Who's who
Andrew Harbert
Associate Dean, Academic Development & Planning
Andrew trained as an architect, culminating in an MA Architecture (Design and Theory) in 1995.
For the next 10 years he worked across Europe on a range of projects from monster retail and distribution sheds (not selling monsters - just huge), very large scale advertising, to medium sized houses and offices, to the design of smaller items such as a door handle. All projects had the user and the context as key factors in design. Working with people and place. These are also his principles for education; working with people through dialogue and reflection, and never taking anything or anyone for granted. The range of personalities found in the world of architecture and construction created an interesting journey and an amazing learning experience, one he is nearly recovered from.
As of 22 September 2005, not that he is counting, he decided to become a full-time academic at Falmouth accepting the role of Course Leader for BA(hons) Spatial Design: Interior and Landscape. He has previously worked as a tutor in Architecture and Interior Design on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, has been a Course Leader for an MA in Interior Design, and taught in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Moving to the full-time position of course leader for the Design Centre MA courses in September 2008, he aimed to prove his belief that the potential for design evolution at postgraduate level is firmly routed in disproving the old cliché that you 'cannot teach an old dog new tricks', especially as he heads towards being placed in the old dog category.
Currently Andrew is external examiner for London Metropolitan and Bournemouth Universities, as well as contributing to the validation of degree courses at other UK institutions. His research interests lie in design that responds to the wider social and geographical notion of peripherality and identity, genius loci, and as an evolution from his own postgraduate studies, design for the heritage and museum sectors.
Oh, and he still becomes (relatively) excited by designing things, both large and small.
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