Sandra Costa Santos

Dr. Sandra Costa Santos is a Senior Lecturer at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee. She joined the university as a full-time academic in 2018, following roles at Robert Gordon University, Northumbria University, and CESUGA-University College Dublin. Her work bridges architecture and sociocultural studies, focusing on housing and domesticity. She holds a PhD in Architecture and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA, 2015) and Profesor Titular de Universidad (ANECA, 2019).

Education:

• Bachelor of Architecture, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Córdoba (ETSAC), Spain (2000)

Research interests:

• Social construction of architectural spaces
• Housing design and sociocultural dynamics
• Domestic environments in urban contexts
• Lockdown impacts on family coexistence

Awards:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015)
• Profesor Titular de Universidad (ANECA, 2019)

Grants & Projects:

• Place and Belonging (AHRC, 2016–2018): Principal Investigator
• At Home with Children (AHRC, 2021–2022): Co-Investigator

External Roles:

• External Examiner for Leeds Beckett University’s MA Architecture Futures (2021–2025)