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 third year module 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) leading IAD4010 ‘Explore: Scale and Place’, IAD4011 ‘Encounter: Contexts and Debates’, IAD4020 ‘Develop: Personal Practice’ and IAD4030 ‘Realise: Independent Research and Design’.

Third Year Module Leader of BA Interior Design leading IAD3110 Interior Design: Integration - Research and Practice and IAD3120 Interior Design: Integration - Major Project, with responsibility for IAD2150 Interiors: Placement 1 and IAD3150 Interior Design: Placement 2.

Education and qualifications

Grants

Prizes and Awards

Research outputs

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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