The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment Staff
Head of School
David McClean
David McClean has been Dean of The Scott Sutherland School since 2006 and completed his PhD in 2009 on the subject of Architecture Education. He was appointed Professor in October 2013.
Academic Staff
Arwa Al Jumaily

Arwa is lecturer in Architectural Technology.
Nancy Anderson

Nancy is a Part Time Application Supervisor.
Silvia Bassanese

Silvia is a Lecturer in Architecture.
Daria Belkouri

Daria is a Research Assistant in the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment.
Amar Bennadji

Amar is a Lecturer whose research interests include energy conservation, retrofitting, CAD and virtual reality.
Whitney Bevan

Whitney is a Lecturer in Construction Management
Bassam Bjeirmi
Bassam is Academic Strategic Lead of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment. He has an extensive experience in the development and delivery of training programs for the private and public sectors. His main subject area is construction and generic project management.
Gökay Deveci

Gokay Deveci is Professor of Architecture at the Scott Sutherland School and has an international reputation for his expertise in affordable and sustainable low energy housing.
Michael Dignan

Michael is a Chartered Building Surveyor and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Surveying
Theodoros Dounas

Theo is Learning Excellence Leader for the School and lectures in Architecture and Architectural Technology modules.
Mike Grattidge

Mike is Architecture Professional Studies Adviser for Part 3 students.
Naeimeh Jafarifar

Naeimeh is a Lecturer in Structural Design and teaches across all courses and stages in the School.
Alice Kinnaird

Alice is Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management.
Tahar Kouider

Tahar is Academic Strategic Lead for all Undergraduate courses; Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction Management and Surveying and Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology.
Richard Laing

Richard Laing, Professor of Built Environment Visualisation at the Scott Sutherland School, has research interests in built environment visualisation, conservation, sustainable urban design & building information modelling.
Neil Lamb

Neil is Subject leader in Architecture and Part 2 Architecture Course Leader.
David McClean
David McClean has been Dean of The Scott Sutherland School since 2006 and completed his PhD in 2009 on the subject of Architecture Education. He was appointed Professor in October 2013.
Norman McLennan
Norman McLennan is a Visiting Professor who provides ad hoc lecturing support to postgraduate courses and has helped shape the MSc Commercial Practice for the Energy Sectors course.
Huda Salman

Huda is a full time Lecturer in Architectural Technology and acts as School Research Degree Coordinator. Her research interests are mainly focused on the impact of Computer Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) and Information Technology (IT) on the conceptual phase of design, visual thinking and decision making.
Jonathan Scott

Jonathan is Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology.
Kirk Shanks

Lecturer in Environmental Design & Sustainable Practices
Gary Smollet

Gary is a Part Time Applications Supervisor.
Michele Victoria

Michele is a Lecturer in Quantity Surveying at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment. Her research interests include cost management, carbon management and social media in construction.
David Vila Domini

David is a Part 1 Course Leader in Architecture whose research interests include the history & theory of architecture, contemporary Spanish architecture and 20th century parliamentary architecture.
Alan Watson

Alan is a Lecturer for Built Environment courses, specialising in technology and management subjects. He is also the Stage Manager for Stage 1 Built Environment students.
David Wilson

David Wilson is a registered and chartered Architect who is involved in teaching construction and design across all professional disciplines within the School.
Craig Wilson

Craig is a lecturer with the Building Surveying team. Teaching interests: Heritage management and building conservation. History of Architecture. Building Pathology. Materials and Finishes. Design.
Gillian Wishart
Gillian is a Part Time Architecture Lecturer.
Quazi Mohd Mahtab-uz Zaman

Dr Zaman is a Lecturer in Urban Design at the Scott Sutherland School, researching urbanism in Scottish and Asian cities. He also conducts the ‘place making with children and the community’ research project.
Professional and Support Staff
Helen Aggasild
Helen is the School Secretary and PA to Head of School.
Fergus Denoon

Fergus is the Technical Services Officer with responsibility for the Print Room.
David Drage

David is the Technical Services Officer with responsibility for the Workshop.
Ronnie Fyfe

Ronnie is a Technical Services Officer with responsibility for the Workshop
Alex Grogan

Alex is the Course Administrator for Postgraduate and Graduate Apprenticeship courses.
Sarah Reilly

Sarah is responsible for administration for the Architecture course.
Lesley Robertson

Lesley is the School's Distance Learning Coordinator and Content Designer.
Lynn Shand

Lynn Shand is the School Operations Manager.
Caroline Tierney

Caroline is the Administrator for Built Environment students.