Judit Pusztaszeri

Judit Pusztaszeri is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton, affiliated with the School of Arch, Tech and Eng. She specializes in spatial design, focusing on normative social practices and their intersection with architecture and pedagogy. Her current research explores hoarding behavior as a challenge to domestic spatial norms and advocates for post-carbon architectural practices through material narratives.

Education: She holds a PGCert in Learning and Teaching (2017-2019), MRes in Arts and Cultural Research (2012-2015), and an MA in Interior Architecture (2010-2012). She also pursued a Professional Development Diploma in Historic Building Conservation at West Dean College since 2023.

Research Interests: Judit investigates spatial practices through critical lenses of post-structuralism and new materialism, examining how power structures manifest in built environments. She challenges visual hegemony in design education and promotes inclusive approaches to disability through participatory workshops. Her work bridges material culture with planetary futures, emphasizing embodied carbon and immaterial knowledge in materials.

Recent Research Output: Her five publications (2022–2025) focus on hoarding’s spatial implications, sustainable design curricula, and decolonizing architectural pedagogy. Notable works include analyses of Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbau and critiques of normative spatial logics.

Teaching and Supervision: As Programme Coordinator for BA(Hons) Interior Architecture, she integrates climate-conscious design principles. She supervises PhD projects exploring memory as an affective process, material narratives, and non-conforming spatial behaviors. Key initiatives include the Architecture Beyond Sight (ABS) project at UCL and disability-focused workshops funded by the Arts Council.