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Research interests
Robert Grover is an architect with design experience in a range of award winning practices. His teaching and research looks at how designers frame sustainability and embed it within their practice in both professional and educational contexts. Robert also has interests in design theory, architectural typology and sustainable cities and urbanism.
Teaching interests
Robert teaches in the design studio and leads the 3rd year BSc Architecture studio. He also has led teaching in sustainable design and embedding digital skills.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Interested in supervising students researching:
- Sustainable and net zero architectural design
- Sustainable cities and urbanism
- Design theory and practice
- Design pedagogy
- Practice led research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Deepening understanding of HE feedback relationships to develop staff and student satisfaction in architecture and engineering education.
Stephenson, V., Codinhoto, R., Grover, R., Evernden, M. & Hatt, J.
1/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research-related funding
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National Design Studio Survey: Initial Results
Grover, R. & Wright, A., 7 Jul 2020, 39 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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National Design Studio Survey: Findings
Grover, R. & Wright, A., 12 Oct 2020, 61 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Enhancing Critical Sustainability in the Design Studio: An Action Research Project
Grover, R., Emmitt, S. & Copping, A., 24 Apr 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Reflecting on sustainability: Coproducing a critical framework for sustainable design in the architectural studio
Grover, R., Emmitt, S. & Copping, A., 30 Jun 2019, In: Higher Education Pedagogies. 4, 1, p. 41-63 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable development and architectural practice: Framing strategic approaches in the United Kingdom
Grover, R., Emmitt, S. & Copping, A., 1 May 2019, In: Sustainable Development. 27, 3, p. 377-387 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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A critical issue? : Educating for sustainability in the architectural design studio
Author: Grover, R., 19 Nov 2019Supervisor: Copping, A. (Supervisor) & Emmitt, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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A Framework for Learning: Typology and the Design Studio
Author: Grover, R., 23 Nov 2016Supervisor: Emmitt, S. (Supervisor) & Copping, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters Thesis › MPhil
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