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Christina Malathouni

Dr Christina Malathouni
DipArch MSc PhD PGCert IHBC FHEA

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
Architecture
Part of
School of the Arts
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact

C.Malathouni@liverpool.ac.uk

Professional Activities

Dr Malathouni is member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC, UK), ICOMOS-UK and ICOMOS-ISC20C (ICOMOS's International Scientific Committee on 20th-Century heritage). In the past, she had been registered with the Architects Registration Bureau (ARB, UK) and the Technical Chamber of Greece (as Registered Architect) (now resigned).
She is also member of the AHRC Peer Review College from 1 March 2022 until 31 December 2025.

Conference Roles

  • Conceptualising Environment(s): continuity and change (Liverpool, UK, 2025)
  • Integrating History of Health GLAM Sector into History of Health Research, by Invitation (Nottingham Trent University, UK, 2024)
  • 'Heritage of Health within the 20cHTF, as part of Accelerated Scientific and Technological Development' at Exploring the Twentieth-Century Historic Thematic Framework in the European context (Online, 2022)
  • Round table: 'Mental health for all: the role of architecture, design and place' at Historical and contemporary perspectives on mental health and the built environment (Online, 2020)
  • The European Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2019 (Egen2019), by Invitation (2019)
  • Brutalism Now - From listing "British Brutalism" in the World Monuments Watch to Preston Bus Station’s 50th birthday: so, where are we now? (University of Liverpool in London, UK, 2019)
  • Preston Bus Station at 50: did we ever expect this and does it matter? at Brutalism Now - From listing "British Brutalism" in the World Monuments Watch to Preston Bus Station’s 50th birthday: so, where are we now? (University of Liverpool in London, UK, 2019)
  • Crossing the borders between mental health and mental illness: spatial practices and related heritage from 1900 at "Heritage Across Borders", 4th Biennial Conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, 2018)
  • "Future Heritage", Architectural Heritage Symposium (University of Liverpool in London, UK, 2016)
  • 1st School of the Arts Learning & Teaching Symposium (University of Liverpool, UK, 2015)
  • "Research Spaces" cross-departmental PhD conference (London, UK, 2005)

Event Roles

  • 20th-century mental health facilities as heritage at Integrating History of Health GLAM Sector into History of Health Research, by Invitation (Workshop, Nottingham Trent University, UK, 2024)
  • Saving and restoring Preston Bus Station, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2022)
  • Preston Bus Station: From local controversy to global celebration, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2021 - present)
  • Brutal North online discussion, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2021)

Examination Roles

  • University of Liverpool, PhD Urban Morphology (2019 - 2020)

Expert Opinions

  • Invited expert opinion for listing application (Mental health hostel, Camden), Invited (2020 - 2021)
  • Invited talk at Arts Council England funded conference, Invited (Harris Museum, 2019)
  • Contribution to exhibition (Preston Bus Station refurbishment), Invited (Skelly & Couch Engineers, 2016)
  • Invited talk to AHRC-funded Research Network ("Modern Futures"), Invited (King's College London, 2015)
  • Raw Beauty day school, Invited (Friends of Birmingham Central Library / C20 Society, 2014)
  • “Nurturing Inquiry: Exploring Special Collections Research” exhibition, Invited (University of Rochester, 2013 - 2014)
  • Invited talk at "Re-Imagine Preston Bus Station" (Gate81 project), Invited (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2013)
  • Report to Historic England (listing application for Preston Bus Station), Invited (The Twentieth Century Society, 2012)
  • "Revisiting Utopia: Modernist Architecture in the Post-regenerate City" Symposium, Invited (University of Central Lancashire, 2012)
  • Invited member of core group ("Modern Futures"), Invited (AHRC-funded Research Network, 2015)
  • CPD session (RIBA Core CPD Curriculum), Invited (West Dean College, 2013)
  • Academic workshop on 20th-century architectural heritage (for MA in Architectural History), Invited (University College London, 2012)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Lead of cross-Action Special Interest Group "Healthcare Architecture and Spaces" (2024 - 2027)
  • Working Group 5 Co-Lead (Heritage and Public Engagement) (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2023 - 2027)
  • Core Group member (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2023 - 2027)
  • Management Committee member (UK representative) (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, 2023 - 2027)
  • AHRA Institutional Representative (2020 - present)
  • Member (ICOMOS's International Scientific Committee on 20th-century Heritage (ICOMOS-ISC20C))
  • Events Committee (IHBC NW (NW Group of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation), 2016)

Grant Application Assessments

  • External Post-submission (Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), 2022 - 2025)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • REF Impact Lead (Department, 2024 - present)
  • Departmental EDI Co-Lead (Department, 2023 - 2024)
  • HSS AHRC internal reviewer (Faculty, 2022 - 2024)
  • HSS Research Ethics Reviewer (Faculty, 2017 - 2024)
  • Academic Integrity Project (University Working Group) (University, 2019 - 2023)
  • ULTRA and PGCap Mentor (University, 2019 - 2024)
  • Peer Observation of Teaching (Reviewer) (Department, 2017 - present)
  • Chair of Academic Integrity Committee (School / Institute, 2020 - 2023)
  • Faculty Representative on Senate (University, 2020 - 2023)
  • Associate Dean - Education (School of the Arts) (School / Institute, 2015 - 2017)
  • Reviewer at Internal Periodic Review (Faculty, 2016 - 2017)
  • University Task and Finish group on Research-connected Curriculum (University, 2017)
  • Progress Committee (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) (Faculty, 2013 - present)
  • XJTLU Lead Moderator (Department, 2013 - 2015)
  • XJTLU Link Tutor (Department, 2013 - 2015)
  • School of the Arts Student Experience Committee (Department, 2013 - 2015)
  • Panel member and Chair at School of the Arts Staff Recruitment Interview Panels (School / Institute, 2013 - 2015)
  • ARB subscription renewal (Department, 2013 - 2014)

Media Appearances

  • Understanding the Heritage of the Future, Culture Forum North newsletter (Invited, November 2016)
  • "Making the Case for Brutalism Now" (“Hot Topic” feature, pp. 10-11), ABCD [Architecture, Building, Contracting & Developing] (Invited, January 2020)
  • Brutalism Now, Architecture Today (Invited, November 2019)
  • Video recorded interview on the listing of Preston Bus Station, Harris Museum, Preston, Lancashire (Invited, September 2019)
  • The "Today" programme, BBC Radio4 (Invited, October 2011)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Engage Liverpool (2019 - present)
  • Merseyside Civic Society (2015 - 2016)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Higher Education Academy (Fellow, 2016 - present)
  • Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) (Full member, 2012 - present)
  • Architects' Registration Bureau (ARB) (Full member (resigned), 2015 - 2022)
  • Technical Chamber of Greece (Full member (resigned), 1996 - 2015)
  • International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) (UK branch) (Full member, 2013 - present)
  • Twentieth Century Society (Member, 2008 - present)
  • SAHGB (Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain) (Member, 2013 - present)

Publication Reviews

  • Book Reviewer, Invited (Built Heritage, Post-publication, 2022 - present)
  • Book Reviewer, Invited (Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group, Pre-publication, 2018 - present)
  • Journal Peer Reviewer, Invited (The Journal of Architecture (RIBA / Routledge / Taylor & Francis), Pre-publication, 2015 - present)