Edward Hollis studied Architecture at Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities; and practiced as an architect for six years, first in Sri Lanka, in the practice of Geoffrey Bawa, in Sri Lanka famous for his garden of follies and ruins at Lunuganga; and then in the practice of Richard Murphy, well known for his radical alterations to ancient and historic buildings in and around Edinburgh.
In 1999, Edward Hollis began lecturing in Interior Architecture at Napier University, Edinburgh, working with students both in the design studio, and in more theoretical disciplines. In 2004, he moved to Edinburgh College of Art, where until 2012, he ran undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Interior Design. He currently teaches on the MA in Interior Architectural, and Spatial Design
In 2012, Hollis became Deputy Director of Research, and in 2015, Director of Research across Edinburgh College of Art, co-ordinating our submission to the Research Excellence Framework 2014 in Art, Design and History of Art. Between 2018-20 he was Deputy Dean of Research for College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences assisting staff in developing research interests and projects and developing research themes across a broad array of subjects.
He is currently working on the Una Europa initiative, developing a doctoral environment for interdisciplinary studies in Cultural Heritage.
