- pedagogy - futures - spatial design - queer theory
- pedagogy - futures - spatial design - queer theory
Gem Barton
Senior Tutor (Research)
superFUTURES lead / MA Interior Design
gemma.barton@rca.ac.uk
Gem is an author and senior academic specialising in the interrelations between human behaviour, speculation, and spatial design. Currently teaching at the Royal College of Art, she was awarded a coveted National Teaching Fellowship in 2019, is Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE, and founding chair of QuEAN - Queer Educators in Architecture Network. Gem’s work in the future(s) space comes to life through her advisory, research, teaching and leadership of superFUTURES at the RCA, her directorship of the Experimental Realism platform and consultation services offered through her Office for Speculative Spatial Design (O-SSD).