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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 51. 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 51, 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 51 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

Emad Alyedreessy Space Syntax and Coliving: Examining Sociability Through Spatial Configurations Start Date: 01/10/2022

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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