- Design Practices
About me
Diony is Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Architecture programme, a Senior Lecturer, trained architect, researcher, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK), and an active External Examiner.
She joined the University of Westminster in 2016, specialising in design studio teaching. In 2021, she became Course Leader of the Interior Architecture BA programme in the School of Architecture and Cities.
Prior to and alongside her academic leadership role, Diony has taught architecture, design, and multidisciplinary courses at several higher education institutions, including the Syracuse University and the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where she is completing a Doctorate in Architecture by Design (MPhil/PhD). Diony has presented, exhibited, and published work in the UK and internationally.
Teaching
Diony has experience across undergraduate architecture and interior architecture education, leading and delivering design studio, professional studies, elective provision, and supervising final-year projects. Her roles have encompassed curriculum leadership, year and module leadership, academic coordination, assessment oversight, and the integration of employability and industry engagement initiatives. She has organised and delivered a dedicated employability programme within the professional practice strand, strengthening industry engagement and supporting student progression into practice. She serves as an External Examiner with experience in course review and revalidation processes.
Research
Diony’s research investigates polyvocalism through practices of voice in design, writing, and performance, with a particular focus on analogies staged across theatre, psychoanalysis, interiors, and architecture. Her recent work advances interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to design pedagogy, strengthening connections between creative practice, research, and education.
She is a member of the Design Practice Research Group in the School of Architecture and Cities.
Committed to fostering meaningful cross-sector and cross-disciplinary collaborations, Diony is actively seeking to develop partnerships between institutions, disciplines, and professional, local and international contexts.
Publications
For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.