London Metropolitan University Research Institutes
 

Frances Holliss


Mugshot Frannces

Researcher

+44 (0)207 133 2980

f.holliss@londonmet.ac.uk

Research Interests and Expertise

  • The architectural implications of the integration of domestic and employment activities
  • Patterns of occupancy in diverse, deprived, inner-city areas
  • The relationship of class, race and gender to the practice of working at home
  • Social and environmental issues relating to travelling to work
  • Governance frameworks for employment and housing
  • Creative industries
  • The architectural design process

The architectural consequences of the integration of domestic and employment activities; the formal and spatial aspects of the live/workplace; patterns of occupancy in diverse, deprived, inner-city areas; the relationship of class, race and gender to the practice of working from home; the social and environmental stresses of travelling to work; the creative industries; the architectural design process; building with indigenous materials in developing countries; design for universal access.

Current/recent projects and awards

  • Current/recent projects and awards 2004 'The live/workplace... a new building type?' Cities Institute
  • PhD awarded July 2007, 'The Workhome.. a new building type?'






 

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