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Dr Peter Holgate

Associate Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

EE Peter Holgate Staffprofile 255Born in Gateshead, North-East England; studied architecture at the Universities of Liverpool and Oregon; practised architecture in Newcastle, San Francisco, London and Frankfurt am Main, working on a variety of award-winning projects; qualified CDM Co-ordinator; full-time teacher of architecture since 2005; accredited postgraduate supervisor; awarded MA in Academic Practice, 2011; awarded Professional Doctorate in Education in 2016; roles have included Director of Learning and Teaching, Programme Leader (Master of Architecture), Director of Architectural Programmes and Interim Head of Department of Architecture and the Built Environment.

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Ellison Building EBC204



Architectural education; health and well-being in architecture; practice led teaching and research; curriculum design

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Enabling Owner-Occupiers to Retrofit: A Practice-Based Study of Architects’ Educative Role, Ghasemi, H., Hipwood, T., Holgate, P. 26 Jan 2024, AMPS Proceedings Series 33.1, Architecture Media Politics Society
  • Repurposing as Learning: Understanding the Role of Architects in Enabling Owner-Occupiers to Retrofit, Ghasemi, H., Hipwood, T., Holgate, P. 2023, Proceedings of the International Conference, London, Counterarchitecture
  • Mental health in UK architecture education: An analysis of contemporary student wellbeing, Holgate, P., McClean, D., Bloice, L. 17 Feb 2020
  • The Professional Doctorate by Portfolio: Alternative Assessment for Advanced Practitioner-Led Scholarship?, Holgate, P., Sambell, K. 21 Sep 2020, In: Practitioner Research in Higher Education
  • Embedding professionalism in architectural education: Inquiry, reflection and judgement throughout professional development, Holgate, P., Jones, P. Sep 2019, Defining contemporary professionalism, London, RIBA Publications
  • Designing with Care: Hospice designs by JDDK Architects, Trueman, J., Holgate, P., Mullan, M. 2017, Building Knowledge: Pathways to Post Occupancy Evaluation, RIBA Publications
  • Designing with care: hospice design since 1980, Mullan, M., Trueman, J., Holgate, P. Jun 2017, 3rd European Healthcare Design Congress and Exhibition
  • Designing with care: Hospice design since 1980, Holgate, P., Mullan, M., Franklin, S., Darbyshire, J., Trueman, J. 2017, Professional Practices in the Built Environment

Peter Dixon Interpreting Interpretation; an inquiry into the development of effective museum exhibition design processes Start Date: 01/10/2017

  • Education EdD April 05 2016
  • Education MA (Hons) July 01 2011
  • Teaching & Learning PCAPL December 03 2007
  • Architecture BArch (Hons) July 05 1989
  • Architecture BA (Hons) July 01 1985
  • Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) 2019
  • Senior Fellow (SFHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2014
  • Architect Architects Registration Board (ARB) 1992
  • Chartered Member Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 1992


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