{"id":506,"date":"2018-06-06T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/?page_id=506"},"modified":"2019-12-02T15:42:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T15:42:46","slug":"h-patel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/people\/h-patel\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Hiral Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-523 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/h-patel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/h-patel.jpg 510w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/h-patel-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><br \/>\nHaving\u00a0 trained\u00a0 as\u00a0 an\u00a0 architect\u00a0 in\u00a0 India\u00a0 and\u00a0 practiced\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 UK,\u00a0 Hiral recently\u00a0 completed\u00a0 her PhD\u00a0 research to theorise\u00a0 the\u00a0 practices\u00a0 of\u00a0 adapting\u00a0 buildings. She is particularly\u00a0 interested\u00a0 in\u00a0 developing\u00a0 a creative and collaborative curatorial practice\u00a0 as\u00a0 part\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 analytic\u00a0 research\u00a0 process.\u00a0 Hiral&#8217;s current\u00a0 research\u00a0 around\u00a0 the\u00a0 DEGW\u00a0 archive\u00a0 furthers\u00a0 this\u00a0 interest\u00a0 and\u00a0 explores\u00a0 the\u00a0 linkages\u00a0 between\u00a0 organisational\u00a0 practices\u00a0 and\u00a0 the\u00a0 built\u00a0 environment at different scales, to\u00a0 help\u00a0 understand\u00a0 the\u00a0 changing\u00a0 nature\u00a0 of\u00a0 work. I am interested in the theoretical ideas of performativity, socio-materiality, politics of representation, practices and narratives. Hiral believes that research and practice are mutually dependant, and want to promote responsive, research-based and inclusive approach to the design of our environments.<\/p>\n<p><em>Projects<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/urban-living\/projects\/degw\/\">The DEGW archive,<\/a> 2016-present<\/li>\n<li>The Library: physicality and enactment, 2012-16 (PhD thesis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Publications<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patel, H., &amp; Tutt, D. (2018). \u201cThis building is never complete\u201d: Studying adaptations of a library building over time. In D. Sage &amp; C. Vitry (Eds.), Societies under Construction. Palgrave.<\/li>\n<li>Patel, H. (2017). Curating as research: Possibilities for built environment research. In The 12th Annual International Ethnography Symposium, 29th August-1st September 2017, University of Manchester. Manchester, UK.<\/li>\n<li>Haenlein, H., &amp; Patel, H. (2017). Design-led procurement: linking design process with procurement of construction projects. In R. Hay &amp; F. Samuel (Eds.), Professional Practices in the Built Environment Conference, 27-28 April 2017, University of Reading. Reading, UK.<\/li>\n<li>Patel, H., Tutt, D., &amp; Hughes, W. (2015). In what capacity are you here? &#8211; Dealing with multiple identities during multidisciplinary fieldwork. In 10th Annual Liverpool Ethnography Symposium, 25-28 August 2015, University of Liverpool. Liverpool.<\/li>\n<li>Patel, H., Hughes, W., &amp; Tutt, D. (2013). Theorizing evolution of buildings. In CLIBYG Annual Workshop: \u201cBuilding the bounds of academic research on construction management\u2019, 20 \u2013 22 November 2013, Copenhagen Business School. Copenhagen.<\/li>\n<li>Patel, H., Luck, R., &amp; Hughes, W. (2012). Building as product and process: Spatial and temporal axes. In CLIBYG research workshop: \u201cThe building as Object and as Project\u201d 21 \u2013 23 November 2012, Copenhagen Business School. Copenhagen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Exhibitions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Archive, memory &amp; materiality: An exploration through the DEGW Archive<\/strong>\u2019, London, June 2017. This event was part of the London Festival of Architecture 2017. A pop-up exhibition was curated at AECOM\u2019s Aldgate office. A walk around the Broadgate area was organised to tease out the contribution of DEGW in its development. <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/broadgatewalk\">Click here for further information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<strong>What is a client<\/strong>?\u2019, Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, October 2017. This public exhibition accompanied the second DEGW Foundation Lecture by Despina Katsikakis, past chairperson of DEGW. The lecture was part of School of Architecture Public Lecture series, whose audiences include members of built environment profession within Reading. The exhibition explored how the notion of \u2018client\u2019 is enacted in DEGW\u2019s practice and in turn questioning the politics of user representation in design of buildings.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>&#8216;DEGW design methods&#8217;,<\/strong>\u00a0the DEGW archive\u2019, School of Architecture, University of Reading, October 2016. This public exhibition accompanied the first DEGW Foundation Lecture by John Worthington, co-founder of DEGW. The lecture was part of School of Architecture Public Lecture series. The exhibition presented an alternative narrative to that of John Worthington\u2019s regarding the development of DEGW\u00a0as gleaned from the DEGW archive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<strong>Chronology in making \u2013 the DEGW archive<\/strong>\u2019 curated at the School of Architecture, University of Reading, during the opening of School of Architecture, June 2016. DEGW members were consulted in selecting the projects for this visual chronology to weave multiple stories and represent them through the archive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018<strong>Enactments of the Library<\/strong>\u2019, curated in the Library Building, University of Reading in November 2014 to mark the celebration of 50th anniversary of the building. The exhibition was part of University of Reading Alumni event. The exhibition provided an opportunity to actively participate in the community being researched. In making the exhibition and transgressing my identity from \u2018observer\u2019 to \u2018participant\u2019, I was able to gain new access to people, places and artefacts in the field. The exhibition provided an example of simultaneity of data collection, data analysis and demonstrating research output.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<strong>Materiality of the data<\/strong>\u2019 at School of Construction Management and Engineering Doctoral Conference, 15 June 2015, University of Reading. The installation reflected on the extent of transformation that the \u2018data\u2019 from the field undergoes when it is represented as the \u2018data\u2019 in the thesis. Juxtaposition of field data and transformed data further reveals author\u2019s \u2018edit\u2019. Research themes emerge in the process of creating and engaging with \u2018Data Dump\u2019, which becomes a productive tool rather than uncritical depository of data.<\/p>\n<p><em>Seminar series:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Fundamental: Users\u2019 seminar series was organised in May-June 2018 to explore the conception of \u2018users\u2019 within the context of the built environment research and practice. This multi-disciplinary seminar series hosted speakers from the University of Reading and beyond, and explored three themes: participation, language and technology. The series was funded by the University of Reading Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Fund.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having\u00a0 trained\u00a0 as\u00a0 an\u00a0 architect\u00a0 in\u00a0 India\u00a0 and\u00a0 practiced\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 UK,\u00a0 Hiral recently\u00a0 completed\u00a0 her PhD\u00a0 research to theorise\u00a0 the\u00a0 practices\u00a0 of\u00a0 adapting\u00a0 buildings. 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