Charles Holland

Professor of Architecture

Charles Holland is an architect, teacher and writer. He is the principal of Charles Holland Architects (CHA), a design and research practice based in Kent. Prior to establishing CHA, Charles was a director of FAT where he was the principal in charge of a number of the practice’s key projects including A House For Essex, a collaboration with the artist Grayson Perry.

Charles has combined practice work with teaching and academic research throughout his career. He has been a Visiting Professor at Yale School of Architecture and the State Academy of Arts, Stuttgart and a visiting tutor at the Royal College of Art and the University of Cambridge amongst many other schools. Until recently he was Professor of Architecture at the University of Brighton where his research focused on rural housing and the contemporary use of ornament, decoration and symbolism.

Charles writes regularly about architecture and design. He has contributed to academic journals including Oase and Perspecta (the journal of the Yale School of Architecture) alongside industry magazines including Domus, Icon, Architects Journal and Architecture Today. He has written a regular column for the RIBA Journal and is a well-known industry figure who lectures extensively on the work of his practice. Charles is currently writing a book – How to Enjoy Architecture – for Yale University Press due to be published in 2023.

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