Dr Peter Holgate

Associate Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

EE Peter Holgate Staffprofile 255 Born in Gateshead, North-East England; studied architecture at the Universities of Liverpool and Oregon; practised architecture in Newcastle, San Francisco, London and Frankfurt am Main, working on a variety of award-winning projects; qualified CDM Co-ordinator; full-time teacher of architecture since 2005; accredited postgraduate supervisor; awarded MA in Academic Practice, 2011; awarded Professional Doctorate in Education in 2016; roles have included Director of Learning and Teaching, Programme Leader (Master of Architecture), Director of Architectural Programmes and Interim Head of Department of Architecture and the Built Environment.

Campus Address

Ellison Building EBC204

Email Peter

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Architectural education; health and well-being in architecture; practice led teaching and research; curriculum design

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Enabling Owner-Occupiers to Retrofit: A Practice-Based Study of Architects’ Educative Role, Ghasemi, H., Hipwood, T., Holgate, P. 26 Jan 2024, AMPS Proceedings Series 33.1, Architecture Media Politics Society
Homes to Age in Place, Carr, J., Jones, P., Holgate, P. 22 Dec 2023, Future Home, London, Taylor & Francis
Repurposing as Learning: Understanding the Role of Architects in Enabling Owner-Occupiers to Retrofit, Ghasemi, H., Hipwood, T., Holgate, P. 2023, Proceedings of the International Conference, London, Counterarchitecture
Mental health in UK architecture education: An analysis of contemporary student wellbeing, Holgate, P., McClean, D., Bloice, L. 17 Feb 2020
The Professional Doctorate by Portfolio: Alternative Assessment for Advanced Practitioner-Led Scholarship?, Holgate, P., Sambell, K. 21 Sep 2020, In: Practitioner Research in Higher Education
Embedding professionalism in architectural education: Inquiry, reflection and judgement throughout professional development, Holgate, P., Jones, P. Sep 2019, Defining contemporary professionalism, London, RIBA Publications
Designing with Care: Hospice designs by JDDK Architects, Trueman, J., Holgate, P., Mullan, M. 2017, Building Knowledge: Pathways to Post Occupancy Evaluation, RIBA Publications
Designing with care: hospice design since 1980, Mullan, M., Trueman, J., Holgate, P. Jun 2017, 3rd European Healthcare Design Congress and Exhibition