Niki-Marie Jansson
About me
Trained and practicing as an architect, I am interested in pursuing process-oriented and materially-conscious approaches towards sustainable building practice. My research to date has focused on innovating in stone and masonry construction processes, investigating traditional, contemporary and emerging techniques of practice. I simultaneously co-lead an MArch design studio with Dr Christos Kakalis at Newcastle School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, which investigates vernacular architecture as a landscaping process, through the twin lenses of material and placemaking. I support mentorship initiatives and am a visiting tutor and critic at several London universities.
Project Title
Holistic Masonry Construction: A Specification Framework for Re-assigning Value
Project Description
Through holistic systems thinking, the research aims to develop techniques for specifying indigenous stone types in "whole" masonry constructional assemblies. It will reframe the way in which we interpret, value, design and specify these assemblies, in attempt to advance whole-life environmental performance of new-build dwellings. The work builds on my masters thesis undertaken at the Bartlett School of Architecture (2017–19), which developed a case for load-bearing masonry construction as a holistically sustainable alternative to Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
Supervisors
Conference Papers and Publications
Jansson, N., (2024) “Stone-Thinking Assemblies: Managing Complexity in a Risk-Averse Age. A Conversation with Hutton and Albion Stone quarries”, Production Studies Conference 2024: Transforming Knowledges of Architecture, Design and Labour. Newcastle University. URL: https://www.tf-tk.com/psic2024.
Jansson, N., (2024) “The Stone-Thinking Architect: Is an appetite for stone taking architectural education back to the drawing board (...and to the quarry)?”, The Natural Stone Journal. UK: Crosby Associates Media, p. 51. URL: https://naturalstonejournal.co.uk/issue1/index.html
Chinchilla, I., ed. La Galleria Nazionale, (2021) "Cosmowomen: Places and Constellations", Milan: Silvana Editoriale Press. URL: https://en.silvanaeditoriale.it/libro/9788836646722
Webb, S., (2019) “The Aqueduct”, Overgrowth. E-flux Architecture & Oslo Architecture Triennale. URL: https://www.e-flux.com/architecture/overgrowth/282653/the-aqueduct/.
Qualifications
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2012-2015: BSc (Hons) Architecture RIBA Part 1, Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
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2017-2019: MArch (Distinction) RIBA Part 2, Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
Funding
Northern Bridge Consortium (Collaborative Doctoral Award)
Contact
niki-marie.jansson@newcastle.ac.uk