Louise Ciotti

Louise Ciotti is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Retrofit & Conservation at the Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). With 20 years of professional architectural experience across Bristol, Porto, and Gloucestershire, she integrates practice-based research with teaching to address sustainable design and climate challenges.

Research Expertise

• Future Climate Design (2050/2080 scenarios at dwelling/neighbourhood scale)
• PAS 2035 retrofit methodology for diverse building typologies
• Embodied carbon analysis and low-carbon material innovation
• Historic building conservation in climate-vulnerable contexts
• Retrofit implementation in low-income communities

Teaching Focus

• Leadership strategies for closing the Awarding Gap
• Mental well-being and pedagogical disruption in architectural education

Honors

• RIBA Silver Medal nominee
• Stephen Welsh Prize recipient (University of Sheffield)

Professional Background

As a registered architect (ARB) and RIBA-certified Conservation Architect, she has directed projects for Innovate UK-funded research on sustainable materials and carbon profiling, collaborated with Cardiff University on low-carbon school design, and led Impact Accelerator community workshops on retrofit for householders and SMEs.