researcher, educator, writer and architect specialising in the field of political and critical spatial practices.
-
Pierre is a (final year) PhD candidate researcher in Critical Spatial Practices and Pedagogy at the University for the Creative Arts. He is an Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art and assistant lead of superFUTURES within the School of Architecture. Pierre is Co-founding Director of School SOS, a not-for-profit school of Critical Spatial Practices, providing space for Higher Education after-care.
My research calls for justice-centred futures. I’m guided by the relational production of space based on forms of critical social theory. I believe pedagogy is a practice for everyone, and that everyone practices pedagogy.
-
Pierre has been published in the Architects Journal, Blueprint Magazine, e-flux Architecture and has held research fellowships with the British Council and CAMPO in Rome. His research has been presented internationally including the Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference, and the 4th Valencia International Biennial of Research in Architecture. He is a visiting critic at the Architectural Association, Sheffield University, University of Toronto, Oxford Brookes, amongst others.
Currently in his final year of PhD entitled 'Critical Spatial Praxis: Creating Conditions and Pedagogies of Support', this practice-based thesis centres on the practice of School SOS in its journey to support and nurture the development of Critical Spatial Practices - * spatial work that empowers people toward social justice, and against violence and abuses of power.
Alongside research in architecture, Pierre is a registered architect working across typologies and was awarded the RIBA London Award (2018) as part of his previous team at Stirling Prize winners, Haworth Tompkins.
-
I have lectured at the Royal College of Art, Kingston School of Art, Glasgow School of Art, Central St. Martins, Arts University Bournemouth, University of Westminster, Accademia di Archiettura di Mendrisio.
I have run research workshops at The New School (Parsons NYC), the V&A, the Institute of Contemporary Art, London College of Communication (UAL), the Design Museum, South London Gallery, Anise Gallery, Bold Tendencies, The Koppel Project, London Festival of Architecture.
I have worked on research partnerships and collaborations with UK Government department Defra, the UN Foundation funded Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA), and Charleston House.
Scholarly Activities
(2025) Lead research roundtable ‘Positioning Critical and Political Practices in Architectural Education’ for spatial practitioners and educators
(2025) Member of the Pedagogy Working Group, School of Architecture, RCA
(2025) Convened ‘SOS_25’ short development programme for young and emerging critical spatial practitioners
(2024) ‘Nature’s Depot’ research - led design studio collaboration with UK government department Defra Futures
Presentations
(2025) Convened and chaired School SOS X Leah Cowan: archiving material from family history, forming a creative inquiry into a hostile environment
(2025) Convened and chaired School SOS X Nishat Awan: 'Topological Atlas' addressing contemporary borders and migration
(2025) ‘SOS: Introduction to Research’, SCOSA 2025, University of Kent
(2025) ‘Critical Worldbuilding’, as part of Spatialising Futures elective module, RCA
(2025) ‘Reflections from a year from research (in practice)’, as part of UCA Research Department’s Research Bootcamp
(2024) ‘Feminist Pedagogic Theory’ at the Teaching & Pedagogy workshop, School of Architecture, RCA
Exhibitions
(2025) mapping elsewhere, SOS_25, School SOS, at the ANNEX, Koppel Heights, London
(2025) Nature’s Depot, superFUTURES, RCA Show, Kensington, London
(2025) ‘Currents of Change: New Horizons in Systemic Risk’, Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA) for the UN Foundation, Les Fontaines, Paris
(2025) ‘superFUTURES’, Future Days Festival, Lisbon
(2023) ‘SOS_23’, School SOS, at the South London Gallery, London
-
-
Most recent - please enquire for my full CV
Leadership
(2022) Assistant Lead of superFUTURES, RCA
(2018) Co-founding Director of School SOS
(2025) Youth Worker at Global Social Club
Awards / Fellowships
(2022) Arts Council England Small Projects Grant under £30,000 awarded for School SOS
(2021) University for the Creative Arts Vice Chancellor’s Studentship
(2020) Arts Council England Small Projects Grant under £30,000 awarded for School SOS
(2017) ‘One to Watch’, Blueprint magazine, For the Future Awards
(2016) British Council Research Fellow
Pedagogy
(2022 - present) Associate Lecturer, School of Architecture, Royal College of Art
(2020 - present) Associate Lecturer, Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures, UAL
(2018 - present) Lead Advisor, School SOS
(2024) Guest Lecturer for Positional Studio, MArch programme, University of Sheffield
(2024) Guest Critic for MArch Diploma studio, Architectural Association
(2023) Associate Lecturer, Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture and Design, UCA
(2020) Associate Lecturer, MA Social Design and Sustainable Futures, UAL
Education
(2021 - present) PhD in Architecture, School of Architecture and Design, UCA
(2020) Advanced Diploma in Professional Practice in Architecture, Royal Institute of British Architects North West
(2018) MA Architecture, Royal College of Art
(2014) BA Architecture, Sheffield University
