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Biography
Dr. David Coyles is Director of the Architectural Research Group and Course Director for the BA (Hons) Architecture and MArch. David leads the Hidden Barriers superstudio and research-cluster and teaches architectural design and architectural theory. Since 2012, David has directed the Cartographies of Conflict research programme, overseeing two successive Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded projects as Principal Investigator. These multidisciplinary investigations bring together architecture, photography, urban planning, conflict studies, social policy and history, to examine the ways in which conflict shapes urban space and community development. David’s recent research publications include articles in The Journal of Architecture, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space and City, with contributions to The Routeledge Handbook of the Northern Ireland Conflict and Peace (Routledge), Heritage after Conflict (Routledge) and Housing Plans for the Future (Steidl). He is also Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Urban Affairs.
David is a longtime elected councillor of the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) and is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environmmet, NI.
External positions
Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture and the Built Environment
Councillor and Board Member, Royal Society of Ulster Architects
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Hidden barriers and divisive architecture: The role of “everyday space” in conflict and peacebuilding in Belfast
Coyles, D., Hamber, B. & Grant, A., 23 Jun 2021, (Published online) In: Journal of Urban Affairs. p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Security-Threat-Community
Coyles, D., 25 Jan 2018, In: City. 21, 6, p. 699-723 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Journeys through the Hidden City: Giving visibility to the Material Events of conflict in Belfast
Coyles, D., 1 Dec 2017, In: Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 35, 6, p. 1053-1075 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Housing Plans For The Future
Wylie, D. & Coyles, D., 28 Aug 2018, 1 ed. Gottingen Germany: Steidl Verlag. 80 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Everyday Architectures and Spaces of Territory and Division
Coyles, D., 26 Sept 2023, The Routledge handbook of the Northern Ireland conflict and peace. McAtackney, L. & Ó Catháin, M. (eds.). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 338-350 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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The Journal of Urban Affairs Best Paper Award
Coyles, D. (Recipient), Hamber, B. (Recipient) & Grant, A. (Recipient), 24 Apr 2024
Prize
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Activities
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International Conference on Urban Affairs
Coyles, D. (Participant)
15 Apr 2025 → 19 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Hidden Barriers: A Tour of Belfast's Secret Peace Lines
Coyles, D. (Participant)
20 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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International Conference on Urban Affairs
Coyles, D. (Participant)
24 Apr 2024 → 27 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Hidden Barriers & Divisive Architecture: The Case of Belfast
Coyles, D. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Cities as Conflict Zones: The Case of Belfast
Coyles, D. (Speaker)
25 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
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Cartographies of conflict: Belfast's hidden architectures of territory and division
Coyles, D. (Author), Hamber, B. (Supervisor) & Rafferty, G. (Supervisor), Nov 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Profiles
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Innovating Interface Architecture: Investigating the adaptive reuse of the abandoned buildings dividing Belfast's communities
Coyles, D. (PI) & Fleming, K. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/09/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Research
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NBC PhD: Exposing the unseen architecture of interfaces and barriers in Northern Ireland's rural communities and towns
Coyles, D. (PI), Hamber, B. (CoI) & Fleming, K. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/24 → 30/09/31
Project: Research
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Divided Pasts - Divided Futures
Coyles, D. (CoI), Grant, A. (PI) & Hamber, B. (CoI)
10/01/19 → 9/01/21
Project: Research
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Transitions, Employability and Professional Identity: case study in Architecture
Coyles, D. (PI)
1/09/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
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Architects-in-Education working with Architects-in-practice
Coyles, D. (PI)
1/08/11 → 13/07/12
Project: Research