University teaching & research

Tom is a teacher and lecturer in the history and theory of architecture and cities at the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London.

At University College London, he teaches first and second-year undergraduate (BA) architecture, construction and planning students.

At Central Saint Martins he runs the history & theory module for postgraduate (MArch) architecture students, specialising in the intersection of architecture and politics.

His research and teaching focuses on how cities, landscapes and architecture are represented or depicted in other media, from literature and photography to television and cinema; and on the intersections between politics, culture, society, architecture and urbanism.

He has also been a visiting tutor & lecturer in the history and theory of architecture and cities, and a guest critic at other institutions including Eindhoven Design Academy, the Netherlands; University of Westminster, London; Cass School of Architecture, London Metropolitan University; and the Architectural Association, London.