Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
CUDAS comprises three research themes: Urban Design, Architechtural Practice and Humanities, and Sustainable Environments and Practice, which constitute the main areas of research focus in the Department of Architecture and 3D Design. These investigations operate at many scales and levels, but a common thread throughout these investigations is a concern about the integration of architectural, environment and urban design. Accordingly, the overarching ethos of CUDAS is that design informs all aspects of academic research of the built environment, whether in the historical, cultural, theoretical or environmental contexts.
Through its diverse community of researchers, the centre takes a broadly inter-disciplinary and integrated approach to key areas of focus in architecture and urban design that both build upon historical precedents and advance new theoretical possibilities for the built environment and the city-at-large.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Profiles
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Paul Charlesraj
- Department of Design and Architecture - Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability - Member
- Innovative Design Lab Research Centre - Member
- Sustainable Living Research Centre
Person: Academic
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Nic Clear
- School of Arts and Humanities - Professor and Dean - School of Arts & Humanities
- Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts
- Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability - Member
- Centre for Cultural Ecologies in Art, Design and Architecture - Member
- Sustainable Living Research Centre
- Centre for Multisensory and Immersive Computing - Associate Member
Person: Academic
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Claire Diggle
- Department of Design and Architecture - Senior Lecturer in Interior Design
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability - Member
Person: Academic, Doctor of Philosophy
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Animating Affect: The Use of 3D Laser Scanning in Architectural and Heritage Research Located in Huddersfield, UK
Clear, N., 11 Aug 2026, The Routledge International Handbook of Heritage and Affect: Designing and Experiencing Places of Heritage. Micieli-Voutsinas, J. & Person, A. M. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 313-326 14 p. (Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Balancing decarbonisation and climate resilience through lean and digital twins
Muzaffar, A. & Charlesraj, V. P. C., 18 Jun 2026, Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34). Hamzeh, F., Poshdar, M., Garcia-Lopez, N. P. & Gan, V. (eds.). The International Group for Lean Construction, Vol. 34. p. 85-96 12 p. 0186Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Contextualized Digital Heritage Workshop - Barley Hall: An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Event Connecting Architecture and Heritage Tourism
Di Mascio, D., Tuckley, C. & Liu, Y., 1 Mar 2026, AMPS Proceedings: Heritages 2025: Critical Questions – Contemporary Practice. AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics and Society), p. 238-248 11 p. (AMPS Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Contextualized Digital Heritage Workshop - York: Barley Hall
Di Mascio, D. (PI)
1/09/23 → 28/02/24
Project: Research
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Relationships between architecture, art, culture and nature on Naoshima
Di Mascio, D. (PI)
16/01/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Resilient Societies Research Centre
Amaratunga, D. (PI), Haigh, R. (PI), Hwang, B. (PI), Massey, R. (CoI), Smyth, T. (CoI), Allan, R. (CoI), Hills, M. (CoI), Mishra, R. (CoI), Malalgoda, C. (CoI), Gao, Y. (CoI), Pitts, A. (CoI), Davidson, A. (CoI), Fox, B. (CoI), Wood, A. (CoI), Chen, T. (CoI), McAuley, J. (CoI), Wilson, R. (CoI), Milner, T. (CoI), Lever, J. (CoI), Snell, M. (CoI), Flynn, M. (CoI), Schofield, N. (CoI) & Hemachandra, K. (PI)
1/10/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
Activities
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Innovative Pedagogy for Teaching Collaborative Work in Built Environment
Charlesraj, P. (Speaker)
11 Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Introduction: Digital Capture between the Analytic and the Synthetic
Clear, N. (Speaker)
4 Jul 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Cultures of…programme evolves with two new exhibitions on campus
Clear, N., Gao, Y. & Galal, H.
10/09/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Recycled shelter gives community gardeners a place to escape the worst of the Huddersfield weather
Gao, Y., Clear, N., Murthy, M., Onyenokporo, N., Capellaro Ferreira, T. & Galal, H.
6/07/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Sustainable shelter project boosts local outdoor community groups
Gao, Y., Clear, N., Murthy, M., Onyenokporo, N., Capellaro Ferreira, T., Galal, H., Collington, N., Collington, K., Wainwright, S., Day, E., Senior, C., Styles, C. & Kerry, J.
24/06/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities