MAUDSLEY LECTURE
MARCH 2023
Níall will be giving a talk on the 24th April as part of the Maudsley Lecture Series which is dedicated to exploring the links between Psychoanalysis and the the Arts. This years theme is Creativity: Between Outside and Inside. The series takes place at the Centre for Psychoanalysis in Camberwell - a new centre for clinical work, training, public events and a satellite site of the Institute of Psychoanalysis. More information about the series can be found on their website here.
RIBA EDUCATION REVIEW PRESENTATION
MARCH 2015
Niall gave a presentation to the RIBA Education Review at a specially convened Forum and Council, which debated significant changes to the structure of architectural education. Niall spoke about the relationship between education and practice, arguing for a lifelong cycle of practice and education.
“Education should not end with RIBA Part III, or even limp along through minimum prescribed CPD events. It should no longer be possible for an architect to finish their education. I propose a more comprehensive model of life-long learning. If practitioners come back to the schools throughout their lives, they will be constantly invigorated and, by extension, they will constantly invigorate the schools to which they return. This would constitute a discourse – in the sense of a ferrying back and forth – in which practice and education are both part of a seamless continuity. The purpose of education is not so much the acquisition of set skills but – to borrow a phrase from John Hattie – learning how to learn. Once you have done this, you have built an engine for a lifetime of renewal.”