Bob Giddings
Professor Bob Giddings BA BArch MA DPhil RIBA FCIOB
FFB
Tel: 0191 227 4742
E-Mail: bob.giddings@northumbria.ac.uk
Bob Giddings studied Architecture at Newcastle University winning two
prizes in design competitions. His interest in the integration of design
and management led to a Postgraduate Diploma in Management and membership
of the Chartered Institute of Building. A Master of Arts in Urban Studies
was followed by a Doctorate in Architecture and Urban Design from the
Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies at the University of York.
Before university, Bob was employed as a Building Technologist in London
but has since worked with a number of award-winning architectural
practices. He enjoyed five years as a part-time tutor at Newcastle School
of Architecture before joining the School of the Built Environment. He has
pioneered the development of three innovative degree courses, including
Architectural Design and Management, and continues to teach Design to a
variety of student groups.
Bob was School Research Director for ten years and supervises PhD
candidates. His own research in Architectural Design Methodology and Urban
Design has produced conference papers in Athens, Delft, Hong Kong,
Pretoria, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tel-Aviv, Venice and Vienna; as well as
international conference papers for universities in this country at
Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Sheffield. He has published a number of
academic journal papers and a book with Margaret Horne on architectural
representation, titled Artists’ Impressions in Architectural Design. He is
a lead examiner for the Architects Registration Board, member of the
RIBA Validation Panel, and the CIOB Presidential Commission on the Future
of Education for the Construction Industry. Bob is subject specialist
reviewer for Architecture, Building and Surveying with the Quality
Assurance Agency; member of the judging panel for the CIOB International
Research and Innovation Awards, and the Advisory Panel of Experts for the
International Design and Environment Research Network. He
was a member of an International Jury for a city centre design competition
in Yugoslavia, and one of the founders of Northumbria University's
Sustainable Cities Research Institute. For the last three years he
has been Visiting Professor at Belgrade University Faculty of
Architecture.
When the weather is fine Bob enjoys piloting light aircraft from Newcastle
International Airport. He is keen on various styles of music, especially
jazz, and has fun improvising on the alto saxophone. He also plays flute
with the Tenth Avenue Band at numerous events in this country and abroad.
Research publications
Giddings, R., Horne M., (2008) The Changing Patterns of Architectural Design Education, Architecture and Modern Information Technologies, Vol. 3, No 4.
Giddings R., (2008) 'Public Squares as a means of intergrating Economy, Environment and Society in British City Centres'. Proceedings of the Sustainable Building World Conference, Melbourne
Charlton J, Giddings R., Horne M., (2008) A Holistic Approach to Urban Design Using 3D Computer Medelling, Design and Decision Support Systems 2008, The Netherlands, 7-10 July 2008
Giddings R., Horne M, The Changing Patterns of Architectural Design Education, First International Conference on Critical Digital: What Matter(s)?, Havard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge MA USA, 18-19 April 2008
Giddings R., Underwood, C (2007). Renewable Energy in Remote Communities, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Vol. 50, No. 3, pp397-419, May 2007
Giddings R., Underwood C. (2007) “Renewable Energy in Remote Communities” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management , Vol. 50, No. 3, pp397-419
Underwood C, Ramachandran J., Giddings R., Alwan Z. (2007) “Renewable Clusters for Remote Communities” Applied Energy, Vol. 84, No. 6, pp579-598
Giddings R. (2007) “The Role of Urban Design in Developing Communities” Proceedings of the CIB World Building Conference, Cape Town
Giddings R., Porter G., Paterson E., Theobald K. (2007) “Sustainability appraisal and Public Examination of a Regional Spatial Strategy” Proceedings of the Sue-MOT Conference, Glasgow
Giddings R., Hopwood B. (2006) “From Evangelistic Bureaucrat to Visionary Developer: The changing role of the master planner in Britain” Planning Practice and Research, Vol.21 No.3, pp337-349
Giddings R., Hopwood B. (2006) 'Heat and Light from Renewable Energy for Village Houses in England' Global Built Environment Review, special issue: Green Architecture, Vol. 5 issue 3 pp 20-34
Giddings R. (2006) Renewable Energy in Remote Communities Keynote Address, Global Built Environment Conference – Towards an Integrated Approach for Sustainability, University of Central Lancashire
Underwood, C. P., Ramachandran, J., Giddings, R., Alwan, Z. (2006) Renewable energy clusters for remote communities. Proceedings of System Simulation for Buildings, SSB’06, Liege.
Giddings R., Hopwood B., (2006) From evangelistic bureaucrat to visionary developer: The changing character of the master-planner in Britain Planning Practice and Research, Vol. 21, No. 3, 337 - 348 ISSN 0269-7459
Giddings R. ( 2006) Intergrated Teaching Teams Final Report for CIAT
Thomas, J., Giddings, R., Little, L. (2006) An Holistic Evaluation of the Workplace Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management
Suyanto M., Giddings R., Hogg K., Daws M. (2005) ‘Organisational Learning in Construction’ Proceedings of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) International Conference, Sept University of London
Giddings R. (2005) Architectural and Urban Design Education in Britain’ Keynote Address at the International Conference for the EU Tempus Project on Harmonisation of Architectural and Urban Design Education across Europe
Suyanto M., Giddings R., Hogg K., Daws M. (2005) ‘Organisational Learning in Construction Companies’ Proceedings of the 5th International Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Salford, and winner of the RICS prize for best paper
Thomas J., Giddings R., Knight D. (2005) ‘An Holistic Evaluation of the Workplace’ The First International Conference on Built Environment Complexity, University of Liverpool
Giddings R., Hopwood B., Mellor M. & O’Brien G. (2005) Back to the City: A Route to Urban Sustainability in Jenks M. and Dempsey N. (eds) Future Forms and Design for Sustainable Cities Elsevier 0-7506-6309-X
Giddings R., Knight D., Thomas J. (2004) ‘An Approach to Evaluating Workplace Environments’ Proceedings of the 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Salford
Giddings R. (2004) ‘Patterns of Buildings and Spaces in Northern European Cities’ Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Making Cities Livable, London, June
Giddings R., Wilkie R., Brown M., Herridge J. (2003) ‘The Way Forward for Higher Education in Construction’ The Chartered Institute of Building
Giddings R., Oschatz C. (2003) ‘A Study of the Business Strategies of Medium-sized Practices’ Architects’ Journal, 12 June, 50-51
Giddings R. (2002) ‘Reconstructing Places in British Cities’ Constructing Places International Conference, Newcastle University, Auckland Castle, County Durham
Giddings R., Hopwood W. (2002) 'A critique of Masterplanning as a technique for introducing urban quality into British Cities’ Keynote Address, Building Sustainable Cities Conference, San Servolo, Venice.
Giddings R., Hopwood W., Mellor M., O’Brien G. (2002) 'Back to the City: A Route to Urban Sustainability' UPE Conference, Oxford Brookes University
Giddings R., Hopwood W., O'Brien G. (2002) 'Environment, Economy and Society: Fitting them together into Sustainable Development' Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 4, 187-196 ISSN 0968-0802
Giddings R., Horne M. (2001) Artists’ Impressions in Architectural Design, E&F N Spon. December ISBN 0-419-23600-7.
Giddings R., Hopwood W., O'Brien G. (2001) ‘Environment,
Economy and Society: Fitting them together into Sustainable Development’
Proceedings of the 2001 International Sustainable Development Research
Conference, University of Manchester.
