Inclusive outdoor environments
Urban parks
Environment and health
Healthy ageing in place

Dr Diane Watters

Research Fellow

Diane.Watters@ed.ac.uk

Dr Charlotte Wendelboe-Nelson

Research Associate

cwendelb@ed.ac.uk

Dr Dorian Wiszniewski

Senior Lecturer, Architectural Design and Theory

dorian.wiszniewski@ed.ac.uk
+44 (0)131 650 2311

Dimitrij Zadorin

Teaching Fellow in Architectural History

dzadorin@ed.ac.uk

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Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA)

Introducing ESALA, the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

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ESALA's studio environment

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Our programmes in architecture and landscape architecture

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Facilities and resources

Related research

News and features

Scholarships and bursaries

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Introducing ESALA, the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

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Why choose us?

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5

ESALA's studio environment

Research seminars and events at ECA

Our programmes in architecture and landscape architecture

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Short courses

Facilities and resources

Related research

News and features

Scholarships and bursaries

Meet our staff

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