Geoffrey brings extensive leadership experience across higher education, further education, design, architecture and the creative industries. Most recently, he served as Head of KLC School of Design at West Dean College, where he led the school through a significant period of academic redevelopment and organisational change. Prior to this, he was Subject Lead for Construction, Art, Design and Media at Pearson, overseeing the development of higher education qualifications and supporting institutions across the UK and internationally.
With a career spanning academic leadership, curriculum development, quality assurance and professional practice, Geoffrey brings a broad perspective on education and industry engagement. His experience as an architect, external examiner, governor and educator, together with international collaborations across the UK, the United States, Japan and Hong Kong, shapes his approach to creative education, academic leadership and student success.
London Camden
Pedagogy, design, architecture, leadership & management, training, and research.
BSc Architecture (University of Michigan)
AA Diploma (Architectural Association School of Architecture)
PgCertHE (Centre for Learning & Teaching in Art & Design, UAL)
Chartered Architect (RIBA)
Registered Architect (ARB)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Fellow of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (FCABE)
Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA)
“Design Process in Architecture” (2018) — Laurence King Publishing (Published in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese)
“Between the Vines and The Sea: Architecture and Landscape of Teulada-Moraira” (2015) — Universitat Politècnica de València
“Intercultural Interactions” (2011) – Co-edited with Peter Beacock & Robert Mull – ASD Projects
“Architecture: An Introduction” (2010) — Lawrence King Publishing (Published in English, Spanish, Italian and Chinese)
Selected Articles and Book Chapters
“Collaborative Note-taking in Formative Feedback” — University of Sussex (2024)
“Building Around People” — Chartered Association of Building Engineers Magazine (2020)
“A New Direction” — Offsite Magazine (2019)
“The Sector Needs to Work Harder to Cultivate the Next Generation of Talent” — Construction Magazine (2018)
“The Un-Urban Edge” — Academy of Urbanism (2015)
“Does Architectural Education have a Problem?” — ASD Projects (2011)
Introduction in “Unspoken Interactions” — Centre for Learning & Teaching in Art & Design, University of the Arts London (2008)
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