Design Yearbook 2017

Linked Research
Among the most exciting and ambitious modules we offer as a School, the Linked Research module
is unique to the Newcastle curriculum and spans the two Stages in the MArch enabling year-long
collaborative research projects between staff and students. Linked Research encourages approaches
that extend beyond the conventional studio design project or ‘lone researcher’ dissertation model
allowing space for multiple and speculative forms of research. Projects are often open-ended and
collaborative and, because they are long term and involve groups working together, they can enable
participatory projects and large-scale production with a wide range or partners inside and outside
the University. This year an unprecedented eight linked research projects were completed, ranging
from explorations of Newcastle’s unique nightlife to the study of abandoned and empty swimming
pools. Linked Research is an increasingly popular option for students in our MArch, offering
students first-hand access to the ongoing research of staff at APL, and allowing novel ways of
collaborative learning that break new ground in how we educate at the School.
Architecture by Default
Kieran Connolly
James Street
Noor Jan-Mohamed
Beyond Representation
James Craig
Matthew Ozga-Lawn
David Boyd
Joseph Dent
Nikolas Ward
Ruochen Zhang
Empty Pool
Katie Lloyd Thomas
Rona Lee
Martin Parsons
Stavri Rousounidou
Theodora Kyrtata
International Brutalisms
Steve Parnell
Testing Ground
Graham Farmer
Alexander Baldwin- Cole
Kathleen Jenkins
Katie Fisher
Laurence Ashley
Matthew Westgate
Robert Evans
Samuel Halliday
Sophie Cobley
Ulwin Beetham
Zanzibar Futures
Prue Chiles
Alexandra Carausu
Malcolm Pritchard
Matthew Wilcox
Nicola Blincow
Joseph Wilson
Raphael Selby
Learning Space
Matthew Margetts
Cara Lund
Carl Reid
Gavin Wu
Jessica Wilkie
Kayleigh Creigton
Thomas Cowman
Newcastle After Dark
Edward Wainwright
Samuel Austin
Matthew Sharman Hayles
Rosie O’Halloran
Thomas Saxton
166 Text by Matthew Ozga-Lawn Opposite - Raphael Selby International Brutalisms