Parallels in Contemporary Practice
Parallels in Contemporary Practice, Regent's University VC Fund Recipient 2026, documents two benchmark architectural projects in London and Copenhagen. Each operates as an exploration of material and environmental intelligence, translated from professional practice into pedagogical application. Funding supports the commissioning of leading architectural photographers Johan Dehlin and Hampus Berndtson to document each project, generating high-quality visual and academic resources.
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Project outputs include public lectures, award submissions, exhibitions, and a limited-edition publication. The research builds on cross-institutional collaboration between Regent’s University London and The Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, alongside direct student engagement. In doing so, it advances Regent’s commitment to educational excellence, research-led teaching, and the public visibility of architectural practice as a mode of inquiry.
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The resulting documentation will form a shared teaching and dissemination resource, underpinning lectures, publications, exhibitions, and award submissions that position Regent’s University within an international architectural discourse. The professional photography produced through the project will directly inform a limited-edition publication, Parallels in Contemporary Practice, positioned between an architectural monograph and a teaching compendium. The book will combine photographic documentation, reflective essays, and interviews, framing both projects as benchmarks in environmentally conscious, small-scale architectural design. A prototype edition will be printed and bound as a research artefact and internal dissemination proof, ahead of a larger print run.
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Following this prototype phase, the publication will be positioned for submission to small, design-led publishers such as Artwords Press, whose catalogue bridges architecture, photography, and artistic research. The ambition is to situate Parallels in Contemporary Practice within a wider European discourse on material and environmental pedagogy, connecting professional practice to the research culture of Regent’s University’s School of Arts and Culture. The imagery and critical essays will also form the basis for future research funding applications, including potential submissions to the RIBA Research Fund or the Danish Arts Foundation, enabling the expansion of the Parallels series to incorporate future projects and student collaborations.
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