Personal profile
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, sustainable retrofit 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
- Sustainable retrofit
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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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MCS Retrofit funding
Grover, R. (PI), Lewis, M. (CoI) & Romain, P. (Researcher)
1/10/25 → 30/09/26
Project: UK charity
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Transforming Housing and Homes for Future Generations
Grover, R. (PI), Walker, P. (PI), Allen, S. (CoI), Demski, C. (CoI), Grover, R. (CoI), Hawkins, W. (CoI), Shea, A. (CoI), Holcroft, N. (Researcher), King, L. (Researcher) & Taylor, E. (Researcher)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research council
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'Ways of knowing' and 'Ways of doing' – co-creating policy actions for climate resilience in heritage contexts.
Adeyeye, K. (PI), Grover, R. (CoI) & Harney, M. (CoI)
31/03/25 → 15/04/26
Project: Research council
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Bath Urban Room: Heritage retrofit futures
Grover, R. (PI), Adeyeye, K. (CoI) & Harney, M. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/02/25 → 31/07/25
Project: Research council
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Decolonising Bath: A case study in student-led innovation in architectural pedagogy
Grover, R., Wright, A. & Stacey, D., 1 Sept 2023, Charrette, 9, 2, p. 197-214 18 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Shutting the studio: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on architectural education in the United Kingdom
Grover, R. & Wright, A., 31 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 33, 3, p. 1173–1197 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Critical learning for sustainable architecture: Opportunities for design studio pedagogy
Grover, R., Emmitt, S. & Copping, A., 1 Feb 2020, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 53, p. 1-9 9 p., 101876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Thesis
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A critical issue? : Educating for sustainability in the architectural design studio
Grover, R. (Author), Copping, A. (Supervisor) & Emmitt, S. (Supervisor), 19 Nov 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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A Framework for Learning: Typology and the Design Studio
Grover, R. (Author), Emmitt, S. (Supervisor) & Copping, A. (Supervisor), 23 Nov 2016Student thesis: Masters Thesis › MPhil
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