Joining MSA full time in 2021, Sam brings a wealth of practice based experience, having previously been an Associate Architect at Stride Treglown. Here, he led a regional retail team across multiple clients and sites, and has experience in all scales and sectors of architectural design.

Sam is a Senior Lecturer and MSA’s Education Lead.

Academic and professional qualifications

ARB Registered Architect | PGCLTHE | FHEA | RIBA ADPPA | MArch | BA (Hons)

Teaching

MArch 1 cohort lead for the Infrastructure Space Atelier.

Tutor Level 4 and Level 5 Technologies.

Press and media appearances and contributions

https://www.bdonline.co.uk/opinion/dont-defund-thinking-why-architectural-education-needs-space-to-question-not-just-produce-practice-ready-graduates/5136781.article 

https://www.in-cumbria.com/news/24254066.new-life-former-kangol-site/ 

Career highlights

2024 - Present

Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Departmental Education Lead. Manchester School of Architecture.

  • Faculty Approval Panel Member for all new, reapproved, and amended programmes within Arts and Humanities Faculty [2024 - 2025]
  • Collaborative Programme Enhancement Approval and Review [CPEAR] Panellist for British University Egypt Arts and Humanities programmes [2025]
  • Programme Enhancement Approval and Review [PEAR] Panellist as Faculty Academic Representative for School of History, Politics, Philosophy [2025].
  • Designing and developing new suite of PGT programmes, and Faculty re-approvals of Architecture & Urbanism, Architecture & Adaptive Reuse, and Master of Landscape Architecture.
  • Designed, developed and gained approval for BA Architecture and MArch Architecture programmes to align to RIBA TV4E and ARB Competency Outcomes [2022 - 2024]
  • Award and Progression Board Chair [2024 - ]
  • Departmental Education Annual Review lead academic [2024 - ]
  • Faculty Education Committee member [2024 - ]
  • Academic Misconduct Investigator [2024 - ]
  • MArch 1 Cohort Lead Infrastructure Space
  • BA1 and BA2 Technologies Tutor
2021 - 2024

Lecturer in Architecture. Manchester School of Architecture.

  • Departmental Deputy Education Lead [2022-2024] 
  • Departmental Employability Co-Lead [2021-2022]
  • MArch 1 Cohort Lead Infrastructure Space 
  • BA1 and BA2 Technologies Tutor
  • BA2 Studio Tutor [2021-2024] 
  • StudioPlus Tutor [2021-2024]
2019 – 2021

Associate Architect. Stride Treglown Limited. Manchester.

  • The Crown Estate. Regional Framework Lead. New-build and refurbishment retail projects.
  • Metrobank PLC. National Framework Lead. Lead Designer and Principal Designer. Store Delivery, Store Design Guide development, Test for Fit and bespoke furniture Design. RIBA Stages 1-7.
  • British Land. Regional Framework Lead. New-build and refurbishment retail projects of contract values £0.5-£20m. RIBA Stages 1-7.
2019 – 2021

Associate Lecturer. Manchester School of Architecture.

2015 – 2019

Architect. Stride Treglown Limited. Manchester.

  • British Land. Regional Framework Lead. New-build and refurbishment retail projects of contract values £0.5-£20m. RIBA Stages 1-7.
  • Corporation Street, Preston. Project Architect. Mixed use residential and ecclesiastical building. RIBA Stages 1-4. 
  • Caton Court Student Residential Phase 1, Lancaster. Large multi-block scheme in the historic city centre. RIBA Stages 1-4.
  • University of Salford University Arts Building. Architect. £38m BIM Level 2 Mixed-use building. RIBA Stage 5.