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Graeme Brooker is a Professor of Interior Architecture at the Royal College of Art (RCA), leading their Interior Design Programme since 2015. Previously, he held roles as Head of Fashion and Interiors at Middlesex University (2013–2015), Principal Lecturer at Brighton University (2011–2013), and Head of Interior Design at Manchester Metropolitan University (2004–2011). He has taught globally, including visiting professorships in Antwerp (2010–2013) and Milan (2014).
- Education: Studied and practiced Interior Design in London and Manchester, with a focus on architecture and urbanism.
- Research: Specializes in interior design theory, adaptive reuse of buildings, sustainability, and the ambiguity of interior spaces. Publications include The Story of the Interior (Phaidon, 2020) and Adaptation Strategies for Interior Architecture and Design (Bloomsbury, 2016).
- Awards: 2015 National Teaching Fellowship (HEA), DAIAWA Small Awards Fund (2015), and 2009 VELUX/EAAE Prize for Writing in Architecture.
- Leadership: Founded Interior Educators (IE) in 2006 and co-founded European Interior Educators (EIE) in 2019. Served as Editor for Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture.
- Collaborations: External examiner for institutions like the Glasgow School of Art and supervised PhDs on adaptive reuse and material innovation.
Research Trends: Focuses on degrowth, sustainable reuse strategies, and the role of interiors in urban contexts. Recent work explores the intersection of climate emergency and design pedagogy in The Pedagogies of Re-Use (2024).
Labs/Teams: Leads RCA’s Interior Design Programme, emphasizing interdisciplinary research and adaptive design practices.
