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 |