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Senior Lecturer in Interior Architecture, Leeds Beckett University

Joan is a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University who has experience of interior design in architectural practice. Her research explores autism-friendly design with a special interest in spatial transitioning environments.

Joan’s expertise is in the advancement of autism-friendly design assisting future professionals to shape responsive spatial environments. This is an ongoing pedagogic project, with nine local SEND schools and colleges. Joan is also a specialist consultant for both Leeds City Council and Home Group housing association on their new build bespoke community accommodation for autistic adults.

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2015), a Member of Interior Educators (2009), a Member of The Chartered Society of Designers (1988) and a Member of LSA Autism Research Lab (2019).

https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/joan-love/

Joan believes that human-centred design is crucial when creating enabling, inclusive spaces. Current autism-friendly design research involves the cross-disciplinary inputs of an advanced sensory integration practitioner and a senior behaviour analyst, to deepen knowledge about the needs of autistic users. Her research uncovers new information in the form of ‘10 spatial transitioning platforms’ and '10 sensory living themes' relating to behaviour-informed design.

Experience

  • –present
    Senior Lecturer in Interior Architecture, Leeds Beckett University

Education

  • 1988 
    Leeds Polytechnic, BA(Hons) Three-Dimensional Design: Interior Design

Publications

  • 2022
    Sensory Spaces: Sensory Living - studio teaching the design of autism-friendly adult accommodation, https://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/8524/
  • 2020
    UNIVERSITY AS ENABLER FOR INCLUSION: THE CERAMICIST, THE TUTOR, THE STUDENT AND THE AUTISTIC ADULT, http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/id/eprint/7330/
  • 2019
    Studio teaching experiments – spatial transitioning for autism schools, http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/5753/
  • 2018
    SENSORY SPACES: SENSORY LEARNING – AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO EDUCATING OUR FUTURE DESIGNERS TO DESIGN AUTISM SCHOOLS., http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/5436/

Professional Memberships

  • Member of The Chartered Society of Designers (MCSD)
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)