Mr Michael Westthorp


Mr Michael Westthorp
NameMr Michael Westthorp
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Interiors
Research institute
Primary appointmentSchool of Design
Email addressm.westhorp@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-6409-757X
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

Michael Westthorp MA(RCA) FHEA, is Programme Leader for the MA Interiors (Architecture and Design) course and Year 3 leader of the BA Interior Design course. 

Prior to his role as Programme Leader, Michael was the founder of the award winning Outline-Projects design practice, which concentrated on Commercial Adaptive Reuse projects and had work published around the world.

Teaching

Programme Leader for MA Interiors(Architecture and Design) 

MA Module Leader for:

Rethink and Reuse

Research and Record

Design Development

Research by Design

Sustainable Interiors: Synthesis

Interior Design Year 3 Module Leader for:

Interior Design Studio: Branded Environments

Interior Design Studio: Explore Sustainable Futures

Interior Design Studio: Design Sustainable Futures

Supervision

Employment

Senior Lecturer
Middlesex University
01 Sept 2011
01 Sept 2025
Director
Outline-Projects
04 Apr 2001
04 Apr 2022
Designer - contract based employment
Ben Kelly Design
01 Jun 1997
02 Jun 2020
Site Manager/ Designer
S&D Barber
04 Aug 2003
04 Aug 2004
Designer
Morey Smith Ltd
05 Sept 1996
01 Jun 1997
Junior Designer
Patterson Fenton Jones Architects
01 Sept 1995
01 Sept 1996

Education and qualifications

MA(RCA) Architecture and Interior Design
01 Jul 1995
Royal College of Art
BA(Hons) Interior Design
01 Jul 1991
Kingston University
Fellow
01 Nov 2018
Advance HE
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
29 Nov 2018
Middlesex University

Grants

Barnet Council

Barnet LFA Community Fund

28 Feb 2025
103160
Barnet Council

Prizes and Awards

Conversations about Climate Change Competition Winner

2021-02-01

Timber Trade Federation

Winner- Bangalore Express Bar

2010-08-06

Restaurant and Bar Design Awards

D&AD Awards- Environmental Design & Architecture

2004-06-01

Design and Art Direction

Research outputs

Building design and community [Workshop]

Westthorp, M. 2025. Building design and community [Workshop]. Middlesex University.

Testing interiors: an exploration of emerging digital practices as learning tools

Westthorp, M. 2025. Testing interiors: an exploration of emerging digital practices as learning tools. New Schools of Thought: Critical Thinking and Creative Teaching. Los Angeles + Virtual 08 - 10 Jan 2025 AMPS (Architecture Media Politics Society). pp. 34-43

Testing interiors: an exploration of emerging digital practices as collaborative, transnational learning tools

Westthorp, M. 2024. Testing interiors: an exploration of emerging digital practices as collaborative, transnational learning tools. Middlesex University Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2024: Transnational Education. Dubai, UAE 11 - 11 Sep 2024

From architecture to community [Workshop]

Murialdo, F. and Westthorp, M. 2023. From architecture to community [Workshop]. London, UK

The Metaverse-In Common

Murialdo, F., Westthorp, M., Piccinno, G. and Zingales, A. 2023. The Metaverse-In Common.

Broadening horizons - employability opportunities within the Interiors Programme

Westthorp, M. and Scoot, J. 2023. Broadening horizons - employability opportunities within the Interiors Programme.

Middlesex University | KilburnLab: Imagining the future of Kilburn rethinking disused community spaces

Murialdo, F. and Westthorp, M. 2023. Middlesex University | KilburnLab: Imagining the future of Kilburn rethinking disused community spaces. London, UK 01 - 30 Jun 2023

One Kilburn: Imagining the Future of Kilburn [Exhibition and workshop]

Murialdo, F., House, N., Westthorp, M. and Scoot, J. 2023. One Kilburn: Imagining the Future of Kilburn [Exhibition and workshop]. Kiln Theatre, Kilburn High Road, London 23 Jan 2023

High Tide

Westthorp, M. 2021. High Tide. London, UK

Members Only - The private life of the gay and bi-sexual, male sauna

Westthorp, M. 2019. Members Only - The private life of the gay and bi-sexual, male sauna. IE:Studio.

Draft one, process

Murialdo, F., Fern, D., Mortimer, J. and Westthorp, M. 2016. Draft one, process. InteriorsMDX.

Restaurant and bar design

Westthorp, M. 2014. Restaurant and bar design. in: Wiedemann, J. and Rebora, M. (ed.) Restaurant and Bar Design UK Taschen. pp. 250-253
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