Rachael Brown

Rachael Brown is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Art and Design at the University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, where she has been teaching since 2008. She coordinates the BA3 programme in Interior Architecture and Design and teaches on the MA programme. She previously worked as an Associate Director at BDP, an interdisciplinary design practice, and as an interior designer in the UK and Australia.

• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
• MA in Illustration
• PGCTLHE, University of Portsmouth (2009)
• Postgraduate course, Institute of Education, London (2006)

Her research is practice-based, focusing on visualizing social, political, and cultural narratives through collage, painting, and artist’s books. She explores abstract mapping and cultural storytelling, particularly in projects like Time after Time and Tyneham Unravelled. Pedagogically, she investigates assessment for learning, collage methodologies, and materials in interior education.

Her recent works span art exhibitions, academic publications, and conference presentations, showing a strong interdisciplinary focus between art, design, education, and sustainability. Themes include environmental events, community narratives, and creative collaboration across fashion, music, and interior design.

She actively contributes to academic discourse through conference participation, peer review, and research projects aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Notable activities include keynote speaking and paper presentations at international events on sustainability and care ecologies.

Rachael supervises and collaborates on pedagogical and practice-based research, though specific students are not listed. She leads and participates in research projects, such as the Establishing and Connecting the Communities of Tyneham Village project, emphasizing co-creation and narrative exploration.

She is involved in the Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation and contributes to curriculum development and educational research in architecture and design.