Dr John Harding
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+4 (0) 118 378 2565
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Lecturer in Architecture
Office
G01Building location
L05 London Road CampusAreas of interest
- Computational Design.
- Architectural Structures.
- Decarbonisation & Biomaterials.
- Evolutionary Design.
- Machine Learning / AI
Teaching
Convenorship:
- AAMAT - Architectural Technologies (MArch).
- AA3SCA - Construction Technology: Integration (Year 3, BSc).
Contributing to:
- AA1DS1 - Architecture and Design - An Introduction to Studio.
- AA1DS2 - Architecture and Design - An Introduction to Site.
- AA1STI - Construction Technology: an Introduction.
- AA2STC - Construction Technology: Core Studies.
- AA3HTA - History and Theory of Architecture: Critical writing.
- AAMRM2 - Research Methods 2.
Research centres and groups
Background
Having practiced within both architecture and structural engineering, his current research investigates how computational methods can foster new ways of working between both disciplines. Doctoral work at The University of Bath led to the foundation of the computational design team at Ramboll UK, which he subsequently led before moving to academia. He currently teaches architectural technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at Reading, with a strong focus on digital strategies that lower embodied carbon within the context of the climate emergency.
Academic qualifications
2017 - PGCert. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
2015 - EngD, The University of Bath, UK.
2011 - BA (Hons) Mathematics, The Open University, UK.
2008 - MSc Architecture: Computing and Design, University of East London, UK.
2002 - BSc (Hons) General Architectural Studies, University of Bath, UK.
Professional bodies/affiliations
- Member of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS).
- Fellow of the Higher Education Association (HEA).