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| New appointments to the School of Architecture at Queen’s – Professors Michael McGarry and Ruth Morrow |
Queen’s University Belfast has appointed two new professors to enhance the education and training of Architecture students.
Professor Ruth Morrow and Professor Michael McGarry are renowned for their work in architecture education and practice. Their appointment will lead to a fresh approach to teaching and will set new standards in both the theory and application of Architecture.
Both will contribute to the undergraduate BSc and the postgraduate MA architecture degree programmes at Queen’s.
David Cleland, Head of the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, said: “This is an exciting time for Architecture at Queen’s. The discipline is stronger and better equipped than at anytime in its history, with many new staff from a broad range of international backgrounds.
“I am delighted that Professors Morrow and McGarry have joined the team and look forward to the leadership which they will provide. They have excellent experience from which current and future students will benefit greatly.”
Professor Michael McGarry is a working architect and is partner of McGarry Ni Eanaigh Architects, which is an award-winning design-based practice.
Working with the practice, Professor McGarry has worked on a wide range of projects from housing, schools and civic buildings to boardwalks, public places and urban design.
In addition to work with his own practice, Michael has also worked collaboratively with colleagues as a constituent of Group 91 Architects Ltd, Urban Projects Ltd and Dublin Central Architects Ltd.
His work has been widely commended and he has won over 40 awards both locally and internationally with the joint CCCB European Prize for Urban Public Space and the RIAI Silver Medal for Housing awards.
Professor Morrow is well-known for her innovative approaches within Architectural Education in the UK.
She has won numerous awards and contributes to discussions about the nature of architectural education within the Royal Institute of British Architects and individual Schools of Architecture across the UK.
Despite a strong commitment to theoretical and revisionist thinking, Professor Morrow has said she finds she can only make sense of and resolve concepts with the realisation of the idea.
Professor Morrow’s research interests are interconnections and potentials between people, place, pedagogy and creativity. Her research is invariably project-based with multiple outputs, across product, exhibition, printed text and e-media. |
