Clare Penny
Senior Lecturer
Landscape Architecture
Department of Architecture & Visual Arts , School of Architecture Computing and Engineering
Clare Penny MA CMLI FHEA is Course Leader for Landscape Architecture, teaching on the
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) American Studies
- MA Landscape Design
- PG Certificate Higher Education Teaching
Areas Of Interest
- Intersection of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
- Design of public spaces
- Memorial Design
- Sustainable City Design
- Effect of nature-based solutions on mental wellbeing
OVERVIEW
Clare is a Chartered Landscape Architect with 18 years' experience in professional practice, where she has worked for a wide range of practices including The Landscape Agency, Bellinger Design and AECOM, as well as for a number of local authorities. Her specialist areas include the intersection of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the design of parks and public spaces, construction management and landscape planning.
Clare's research interests focus on the self-sustaining city, including the effect of nature-based solutions on humans experiencing social isolation (both on and off-earth), how Landscape Architecture can support nutritional security and the design and delivery of renewable energy.
External roles
- External Examiner for Birmingham City University and BIFCA (Wuhan) Landscape Architecture undergraduate programmes.
- Academic Link Tutor for UEL partner undergraduate Landscape Architecture programme at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.
- Member of Advisory Panel for QAA Subject Benchmark Statement Review for Landscape Architecture.
- Deputy Chief Supervisor and Assessor for the Landscape Institute Pathway to Chartership.
TEACHING
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