Sustainable Place Making and Urban Design MA: Who teaches this course

• Staff teaching on this course

The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture teaches this course. The Faculty has its roots in the studio-based approach of Britain's art school system (the original School of Art was founded in the 1890s).

Today, most of your learning still takes place in our specialist studios. Each subject area has its own fully-equipped studio, where you take part in classes, tutorials and critical reviews with fellow students. This strong studio culture also ensures regular interaction between students and tutors.

Our industry connections mean we provide unique study opportunities, such as:

• the chance to have your work seen by eminent members of your profession
• 'live' projects, site visits and placements in prestigious companies or institutions
• project work and workshops with visiting lecturers and industry specialists

Our excellent reputation means that industry leaders regularly visit our student shows to see the best of the new talent.

Where is the Faculty based? Most students in the Faculty are based at the University's Knights Park campus, with surveying courses based at Penrhyn Road. Our well-equipped facilities offer a modern study environment so that you graduate with cutting-edge skills and knowledge.

Sarah Sayce

Title: Head of School

Sarah became an academic after several years in practice as a Chartered Surveyor. Now Head of School, she is also a leading published academic and for many years has specialised in the field of leisure property and more recently sustainable property. She has written several books and numerous conference and journal papers, plus sits on three journal editorial boards.

Sarah chairs the School's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning – C-SCAIPE (Centre for Sustainable Communities Achieved through Integrated Professional Education). She also retains contact with the RICS by acting as an APC assessor and as an elected member of the RICS International Governing Council.

Nigel Dubben

Title: Postgraduate course director

In a property career which started in 1972, Nigel has been a director of Grosvenor Waterside plc (specialising in waterfront development); a director of Hall Pain and Foster Ltd (now part of Atis Real); and a partner in Conspectus Project Management.

He is the co-author of Property Portfolio Management (Routledge), and is currently writing Property Partnerships (to be published by Blackwell). Nigel also lectures at conferences, is an RICS APC assessor, and has completed a series of papers in the field of compulsory purchase and compensation.

Charlotte Harris

Title:  Field leader in planning and sustainability

Charlotte is a Chartered Town Planner with a breadth of experience in the planning field. After some years working in local authority planning and in the Caribbean, she turned to planning education and curriculum development on surveying, property development and housing management programmes. Charlotte also worked briefly for the RICS as a project manager for its planning and development faculty, developing strong working links with both RICS and RTPI members.

Her particular interests are strategic planning, successful place making and urban design, people and planning, community involvement, and wider access to educational achievement.

Timothy Eccles

Title: Senior lecturer

Timothy is a Chartered Surveyor, a Chartered Builder and a corporate Building Engineer, specialising in teaching management issues concerning the property industry and profession. His research interests are in professionalism within the English building industry, including technical issues between professions (such as between accounting and valuation), education and wider sociological principles.

He is co-author of Property and Construction Economics (International Thomson) and is currently co-writing Real Estate Accounting (Blackwell). Recent published papers include 'International Accounting Standards: A Paradigm Shift for Corporate Real Estate?' (Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 2002) and 'Accounting Practice in the Post-Enron Era: The Implications for Financial Statements in the Property Industry' (Briefings in Real Estate Finance, 2003).

Amanda Lewis

Title: Director of C-SCAIPE

Amanda is a qualified architect and also holds an RICS-accredited award. She has extensive practice experience, working both in large practices and on her own account. Her current research interests include sustainability and pedagogic issues, both in relation to the built environment professions. She sits on a number of University and Faculty committees in these fields.

Dr Silvia Gullino

Title: Lecturer

Silvia is an architect by training. She also has a European masters degree in Environmental Engineering from the Politecnico of Torino and a PhD from the Politecnico of Milano for a thesis on the experiences of sustainable urban regeneration in the UK.

The focus of her project was 'The Millennium Villages, the Sustainable Communities Initiatives and the New Labour Urban Agenda'. Recently she has undertaken visiting posts at both King's College London and the Politecnico of Milano, specialising in urban regeneration.

Silvia joins the team to teach on the spatial planning courses and brings with her a wealth of international research knowledge and experience.