- Design Practices
About me
Diony is a Senior Lecturer, trained architect, researcher, and fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK).
She joined BA Interior Architecture at University of Westminster in 2016 with a focus on design studio.
Prior and in parallel, she has taught on architecture, design, and multi-disciplinary courses in higher educational institutions that include the Syracuse University (SUL) and, the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), where she is completing a Doctorate in Architecture by Design (MPhil/PhD). She has presented, exhibited, and published work in the UK and abroad, and is a member of the Interior Educators (IE) Network, UK.
In 2021 Diony became Course Leader of the Interior Architecture BA programme in the School of Architecture and Cities.
Teaching
I lead Level 6 in BA Interior Architecture where I also lead and teach on the following Design Modules: 6ARCH005W.1 Studies in Design 5: Spatial Narratives and, 6ARCH006W.2 Studies in Design 6: Thesis Project and, I module lead two electives in Level 5: Spatial and Exhibition Design, Time-Based Media, and I co-ordinate and organise a dedicated Employability Week as part of the Professional Practices module for the subject area of Interiors.
Research
My research explores notions of polyvocalism through a practice of voices in design, writing and performance, with a particular interest in analogies staged across theatre, psychoanalysis, interiors, and architecture. More recently I have been exploring the role of interdisciplinarity and collaboration in design pedagogy.
In the School of Architecture and Cities, I am a member of the Making and Practice Research Group.
As an ardent supporter of setting up synergies across sectors, disciplines, and institutions, I would encourage you to get in touch if you have an idea of a way we could collaborate.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.