Professor Cristina Cerulli

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Professor of Architecture
Urban Living Research Group Lead
Office
GO3Building location
LO46Areas of interest
- Ethical practice in architecture and urban design
- Regenerative practices (all scales) within the expanded field of architecture
- Collective processes in the city in housing, heritage, public space
- Business models and funding strategies for community led development
- The role of architecture and architectural pedagogy in facilitating a transition towards a more equal society
Postgraduate supervision
Cristina is currently an external co-supervisor at Sheffield Hallam University for doctoral research on Power in Community Led Housing (Rowan McKay) and on How universities communicate their approach to sustainability trough construction sites (Lukeman Iddrisu).
She also overseen the successful completion of doctoral studies (as first or second supervisor) for projects on Urban Activation & Place making (Cataline Ionita, 2024, Sheffield Hallam University), Co-produced research on intercultural social dynamics of streets and public spaces in Page Hall (Goran Vodicka, 2018, University of Sheffield), Citizen-led urban development in vacant spaces in the city (Ivan Rabodzeenko, 2018, Habitat Unit, TU Berlin), Planning Strategies for Urban Agriculture Apartment Complexes in South Korea (Junghyun, Park, 2017, University of Sheffield), Spatial affordance for young children's social interaction in nursery environment (Huang, Junjie, 2017, University of Sheffield), Designing with children: An exploration into the common language co-created by children and designers and its implications for the spatial design process (Šorn, Maša, 2017, University of Sheffield), Initiating Architecture: Agency, Knowledge and Values in Instigating Spatial Change (Anna Wakeford Holder (nee Holder), 2014, University of Sheffield), Social sustainability and public life in Iranian Squares: the case of Naghshe Jahan Square (.Noushin Zand Vosoughi, 2014, University of Sheffield)
Teaching
Convenorship:
AAMAD1 – Architectural Design 1 (MArch)
AAMSPR Architectural Skills for Professional Resilience (MArch)
AAMRM: Research Methods: Dissertation (MArch)
Contributing to:
AAMAD2 Architectural Design 2
AAMAD3 Architectural Design 3 - Thesis Design
Research centres and groups
Research projects
- The High Street as Community Infrastructure
- Caring—with Cities
- Affordable and regenerative housing and workspace with the Sheffield Community Land Trust
- The Regenerative Campus
- Regenerative climate-resilient interventions with vulnerable communities
Background
Cristina’s work focuses on supporting collective endeavours in the city and countering inequality through practices of care, actively proposing and implementing alternatives.
She qualified as an architect in Florence, Italy. After an MSc in Computer Aided