My new article has been published in Antipode. It is about the wider economic reasons and consequences of dead bodies … More
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Respectful disposal: exhibition
The proposed dates for the exhibition are 29 June – 12 July, however the proposed venue is still to be … More
Breeding sheep in Yorkshire
Yesterday I got a chance to feed hay to sheep in their lambing period. A friend helping a farmer in … More
Hydropolis workshop in Nanjing, China
The making workshop formed part of Hydropolis – an interdisciplinary spring school, where visiting researchers and professionals from Manchester collaborated … More
Edgelands workshop at Bath Spa
In early March 2026 I worked with third year undergraduate students at Bath Spa. Their final project, Edgelands, focuses on … More
Non-Standard habitats at the MSA
The fourth year students (first year masters) at Manchester Architecture School are working on an adaptive and sustainable reuse of … More
Waste model at the Leeds Architecture School
The students are designing a structure for an existing scout campsite in Morley, South West of Leeds, belonging to SLAM … More
Making workshop at Bradfield
In November 2025, I worked with Lower Sixth Form Art pupils at Bradfield College. During the first term of their … More
Design-Build reviews at Dalhousie
This Monday I was invited to join the online reviews for a group of architecture students at Dalhousie University in … More
Talk at Virginia Tech
On 5 December 2025 I gave a talk for the STS department at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA. The talk covered … More
Lecture on Infrastructure and Biopolitics
As part of my TA work with Ben Blackwell on the Architecture of Authority course for 3rd year undergraduates, I … More
Pavilion concept making at Bath Spa
In early November 2025, I worked with the first year cohort at Bath Spa University – a group of around … More
Necrowaste paper published
My first PhD article is out. Using drawings, I discuss how waste incineration practices and technologies shape respect towards the … More
Sign up for drawing your research workshop (Manchester)
Zoe Cox (with whom we run biweekly drawing sessions) will be running two research drawing workshops in the coming weeks. … More
Presentation at the DDD conference
Last Wededay (27.08.25) I presented my phd at the biannual conference on Death, Dying and Disposal in Utrecht. First I … More
Emilia’s on Victoria Street
Emilia’s fifth restaurant was underway in 2025. As with previous projects, I assisted the team on resolving the technical details … More
Draw your research
Together with Zoe Cox (who recently completed her PhD at the MMU) we started to run regular drawing sessions for … More
3 Minute PhD presentation
At the Early Career Researchers’ Summer school organised by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change I delivered a 3 minute … More
Detroit vs Manchester and other impressions from America
Some of the Eurocentric stereotype-based perspectives on life in the United States have proven to be simplistic, based on a … More
Craft museum workshop at Bath Spa
1st year students at Bath Spa are designing a small museum dedicated to a craft. Willow weaving, print making, ceramics and … More
‘Connection’ workshop at Bath Spa
The 3rd year undergraduate students at Bath Spa are working on their final project ‘Connection’, on a series of sites … More
Workshop with the CPU at Manchester
The 3rd year students at the CPU atelier at the MSA are continuing with projects primarily influenced by parametric modelling. … More
Research Methods Exhibition Opening
During the autumn semester 2024 I worked as a teaching assistant on the Architecture and Ethnography class with Trude Renwick. … More
Materialising a pavilion concept at Bath Spa
First year architecture students at Bath Spa have been given a new brief to design a pavilion for a craftsperson. … More
Art workshop at Bradfield College
Similarly to last year I worked with Lower Sixth Form fine art pupils in a workshop dedicated to conceptualising non-physical … More
Giving a Graphic anthropology lecture
As part of the Research Methods Workshops course for the Architecture and Landscape students at the University of Manchester, I … More
Urban model prototyping at Sheffield
Similarly to my last workshop at Sheffield I worked with a group of students on the Master in Architecture and … More
Prototype making at Bath Spa
Bath School of Design, at the University of Bath Spa, is located in the former Herman Miller Factory, an iconic … More
Sustainable Paths within Capitalist Ruins
Over the last summer I have been part of a reading group dedicated to Anna Tsing’s (2015) Mushroom at the … More
Death x Design x Culture Conference
Scholars, artists, coffin craftsmen, designers, museum managers and euthanasia specialists assembled in Falmouth to problematise the creative practices happening around … More
Waste and Value conference
The Buddhist Studies Institute at the University of Copenhagen assembled scholars from a range of disciplines to discuss the relationship … More
Conceptual prototype – MSA
In this workshop I worked with Manchester Architecture school’s 1st year in creating an exploded prototype of a building corner. … More
Visit to Manchester Crematorium
As part of my PhD I am spatially examining the procedure of respectful disposal of anatomical waste at High Temperature … More
Façade tectonic workshop at Liverpool
I spent a day with the NOW atelier at the Liverpool Architecture school. These 3rd year students are designing Material … More
Map of previous workshops (UK)
Click on the pins for links to the respective workshops