VISUAL CULTURE

Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University

EDUCATION

2004 – PhD, Turnpike Roads and the Spatial Culture of London 1756-1830, University of London

1992 – MSc Architecture, History of Modern Architecture – Commendation, University of London

1991 – BA Honours, History of Art – Upper Second Class, University of London

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

1999- – Full time Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University

1998-1999 – 0.6 Associate Lecturer, Middlesex University

1996-1999 – 0.2 Associate Senior Lecturer, University of East London

1993-1998 – Regular part-time Lecturer, Middlesex University

1994-1999 – Part-time Lecturer, Birkbeck College, University of London

1993-1998 – Regular part-time Lecturer, University of Westminster

1994-1997 – College teacher, Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London

1993-1996 – Regular part-time Lecturer Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton

1993-1996 – Part-time teaching appointments and guest lectures at: University of North London; King Alfred’s College, Winchester; Bloomsbury Summer School; and Study Centre for the History of the Fine & Decorative Arts

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2001-2004 – External examiner Chelsea College of Art & Design; History and Theory components of BA Hons Design

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

London Tourist Board Registered Guide (registration now lapsed)

Member GLA London Forum

PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, EXHIBITIONS & BROADCASTS

Edited Books:

2001 – New Babylonians, eds. Iain Borden & Sandy McCreery; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; London; pp.112. ISBN 0-471-49909-9

Articles and Chapters in Edited Books:

2002 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Come Together’, in Autopia: Cars and Culture, eds Peter Wollen & Joe Kerr; Reaktion; London; pp. 307-311; ISBN 1-86189-132-6

2001 – Sandy McCreery, ‘The Westway – A road too far’, in Carchitecture, ed Jonathan Bell; August Birkhäuser; London; pp. 68-75; ISBN 3-7643-6315-0

2000 – Sandy McCreery, ‘The Claremont Road Situation’, in The Unknown City, eds Borden, Kerr, & Rendell; M.I.T. Press; Cambridge, Mass.; pp.228-245; ISBN 0-262-02471-3

1995 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Westway; caught in the speed trap’, in Strangely Familiar eds Borden, Kerr, Pivaro & Rendell; Routledge; London; pp.37-41; ISBN 0-415-14418-3

Refereed Articles in Academic Journals: 1999 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Rut Blees Luxemburg: London: The Modern Project’, in Issues in Architecture, Art and Design; vol. 6, no. 1; pp.80-87; ISSN 0960-8648

1998 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Miles Apart; examining the relationships between urban motorways and culture practice’, in Issues in Architecture, Art and Design, vol. 5, no. 2; pp.51-62; ISSN 0960-8648

Non-refereed Articles:

2001 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Don’t just sit there, enjoy it!’, in New Statesman; 23 July 2001; pp. 23-26; ISSN 1364-7431

2000 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Practice Profile: East’; in Architectural Design; vol. 70, no. 4; pp.106-109; ISBN 0-471-49605-7

Other refereed and/or non-published conference contributions:

2003 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Selling Out on the Street: A History of Congestion Charging’; Automania: Cars, Culture and Congestion; Tate Britain, London; 15th February.

2002 – Sandy McCreery, ‘The Road and The Street’; Transforming London; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London; 6th July

2002 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Turnpike Roads and the Spatial Culture of London’; Talking Networks; Photographers Gallery, London; 9th May

2002 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Reaching the Remote’; Photographers Gallery, London; Public Gallery talk; 19th January

2001 – Sandy McCreery, ‘Situationism Now’; Photographers Gallery, London; Public talk; 19th September

1997 – Sandy McCreery, ‘The Claremont Road Situation’; Graduate Research Seminar; Bartlett Graduate School, University College London; 10th November

1996 – Sandy McCreery, ‘The Historian & Urban Regeneration’; Urban Regeneration; The Cornerhouse, Manchester; 20th May

1996 – Sandy McCreery,‘The Village & the Metropolis’; Strangely Familiar Symposium; Royal Institute of British Architects, London; 27th January

Exhibitions:

November 1995-January 1996 – Group exhibition, ‘Strangely Familiar’, Royal Institute of British Architects, London; ‘Claremont Road Boots’

Book Reviews in Refereed Academic Journals:

1999 – Review of Sean O’Connell The Car in British Society; Class, Gender and Motoring, 1896-1939 (Manchester and New York; Manchester University Press, 1998) in The London Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1 (January) pp.106-107

Broadcasts:

1998 – Consultant to BBC 2 ‘Leviathan’ documentary feature on the culture of motorways (broadcast 15th July)

1998 – Writer & Presenter of ‘Your Shout’ community affairs programme on the history and future of the Dalston Lane Theatre. Carlton Television