MrMichael Sharman

Michael's philosophy for teaching and learning fosters process-driven, project-orientated learning that empowers students to explore architectural process and ideas with confidence and self-awareness. Grounded in a student-centric ethos, Michael endevours to engage empathetically and responsively to diverse learners in adapting, challenging, and supporting specific to need or context. There is an aim to embed discipline specific, real-world considerations into learning practice by preparing students to navigate complexity through engaged process. By blending rigorous inquiry with genuine care and emotional investment, Michael strives to create transformative and rewarding experiences that equip graduates for continual development of skill, confidence to standup to their process, and an aspiration to continue into postgraduate learning.

Teaching leadership has including Unit Chair of:

• SRD164 Architecture Design Studio 2: Matterscapes (2022 - current)
• SRC163 Architecture Communications 1: Drawing (2019 - current)
• SRC362 Architecture Communications 3: Documentation (2016 - current)

This leadership includes curriculum and project design, development of learning strategies, process and resources, management of teaching teams and best practice in assessment.

Further substantive architecture and cross discipline teaching roles include:

• SRC221/SRC164 [2011-2021]
• SRD164 [2018-2021]
• SRD264 [2015-2023]
• SRD741 [2019]
• SRD765 [2019]
• SRT251 [2018-2019]
• SRT351 [2021-2022]