The York School of Architecture is home to a passionate team of academic, research and professional services staff.
Find contact details and explore who does what.
Our people
Professor Gamal Abdelmonem
Chair in Architecture & Founding Director of Research
- m.gamal@york.ac.uk
- (44) 1904 32 5423
- PZA/219A
Research interests:
- Architecture history, theory & design
- Architecture of home and urban culture
- Architecture and virtual technologies
- Urban heritage preservation and regeneration; historic cities
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Amanda Addison
Student Services Administrator (Postgraduate)
Emma Boenham
Events & External Relations Coordinator
- act-events@york.ac.uk
- +44 (0)1904 32 5254
- TFTV/003
Heather Booth
Administration Coordinator
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Professor Ahmed El Antably
British Academy Global Professor
Research interests:
Design media, design computation, digital heritage, virtuality, technical mediation, and multi-modal representation of space.
Professor Lorraine Farrelly
Head of School
Research interests:
- Architecture and Urban Design
- Architecture and community consultation
- Architecture education pedagogy
- Architectural Design Studio Pedagogies
Sophie Ferris
Student Services Administrator (undergraduate)
James Foster
Studio Tutor
Research interests:
- Timber Construction
- Natural building materials
- Integration of architecture and landscape
- Passivhaus
- Low energy building
- Energy focussed retrofit
Bex Garlick
Student Services Administrator (Undergraduate)
Dean Ireland
Associate Lecturer in Architecture
Research interests:
- Practice-based architectural research
- Bridging architectural education and practice
- Social justice and community-led codesign
- Social housing and social infrastructure
Dr Ehab Kamel
Senior Lecturer
- ehab.kamel@york.ac.uk
- (44) 1904 32 8468
- PZA/220A
Research interests:
- Architectural Design Strategies for Cultural Heritage Sites
- Architectural and Urban Design for Healthy Ageing and Users' Wellbeing
- Architecture and Urbanism of MENA Countries
- Architectural Design Studio Pedagogies
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Harriet King
Student Services Administrator (Postgraduate)
Heather Maslen
Deputy Student Services Manager
Jon Mitchell
Student Services Administrator (Postgraduate)
Jennifer Naden
Associate Lecturer
- jennifer.naden@york.ac.uk
- PZA/220
Research interests:
- Architectural Eduvacation Pedagogy
- Neurodivergence in Architectural Education
- Architecture and Urban Design
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Professor Francesco Pomponi
Chair of Sustainability and Environment
- francesco.pomponi@york.ac.uk
- PZA/220B
Research interests:
- Sustainable and environmental design
- Life cycle assessment
- Embodied and whole life carbon
- The circular economy
- Global supply-demand balance of timber for low carbon constructions across continents
Andrea Linfoot-Potts
Head of Faculty Operations
Faye Robinson
Events and External Relations Assistant
- act-events@york.ac.uk
- +44 (0)1904 32 5254
- TFTV/003
Dr Heng Song
Postdoctoral Research Associate - BECAIVE
- heng.song@york.ac.uk
- PZA/220B
Research interests:
Architectural heritage preservation, digital heritage, smart heritage, AI application, smart cities
Stefanie Stead
Studio Tutor
Research interests:
- Economic informed design
- Social policy and architecture
- Intangible heritage
- Community engagement and co-design
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Sarah Wilkie
Student Services Manager
Dr Farres Yasser
Lecturer in Architecture
Research interests:
Farres’ research focuses on sustainable material innovation, energy efficiency in the built environment, and heritage retrofitting