PGR
Course Director
Dr Vicki Stevenson
This has been a great year for Post Graduate Researchers (PGRs) in the Welsh School of Architecture! We’ve welcomed this year’s new starters into our PGR community, which has been further developed by having some great events! These range from coffee mornings to technical discussions to cultural celebrations. All of which have been supported by our amazing PGR Reps and PGR support team!
The exhibition theme of “Adapt” is relevant to all of our PGR research! Many of our PGRs are motivated by seeing problematic situations or systems which they wish to adapt to enable a better outcome. While others are exploring ways of adapting methodologies to get clearer understanding.
All of this has led to our key achievements for 2023-24!
ARCHI PGRs were well represented in the Doctoral Academy’s “Images” event in December (including a prize winner!).
A great poster event illustrating the variety of PGR projects being undertaken at ARCHI!
Many PGRs sharing their research in conferences and publications.
ARCHI PGR hosting of the AHRA conference!
Finally, we’ve waved a cheerful “Bon Voyage” to several PGRs who have successfully completed their studies and are moving into the next stage of their careers! We wish them well and hope they’ll keep in touch and let us know how they’re progressing! Meanwhile we’re ready to welcome our next group of new starters!
Heritage & Conservation Research
Ghost Town Varosha - Cyprus : Investigating Tangible and Intangible Dimension of a Contested Heritage
Weather-forecast based proactive building control to mitigate the indoor overheating risk in urban areas
Leveraging Official Weather Data to Fill the Temperature Data Missing in Citizen Weather Station (CWS) through ANN Method
History, Heritage and Conservation RSG
MANAGING CANAL CULTURAL HERITAGE IN DECLINED CITIES
EEP
Develop guidance for establishing a dynamic whole life carbon analysis process and benchmarks for Chinese residential building: a roadmap to ‘Net-zero Carbon’ by
Urbanism & Energy, Environment and People
An investigation of the influence of neighbourhood walkability and outdoor thermal comfort on walking behaviour
Energy, Environment and People
Operationalising multi-attribute decision-making in a novel decision support system to help social landlords reduce energy demand, fuel poverty and carbon
Computational Methods in Architecture
Characterizing the performance of green walls in building envelopes through simulation and prototyping
EEP
Keeping warm in Northern China: Do rural households benefit from government clean heating policy?
EEP
Optimising The Hygroscopic, Thermal And Structural Performances Of Sustainable Bio-Based Earthen Materials: Cob As A Case Study
EEP
Investigating the Potential for Passive and Active Environmental Retrofitting Strategies in Courtyard Housing in Hot Arid Climates to maximize Thermal Comfort for