Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Our research is carried out within the Manchester Architecture Research Group (MARG).
We are particularly interested in:
- ecological and landscape design
- the conservation and management of historic environments
- urban design and development.
We draw upon a wide range of interdisciplinary research interests through our ongoing collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). We also have research links to discipline areas such as:
- archaeology
- art history
- popular culture
- structural engineering.
The opportunities we provide for collaborative architectural research are unparalleled, and research bids in a variety of disciplines are strengthened by the involvement of our researchers.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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A core outcome set for airway management research
Airway Terminology and Outcome Measures (ATOM) Collaborators, Mar 2026, In: Anaesthesia. 81, 3, p. 373-382 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adaptive boundaries at the shop-street interface: informal thresholds and micro-practices in Harajuku, Tokyo
Kamata, G. & Iossifova, D., 10 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers of Architectural Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Architecture of Knowledge: A History of The University of Manchester and Its Buildings
Dodge, M., Blackwell, B., Hopkins, J. & Steele, M., Jun 2026, Manchester: Manchester University Press. 396 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Decouplement: Commodity Geography of the Corpse
Shtanov, M., 19 May 2026, In: Antipode. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Excellence as Care: Commons-Led Assessment Design in an Enterprise-in-Healthcare Course
Kunamaneni, S., Phillips, R., Styles, J. & Fazio-Vargas, D., 15 May 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives
Nordqvist, P. (PI), Woodward, S. (PI), Balmer, A. (PI), Fenton, L. (PI), Hannell, B. (PI), Lewis, C. (PI), Hall, S. M. (PI), Heaphy, B. (PI), Heath, S. (PI), Hicks, S. (PI), Holmes, H. (PI), Mancuso, J. (PI), Mathrani Chakraborty, R. (PI), Meckin, R. (PI), Price, D. (PI), Reed, K. (PI), Tinkler, P. (PI), Tomlinson, M. (PI), Towers, L. (PI), Yates, L. (PI), Hodgson, J. (PI), Finch, J. (PI), Mason, J. (PI) & Smart, C. (PI)
1/09/05 → 30/09/50
Project: Research
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Air Space: Creating a Community-Integrated Network of Interdisciplinary Research on Socio-Atmospherics (AWARD)
Hicks, S. (PI), Woodward, S. (CoI), Balmer, A. (CoI), Ashton, J. (CoI), Evans, J. (CoI), Lewis, C. (CoI), Topping, D. (CoI) & Jankovic, V. (CoI)
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Mapping spatial practices and social distancing in smart schools: Sensory and digital ethnographic methods(AWARD)
Yaneva, A. (PI) & Blackwell, B. (Researcher)
1/04/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Towards Healthy China 2035: Sustainable Urban (Sanitation) Infrasystems
Iossifova, D. (PI)
1/02/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Towards Sustainable Sanitation in India and Brazil (TOSSIB)
Iossifova, D. (PI)
30/03/19 → 28/03/23
Project: Research
Impacts
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Building Capacity for Urban Climate Change Adaptation
Handley, J. (Participant), Guy, S. (Participant), Carter, J. (Participant), Cavan, G. (Participant), Gill, S. (Participant), Kingston, R. (Participant), Lindley, S. (Participant), Levermore, G. (Participant) & Ennos, A. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental impacts, Technological impacts
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Supporting older occupants in social housing
Lewis, A. (Participant) & Phillipson, C. (Participant)
Impact
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Activities
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St Hugh’s College, Oxford
Wells, M. (Secondee)
Oct 2026 → Aug 2027Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
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walking / writing workshop
Förster, K. (Chair), Walker, S. (Co-Chair), Daouti, M. (Organiser), Hamada, M. (Co-Organiser), Dziwornu, M. (Participant), Shtanov, M. (Participant) & Vicencio Vega, C. (Participant)
25 Jun 2026 → 26 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Teaching and Research
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Excavating the Landfill
Förster, K. (Co-Chair), Przywara, A. (Co-Chair), Broes, T. (Participant), Mruthyunjaya, K. (Participant), Müller, E. (Participant) & Ng, A. (Participant)
19 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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2026 EAHN Aarhus
Förster, K. (Participant)
17 Jun 2026 → 20 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Confronting Extraction and Production: Cement Worlds
Förster, K. (Invited speaker)
3 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Prizes
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2020 RIBA President’s Award for History & Theory Research
Stanek, L. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Alice Davis Hitchcock (ADH) Medallion
Szacka, L.-C. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2020, Society of Architectural Historians, UK
Stanek, L. (Recipient), 12 Dec 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Canadian Centre for Architecture, Mellon Fellowship
Tayob, H. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Press/Media
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Brutalism: the Truth behind Britain’s Post-war Architecture
20/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Pioneering Women at the Heart of the Royal Society of Sculptors
20/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Kim Förster, Building Institution: The Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, New York 1967–1985, transcript Verlag, Bielefeld, 2024.: Book Review
1/02/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
Student theses
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A Dubious Experiment for Autonomous Architecture ---A Study of Chinese Experimental Architecture Between 1993 and 2010 Through A Bourdieusian Lens
Kang, K. (Author), Iossifova, D. (Main Supervisor) & Walker, S. (Co Supervisor), 26 Jul 2023Student thesis: Phd
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A Tunnel of Many Worlds: Unfolding the Blanka Controversy
Kourri, D. (Author), Yaneva, A. (Main Supervisor) & Haughton, G. (Co Supervisor), 1 Dec 2022Student thesis: Phd
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Contemporary Courtyard Houses of Libya: New Directions in Sustainable Housing Development
Elwerfalli, M. (Author), Karvonen, A. (Main Supervisor) & Minuchin, L. (Co Supervisor), 6 Apr 2017Student thesis: Phd
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Customary Land Tenure and Land Readjustment: Land Administration in Semi-Arid Ghana
Salia, R. A. (Author), Iossifova, D. (Main Supervisor) & Sengupta, U. (Co Supervisor), 16 Nov 2020Student thesis: Phd
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Design at the time of the Anthropocene: reporting from the Critical Zone
Arenes, A. (Author), Yaneva, A. (Main Supervisor) & Walker, S. (Co Supervisor), 8 Jul 2022Student thesis: Phd
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