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Keith McAllister

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Keith McAllister

School of Natural and Built Environment

Keith McAllister is a RIBA Chartered Architect whose research has centred on making our shared Built Environment more inclusive and comfortable, especially for those without a voice. This has included working with both the disabled and with children by gathering their thoughts and input into architectural design through the use of models and drawings in specially devised design workshops. Research findings have been published and presented internationally, including in Canada, the United States, Europe and India.

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  • k.mcallister@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4624

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of;
 
  • Architecture and Autism
  • Architecture and Disability
  • Architecture and Inclusion
  • The Impact of the Built Environment on People

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Public Outreach: Working with Derry City & Strabane District Council on Autism Awareness.
  • Working with NI Education Authority on Improving the Learning Environment for Pupils with Autism.

Research students

Name Rachael Black
PhD Title Co-designing A Shared Future: How Can Children be a Part of Reimaging Belfast’s Interfaces
Country UK
   
Name Jirong Li
PhD Title Maximising Efficiencies in Construction
Country China

Alumni: Where are they now

Name Dr James Benedict Brown
PhD title A Pedagogical Critique of the Live Project 
Country Sweden
Current position Associate Professor, Umeå University
   
Name Dr Verity Faith
PhD title Designing for Dementia: An Assessment of the Impact of the Physical Environment on Wayfinding Success for Residents in Long Term Care Settings
Country UK
Current position Chartered Architect in Practice
   
Name Dr Cliona Rooney 
PhD title Blind Spot: An Investigation into Lifetime Home Standards and Visual Impairment  
Country Republic of Ireland 
Current position Research Fellow, Maynooth University 
   
Name Dr Grainne McGill  
PhD title Indoor Air Quality in Selected New-build Airtight Dwellings: A UK Case Study 
Country UK 
Current position Researcher, Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit, Glasgow School of Art 
   
Name Dr Riona McGrath 
PhD title Empowering Communities through Post‐Disaster Reconstruction 
Country UK 
Current position Construction Industry in the UK 

 


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