Nathaniel Coleman

Nathaniel Coleman is Reader in History and Theory of Architecture at Newcastle University, UK. He previously taught in the US, worked as an architect in NY and Rome, and studied architecture at the IAUS and RISD, and Urban Design at CCNY. He researched his PhD at UPenn. A world-leading scholar on architecture and utopias, Nathaniel leads design studios and theory seminars, focusing on reconstructing architecture through inventing anarchist spatial practices, concentrating on the limits and...See more

Nathaniel Coleman is Reader in History and Theory of Architecture at Newcastle University, UK. He previously taught in the US, worked as an architect in NY and Rome, and studied architecture at the IAUS and RISD, and Urban Design at CCNY. He researched his PhD at UPenn. A world-leading scholar on architecture and utopias, Nathaniel leads design studios and theory seminars, focusing on reconstructing architecture through inventing anarchist spatial practices, concentrating on the limits and possibilities of architectural neo-avant-gardes. His books include Materials and Meaning in Architecture: Essays on the Bodily Experience of Buildings (2020); Lefebvre for Architects (Routledge, 2015); Utopias and Architecture (Routledge, 2005); and as editor, Imagining and Making the World: Reconsidering Architecture and Utopia (2011). Recent book chapters include 'Making Sense of Fragments: Utopian Prospects for Architecture and Cities Now' (2024) and 'Rehabilitating Operative Criticism: The Return of Theory against Entrepreneurialism' (Routledge, 2022). See less