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Alberto Villanueva Galindo

Alberto Villanueva Galindo

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Architect | Associate Professor | Head of Architecture | Governor (MArch PGCE FHEA FRSA ARB)

  • Education

    • University of the Arts London

      2014 - 2015
      MA Environment Design Distinction

    • Universidad Europea de Madrid

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      Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture Arquitectura

    • Ravensbourne

      2017 - 2018
      Posgraduado en Teaching and Learning for Creative Courses EDUCATION

    • Universidad de Valladolid

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      BA(Hons), Architecture Arquitectura

  • Experience

    • Estudio Luengo S.L

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
      Internship

    • Alberto Villanueva

      Sept 2012 - Jun 2013
      Architecture competitions consultant and collaborator

      Consulting and collaboration for different international architecture firms at the competition level with projects in Porto, Rotterdam, Copenhagen and Beijing.

    • IDEA architecture office

      Jun 2013 - now
      Director & founder

      IDEA is a multidisciplinary firm based in London that creates and innovates in architecture and design.Our projects have a strong connection to the natural environment, new technologies and we anticipate the demands of society. Enduring, classical design principles permeate the work, yet mingle with new trends in design and architecture.While each project is a unique work resulting from an intensive research, IDEA’s distinctive touch is evident throughout.

    • Fernando Menis Arquitectos

      Aug 2014 - Sept 2014
      Collaborating Architect

    • Open Online Academy

      Aug 2014 - May 2015
      Teaching Assistant

      - Teaching assistant in the course of "Resilient Architecture Research" (March, 2015)- Teaching assistant in the course of "Contemporary Architecture" (August, 2014) - Teaching Assistant in the course "Designing Emergency Shelters" (August, 2014)

    • Ravensbourne University London

      Oct 2015 - now

      This course focuses on practice in relation to architecture, spatial design and human experience. Through risk-taking and critical inquiry, it looks beyond disciplinary boundaries and aims to prepare for challenges and desires of a sustainable future. Challenging the traditional role of an architect, the Environment Design MA combines crafts and emerging technologies to facilitate collaboration and advanced practice. Embracing sustainable methodologies, applied philosophy and speculative design it creates a platform for experimentation and hybrid architectural practice. Show less

      • Associate Professor

        Sept 2024 - now

      • Programme Director - Department of Architecture

        Nov 2020 - now

      • Governor, Board Member (elected)

        Nov 2021 - now

      • Member of the Academic Board (elected)

        Mar 2019 - now

      • Researcher

        Mar 2017 - now

      • Senior Lecturer

        Jan 2019 - now

      • Head of Academic Partnerships (Acting)

        Oct 2024 - Jan 2025

      • Course Leader Department of Postgraduate Studies

        Sept 2019 - Nov 2020

      • Senior Lecturer for the Deparment of Postgraduate Studies

        May 2016 - Nov 2020

      • Subject leader in MA Environment Design

        Dec 2017 - Sept 2019

      • Coordinator of the Postgraduate Peer Mentoring Programme

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

      • Sessional lecturer for Contextual Studies

        Dec 2015 - Jan 2019

      • Lecturer specialised in 3D printing skills and new technologies

        Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

    • AccessHE

      Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
      Transformative Design workshop manager

      As a lecturer at Ravensbourne and industry expert, I assist AccessHE delivering seminars in Transformative Design. The aim of this sessions is to create awareness among the students in design, creativity and technology; understanding the interdisciplinarity of the professions of the future and providing them with valuable information to determine future decisions.The NCOP (National Collaborative Outreach Programme) is a HEFCE-funded project aiming to increase the number of young people from lower participation neighbourhoods into higher education by 2020.AccessHE will be working as part of a London consortium in partnership with Linking London and Aimhigher London South to support learners in the 13 London target wards identified by HEFCE data as having high social deprivation and lower than expected numbers of learners progressing to higher education based on GCSE attainment.The programme is funded for an initial period of two years until December 2018 and AccessHE will be working with our member HEIs to deliver a programme of outreach activities to learners in schools in the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Havering, where several of the identified target wards are located. The programme will aim to increase awareness of opportunities available in higher education and support learners to make informed decisions about their futures. Show less

    • Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK)

      Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
      Coaching and mentoring

      Mentor for the Spanish Society of Researchers in the UK (SRUK). The programme is aware of the issues that most Spanish researchers will face when developing their research career in the United Kingdom. This scheme is designed to help and support them to maximize their opportunities and plan a successful career path.The SRUK Mentoring Programme benefits from the diverse range of members’ skills and fields of expertise, as well as from their previous working experience in the British, Spanish and other international systems. Show less

    • STUDIO Architecture and Urbanism magazine

      May 2018 - Dec 2020
      Correspondent in London

      As STUDIO's correspondent, I act like an "eye" of what happens on the urban transformation of London; writing every week short articles about the different issues.

    • Independent External Assessor

      Jun 2021 - now
      External assessor / Validation Panels

      * June 2023 - External Panel Member - Review of Course Descriptors, Fundamental Architectural Design - Northeastern University London. * June 2022 - Programme Review, BA(Hons) Architectural Interior Design and BA(Hons) Garden Design – Inchbald School of Design partner of Wrexham Glyndŵr University. * May 2022 - Specialist External Panel Member, BEng Landscape and Urban Development for Sustainable Cities – The British University in Egypt, partner of London South Bank University. * April 2022 - External Panel Member (Observer), BA(Hons) Architecture and March Architecture (RIBA Part 1 and 2 re-validation) – University of Plymouth. * June 2021 - Programme Review, BA(Hons) Architecture Foundation – Manchester Metropolitan University. Show less

    • De Montfort University

      May 2022 - now
      External Examiner - BA(Hons) Interior Design

    • Liverpool International College

      Oct 2022 - Jan 2024
      External Examiner FC Architecture

    • University of the Arts London

      Dec 2023 - now
      External Examiner - BA (Hons) Design for Branded Spaces

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • How to Speak Up Against Racism at Work

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2021
      View certificate certificate

    • ARB. Architect

      Architects Registration Board
      Dec 2020

    • Certificate in Advanced English (C1 - Cambridge University Press)

      Laureate International Universities
      Jun 2014

    • Professional Development Course for External Examiners

      Higher Education Academy
      Jun 2018
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Panel speaker for The Smart City Summit and Urban Mobility Expo 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Ambassador for Science in the United Kingdom FECYT (Department of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government) Sep 2017
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Lead judge for Moontopia (Eleven Magazine) Eleven Magazine Aug 2016 First international ideas and design competition on space architecture of Eleven Magazine. Where theyinvite thinkers, architects, designers, artists, academics and visionaries from around the world to imagine innovative solutions for Moontopia – the first ever self-sufficient lunar colony designed for living, working, researching and – why not – a little space tourism too.
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Lead judge for The Rookies International Award The Rookies Apr 2016 Lead judge for The Rookies International Awards. The Rookies is the exciting next step in the Awards evolution as the 'Oscars for young creative minds'.The Rookies is an International Awards for young designers, creators, innovators, and artists. The Awards were created to discover and showcase the outstanding talent emerging from higher education facilities and help launch them into careers at the world’s top studios.Established in 2009, 74 paid internships and over $900,000US… Show more Lead judge for The Rookies International Awards. The Rookies is the exciting next step in the Awards evolution as the 'Oscars for young creative minds'.The Rookies is an International Awards for young designers, creators, innovators, and artists. The Awards were created to discover and showcase the outstanding talent emerging from higher education facilities and help launch them into careers at the world’s top studios.Established in 2009, 74 paid internships and over $900,000US in prizes has been given away. Show less
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Lecturer in the conference 'Crafting Futures' Ravensbourne LATES Feb 2016 Lecturer in the conference 'Crafting Futures' with Beatrice K.Newman (Course Leader MA Fashion and founder of the fashion luxury brand Korlekie), Andrew Marsh (Course Leader MSc Applied Technologies and part of the cooperative design RARA) and Alexa Pollman (Course Leader MA Wearable Futures, design researcher and founder of Peut-Porter Platform and designer in residence at the Design Museum of London). We explained our professional experience and analyzed the future of our professions… Show more Lecturer in the conference 'Crafting Futures' with Beatrice K.Newman (Course Leader MA Fashion and founder of the fashion luxury brand Korlekie), Andrew Marsh (Course Leader MSc Applied Technologies and part of the cooperative design RARA) and Alexa Pollman (Course Leader MA Wearable Futures, design researcher and founder of Peut-Porter Platform and designer in residence at the Design Museum of London). We explained our professional experience and analyzed the future of our professions from the point of view of technology and crafting. Show less
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Lecturer in the conference 'Colonizando el espacio: de la ficción a la ciencia'. School of Architecture at Universidad Europea de Canarias Dec 2015 During the conference 'Colonizando el espacio: de la ficción a la ciencia' held at Universidad Europea de Canarias (Spain). Alberto gives a lecture under the title of 'Mars UTOPIA. La arquitectura como elemento colonizador' explaining the research project that he has been developing in London to incorporate technology and biomimicry with the goal to terraform Mars.
    • Awarded to Alberto Villanueva Galindo
      Invited to exhibit at Intelligent Community Challenge 'Urban Design Hackathon' General Electric: GE Oct 2015 Selected to exhibit my master's project "Mars UTOPIA" in the Urban Design Hackaton organised in London and sponsored by GE. Centred around a design competition, the initiative will look to crowd source new perspectives and fresh ideas on key urban challenges such as public safety, crime, social inclusion, traffic and pollution, by uniting local councils, communities and university students to develop intelligent and innovative LED solutions to these issues. Backed by Urban… Show more Selected to exhibit my master's project "Mars UTOPIA" in the Urban Design Hackaton organised in London and sponsored by GE. Centred around a design competition, the initiative will look to crowd source new perspectives and fresh ideas on key urban challenges such as public safety, crime, social inclusion, traffic and pollution, by uniting local councils, communities and university students to develop intelligent and innovative LED solutions to these issues. Backed by Urban Design London, the challenge provides an opportunity for local authorities to tap into a bank of knowledge and fresh inspiration, by working with promising design, architecture and engineering students to develop ideas for forward-thinking cities of the future. Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ambassador

      Issued by Architects Benevolent Society on Jan 2023
      Architects Benevolent SocietyAssociated with Alberto Villanueva Galindo

    • Supporter

      Issued by Open City on Sept 2023
      Open CityAssociated with Alberto Villanueva Galindo

    • Supporter

      Issued by Blueprint for All on Nov 2020
      Blueprint for AllAssociated with Alberto Villanueva Galindo

    • Deputy Team Lead (Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects)

      Issued by Livery Climate Action Group on Jan 2025
      Livery Climate Action GroupAssociated with Alberto Villanueva Galindo

    • Supporter (Global Network)

      Issued by HomeGrown Plus on Jan 2024
      HomeGrown PlusAssociated with Alberto Villanueva Galindo