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Professor Ruth Dalton

Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

Ruth Conroy Dalton is a British architect, author and Professor of Architecture at ϲ. She has authored or contributed to more than . She is an expert in analysis, pedestrian movement and and a world-leading authority on the overlap between architecture and .

As a licensed architect, she has worked for and and key projects upon which she has worked include the , in France and the , in Spain. She has taught at the , , the , and ϲ, where she was Head of Department for the Architecture and Built Environment Department, the first woman to hold the post. In 2019 she became the Inaugural/Founding Professor of Architecture and the first Head of the , before returning to ϲ in 2022.

Ruth Dalton

Architecture, Space Syntax, Spatial Cognition, Architectural Cognition, Architectural Experience, Architectural Useability, Wayfinding, Navigation, Pedestrian Movement, Virtual Reality, Design Thinking and Creativity, Architecture of Visitor Centres

  • John-Sebastian Messer AGENCY | ARCHITECTURE | APPROPRIATION An Exploration of Participation in the Production of the City Start Date: 26/05/2020 End Date: 03/03/2021
  • Diogo Henriques Envisioning tomorrow’s cities: experiments in evaluation and co-creation of urban visions Start Date: 03/09/2021 End Date: 10/11/2023
  • Emad Alyedreessy Space Syntax and Coliving: Examining Sociability Through Spatial Configurations Start Date: 01/10/2022
  • Jakub Krukar The Influence of an Art Gallery's Spatial Layout on Human Attention to and Memory of Art Exhibits Start Date: 12/09/2011 End Date: 25/11/2015
  • Eiman Elbanhawy To Understand, Model and Design an E-Mobility System in its Urban Context Start Date: 12/09/2011 End Date: 26/05/2016

Ruth welcomes applications from potential phd students in her research area.

  • Education (other/general) PGCert December 31 2010
  • Education (other/general) PGCert November 01 2007
  • Architecture PhD March 01 2001
  • Architecture PGCert December 01 2000
  • Architecture Other Qualification November 06 1998
  • Architecture MSc November 01 1996
  • Architecture BSc (Hons) August 01 1991
  • Information not provided Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2022
  • Architect Architects Registration Board (ARB)
  • Chartered Member Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) FHEA


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