Walter Menteth BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA
Lead Consultant Architect

Walter Menteth was educated at the universities of Nottingham, and the Polytechnic of the Southbank (South Bank University) in London, undertaking advanced studies at the Universities of Stuttgart and Louvain-la-Neuve, and graduating in 1983.

He has been in practice since 1985. His architectural works have received various awards in recognition of their quality and innovation and have been published extensively in the UK and abroad.

Walter has wide ranging experience in a number of construction fields as well as in education and enablement. He has additionally undertaken urban and educational master planning. In the field of transport planning as a community group consultant he was author of the original report identifying the new south London extension for the East London Line.

DISTINCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:-

Competition Assessment  
   
2010 RIBA-Nationwide Student Sustainable Housing Competition
  RIBA assessor; RIBA Open International Student Competition April - June 2010
2009 RIBA-Nationwide Student Sustainable Housing Competition
  RIBA assessor; RIBA Open International Student Competition March - May 2009
2005 Elmswell Suffolk
  RIBA chair of the assessors; RIBA Open International 2 stage Competition April - June 2005
2003 River Irwell Housing
  RIBA chair of the assessors; RIBA Open International 2 stage Competition. Sept - Feb 2003-4
2002 Edinburgh Urban Sustainability
  RIBA chair of the assessors; RIBA Open International competition.. April 2002
2001 Accommodating Change, Housing Innovations.
  Jury/assessor; Architecture Foundation & Circle 33 Housing Grp. Open International Competition. Oct. 2001
   
Media  
   
2001 BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE
  Channel 5. Series advisor and research consultant summer 2001
2000 YOU AND YOURS
  Radio 4. Issue on contemporary Housing 6 Nov. 2000
1998 'ALL THE RIGHT MOVES'
  BBC2 presenter and researcher of Hunt/Steedman Residence, 65 Ravelston Dykes, Edinburgh by Morris & Steedman 1960. 2 July 8.30
1993 'COMMENT'
  Channel 4 Presenter on Modern Housing issue. Aug
1993 'BUILDING SIGHTS'
  BBC2 Research consultant for programme on Alexander Flemming Hse. by Erno Goldfinger Dec.
   
Design Panels & Enablement  
   
2008 Southwark Design Review Panel -ongoing
2006-9 Design Enabler Kent (DENK)
2001-9 South East England Regional Design Panel
   
Tours  
   
2008 All Party Parliamentary Committee on Housing and Planning - RIBA organised tour of Consort Road May 2008
2007 British Urban Regeneration association (BURA) tour of Consort Road Oct. 2007
   
RIBA Housing Group  
   
2008 Member RIBA Housing Group. Ongoing
   
Teaching Responsibilities  
   
  I have maintained academic activities for the majority of my working life and my practice work has always aimed to carry out the highest level of practice-based design research through propositional writing, discourse, exhibitions, lectures, education, assessment, pier group reviewing, drawing and building. My main educational responsibilities have included:-
2005-9 EXTERNAL EXAMINER Portsmouth University
2002-3 In addition to being undergraduate course leader at LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY responsibilities have included a subsequent and ongoing role as a visiting critic.
1994-5 KINGSTON UNIVERSITY responsibilities included undergraduate studio tutoring, course work writing and assessments.
1987-90 Undergraduate tutor at THE POLYTECHNIC OF NORTH LONDON (now London Metropolitan University)
1984-86 CANTERBURY - KENT INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (KIAD) studio tutor
   
LECTURES  
Public Lectures  
   
2009 SOUTH EAST REGION DESIGN CHAMPIONS' CONFERENCE March 2009
2008 RIBA RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM-SPACE AT HOME, RIBA FLORENCE HALL, LONDON Sept 2008
2008 AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFERENCE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON May 2008
2006 NATIONAL DESIGN CHAMPIONS CONFERENCE, RICH MIX, LONDON Dec 2006
2006 BUILDING CENTRE CONSTRUCTION SEMINAR , LONDON Nov 2006
2006 KENT DESIGN ENABLERS & MEDWAY COUNCIL, ROCHESTER March 2006
2004 KSAD KENT DESIGN AWARENESS Aug 2004
2004 JOINT CABE - WARDEN GROUP HOUSING FORUM July 2004
2004 BRIGHTON & HOVE COUNCIL DESIGN CONFERENCE, HOVE Feb
2003 SOUTHAMPTON UNI. OXFORD ROAD., CONFERENCE Dec. 2003
2003 THE ARCHITECTURE CENTRE BRISTOL Jan 2003
2003 NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE, BIRMINGHAM Sept 2003
2000 NATIONAL STONE SHOW, WEMBLEY, LONDON Feb 2000
   
Other Invited Guest Lectures  
   
2010 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY May 2010
2009 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY March 2009
2007 LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Nov 2007
2007 NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY March 2007
2007 LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Feb 2007
2007 MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, GLASGOW Jan 2007
2006 LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Nov.2006
2006 LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Jan 2006
   
OTHER  
   
Various Assessor for the Civic Trust Awards and the RIBA awards over a number of years
2007 Framework consultant shortlisted for the construction of the 2012 Olympics Athletes Village. Aug. 2007
1987 Trustee of the North Southwark Environment Trust - ongoing
1987 Director Landlord Ltd. A community property company - ongoing
   

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