Penelope Haralambidou is Professor of Architecture and Spatial Culture and Director of Communications at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Her practice-led research employs architectural drawing, model-making and digital film to analyse ideas and work not only in architecture, but also visual representation, the politics of vision, art, and cinema. In her research and teaching she promotes the use of digital film and immersive environments to re-think architectural design through time. Her work has been published and exhibited internationally and she is the author of Marcel Duchamp and the Architecture of Desire (London: Routledge, 2013).

John Cruwys is a designer engaged in a variety of disciplines centred around architecture and digital animation. In addition to his research role with Prof Penelope Haralambidou he also works at the Bartlett School of Architecture as a guest tutor, as well as with the school’s exhibitions team to deliver state-of-the-art virtual student shows. His work aims to address our understanding of digital materiality and craft. He was a founding member of Soft Bodies, a studio exploring how the virtual can influence the relationship between our bodies, objects, and environment. His projects have been published and exhibited internationally, including at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and MU Arthouse, Eindhoven.