Rosalie Menon has been teaching and researching at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow since 2005. She is a Senior Lecturer teaching Architectural Technology, combining construction and environmental design subjects across both Undergraduate and Postgraduate stages. As a project architect, she has previously worked for high-profile firms including the international multidisciplinary firm RMJM and Australian practice Denton Corker Marshall based in their Singapore office. Project experience ranges from adaptive reuse of Listed buildings in Glasgow to new-build high-density housing. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Institute of Architects Scotland (RIAS) in recognition of her role in architectural education and research.
She has been combining teaching and practice experience with her research interests for almost 20 years as a co-director of MEARU (Mackintosh Environmental Architectural Research Unit). The research unit has an established track record of high-quality research into environmental architecture and Rosalie has over 45 peer-reviewed publications - her work was included in both RAE 2008; REF2014 (including 2 Impact Case Studies) and REF2021.
Her experience of leading transformational technical research, and engaging with key policymakers and stakeholders, resulted in significant changes to policy and guidelines. Rosalie was Co-Investigator/ project manager in an EPSRC-funded (£522K) project led by MEARU titled ‘Environmental Impact of Domestic Laundering’ (EP/G00028X/1). The outcomes of the project informed the production of a ‘Design Guide’ and the publication launch gained significant media coverage worldwide.
Rosalie's love for the architecture of her home city of Glasgow is captured in her recently published book 'Fragments of Glasgow' which has stimulated public engagement in the debate around adaptive reuse and traditional material use in light of the climate crisis.
