Dr. Glen Wash Ivanovic is a researcher and educator, currently serving as a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture. He leads the Design Studio for the MA in Architecture and Urbanism, as well as the Contextual Urbanism Laboratory. A recipient of thePhD Monbukagakusho Scholarship, he earned both his Master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo.
Glen’s professional experience spans from public-sector city planning to working with Pritzker Prize laureate Fumihiko Maki. His research focuses on developing methodologies for information visualization applied to place-based architectural design, with a particular emphasis on mapping and representing architectural proxemics. He has tested these methodologies in diverse contexts, including Valparaíso, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Shanghai, and rural China.
He is a member of the Cross-cultural Research on Architecture Collective (CRAC), a network of scholars engaged in collaborative research on Asian notions of space. Prior to joining MSA, Glen held research, teaching and visiting positions at the University of Tokyo, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), and Fukuoka University. He has also delivered guest lectures and served as a design critic at universities across Asia, Europe, and the United States.
Academic and professional qualifications
- Ph.D in Architecture - The University Of Tokyo. 2011
- Masters in Engineering - The University Of Tokyo. 2007
- Bachelor in Architecture - Catholic University of Valparaiso. 2002
Previous Employment
- Associate Professor of Architecture – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Suzhou, China. (2017 - 2024)
- Lecturer in Architecture – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Suzhou, China. (2012 - 2017)
- Associate Postdoctoral Fellow – Fujii’s Laboratory of Urban Morphology, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), The University of Tokyo. (2010 - 2011)
- Project Assistant – Fumihiko Maki and Associates. Tokyo, Japan. (2008 - 2011)
- Reviewer Architect – Providencia City Hall. Santiago, Chile. (2002 - 2005)
Visiting Positions
- Visiting Researcher – Miyazaki’s Laboratory of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism, Fukuoka University (2022)