Art & Design and Architecture projects
Collaborative activities across Art & Design and Architecture including research, public engagement, and campus projects
Art & Design and Architecture projects
![Recreated head showing layers under the skin](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020-09/forensic-art-1170x780.jpg?itok=1ICNQpdM&h=6b6c6ba8)
Research project
Forensic Art aids in the identification, apprehension or conviction of offenders and the location of victims or identification of unknown human remains.
![a satellite image of a coastal village](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020-09/sght1_1.gif?itok=YRFgWpmJ&h=55973f74)
Research project
SGHT aims to preserve the island’s natural and historical heritage for future generations
Research project
The Centre for Remote Environments (CRE), previously known as Project Atlantis, was established by the late Brigadier David Nicholls and Prof Elaine Shemilt as a research and consultancy group concerned with environmental protection and education, and to provide environmental educational resources through digital media
![2 people looking at a computer](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/GROW%20Observatory1.jpg?itok=VOqjJ6ik)
Public engagement project
‘GROW Observatory’ by Mel Woods centres around a design framework and operational information system for climate action at scale.
![students in an exhibition hall with decorative lights on the ceiling](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020-09/design-in-action-1170x780.jpg?itok=XBzmIZEy&h=6b6c6ba8)
Research project
Design in Action (DiA) is a £5m Knowledge Exchange (KE) Hub for the Creative Economy, funded in 2012 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to demonstrate design as a key strategy for economic growth and innovation within industry. A further £500k was awarded from Creative Scotland to support Scottish SMEs to apply design innovation and strategy in both the creative and non-creative industries.
Research project
The Museum of Loss and Renewal investigates issues such as the value and significance of objects, life and death, and artist-led curatorial practice
![neon images on a wall](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-04/A%20Drama%20in%20Time3.jpg?itok=SvwI1Ysf)
Research project
A Drama in Time draws on histories shaping Edinburgh’s forms and ideas, presenting iconic images in neon, illuminating a journey, a life, and questioning what lies beyond.
![People in exhibition with large red zips](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-04/Pyramid%20Selling.jpg?itok=EqRUdOKE)
Research project
This work develops Mick Peter’s evolving research interest in the rhetorical, self-reflexive potential of making an exhibition which is apparently about making an exhibition, by showing exhibition-making as something that can reflect on how sculptural form is understood in mainstream visual culture.
![rope twisted to look like a tree, in a dark gallery with a screen showing people playing stringed instruments](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/The%20Slaves%20Lament4.jpg?itok=pNI-9RdB)
Research project
The Slave’s Lament is a five-channel video artwork by Graham Fagen.
![portrait of a man with a desk coming out of his face](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Ages%20of%20Wonder8.jpg?itok=bVL-7gHL)
Research project
‘Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art from 1540 until Today’ is a curatorial and editorial research project led by Arthur Watson.
![a row of hands](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Hands%20of%20X%203.jpg?itok=ZUeJfKvA)
Research project
‘Hands of X’ by Andrew Cook, investigates prosthetic hands, identity, fashion, and ownership.
![Mirrored tube on painting, which shows a face in the mirror if seen at a certain angle](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Jacobites%20By%20Name6.jpg?itok=c8qbL-ON)
Research project
‘Jacobites by Name’ was a solo exhibition of 27 new works by Calum Colvin.
![a metal bowl](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Urban%20Gold%20Rush1.jpg?itok=Y7zkbDgb)
Research project
‘Urban Gold Rush’ by Sandra Wilson is a research project comprising three exhibitions and supporting publications.
![a distorted photo of a woman](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Women%27s%20Early%20Video%20Art.jpg?itok=KaRGohd5)
Research project
‘Women’s Early Video Art’ is a multi-component research project, led by Elaine Shemilt,
![Canvases with heads painted on them, stacked up around a bright gallery](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Witness%20%5BDRAWN%5D4.jpg?itok=yKLs7Bp7)
Research project
Witness was developed as a new series of drawings for a solo exhibition (curated by Esen Kaya), with eight drawings first exhibited in ‘DRAWN’ – Anita Taylor (solo exhibition).
![green cloud](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/S%C3%A0l.jpg?itok=x1HfYF6f)
Research project
Sàl (Saltwater) is a collaboration between Dalziel + Scullion and composer Iain Morrison, commissioned by 14-18 NOW, WWI Centenary Art Commissions, in collaboration with An Lanntair.
![people on beach with sticks with molten metal on the end for bell casting](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/TIDE1.jpg?itok=xikiSKRC&h=25f5a03e)
Research project
‘TIDE’ is a multi-layered creative research project by Tania Kovats which examines the uniquely dynamic nature of tides in the UK.
![park benches in a forest](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Rosnes%20Bench.jpg?itok=IgBa7ZkO)
Research project
Rosnes Bench is a permanent artwork commissioned by Wide Open, for the diverse and vast landscape of Dumfries & Galloway Forest.
![an image of headphones and a sound desk](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Sounding%20Coastal%20Change.jpg?itok=q58bptyT)
Research project
‘Sounding Coastal Change’ (SCC) is a project by Gair Dunlop, exploring how sound, music, film and alternate ways of listening are useful tools in a facilitated process of public engagement.
![man at organ with man at microphone](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/ECZEMA%215.jpg?itok=ThIHqD-p)
Research project
ECZEMA! is a cumulative performance work for one voice and pipe organ, written and directed by Maria Fusco, commissioned by National Theatre Wales to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS.
![a painting of cliffs and the sea](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/IN%20TIME%20AND%20SILENTLY%20and%20A%20WIND%20FROM%20THE%20NORTH3.jpg?itok=4VvGEm6f)
Research project
‘IN TIME AND SILENTLY’ and ‘A WIND FROM THE NORTH’ is a portfolio of two exhibitions of landscape paintings by Philip Braham.
![still of animated film with people in a cottage with a husky](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Nunalleq%20Educational%20Resource8.jpg?itok=5sHbwKQu)
Research project
'Nunalleq: Stories from the Village of our Ancestors' is an interactive educational resource for children aged 7-15, by Alice Watterson.
![mountain range in black and white](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Visualising%20Climate%20Change%20in%20Alpine%20Glacial%20Landscapes1.jpg?itok=unYmTYhg)
Research project
Kieran Baxter uses aerial Photogrammetric techniques and digital media integrated with the more traditional and commonly used method of repeat photography to create new perspectives on landscapes, revealing the change that has taken place over decades.
![computer generated ship with green lights in the sky](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Royal%20Navy%20War%20Graves1.jpg?itok=5xcZt34J)
Research project
The UK Royal Navy War Graves project comprises three MoD licensed underwater surveys of the historically significant Naval shipwrecks located on the seabed around Orkney.
![a table with someone writing post-its](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-05/Making%20Sense.jpg?itok=i8axkLmK)
Research project
‘Making Sense’ embodies socio-technical design research to support participatory sensing initiatives addressing urban environmental challenges in areas such as noise and air pollution.
![Urban ReLeaf diagram showing a city with people moving around.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-03/Urban-ReLeaf.png?h=125a58ae&itok=X_bWZUQC)
Public engagement project
Citizen-powered data ecosystems for inclusive and green urban transitions
![Photo of Design Hopes launch event talk at the V&A Dundee with Leonie Bell.](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/Launch_LeonieBell.png?h=56d0ca2e&itok=hL5XPZO8)
Research project
Sustainable design-led innovation for a green transformation of Health Services.