Portsmouth School of Architecture (ARCH)

Since completing my doctorate on British Art Direction between 1955 and 1975, I have worked in the School of Architecture as an Architect and Cultural Historian since 2001. In terms of architectural research, I am interested in interdisciplinary relationships between design and the re-evaluation of design practitioners and theorists with relation to social and cultural change.

My cross-disciplinary research interests focus on British culture, architecture, and cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s. I run a Diploma 2 studio Architecture, Culture and Identity with Tina Wallbridge (Architect and Artist) that focuses on the relationship of Culture and Design. I am Director of Studies for a number of PhD students whose research focuses on Culture and Identity in Architecture.

Current Research

I currently have a number of sole and joint projects in progress.

Books^{[Back to top]}

Tuson, E. (In preparation). The Eyes of the Director: British Art Direction.

Teaching Studio Publications^{[Back to top]}

Tuson, E. & Wallbridge, T. (Eds.). Short stories from the studio – a collection of Dip 2 student authored narratives and storyboards drawn from the Architecture, Culture and Identity Studio.

Tuson, E. & Wallbridge, T. (Eds.). London narratives: culture and identity – an edited collection of student authored illustrated essays based on Dip 2 student theses from the Architecture, Culture and Identity Studio.

Articles^{[Back to top]}

Holland, J. & Tuson, E. (In preparation). The English Sensibility of Oliver Hill and Oliver Messel.

Holland, J. & Tuson, E. (In preparation). The Wohnkultur of Oliver Hill and Alfred Junge.

Tuson, E. (In preparation). John Box: a Master of the Pastoral Mode. To be submitted to Visual Culture in Britain. Based on a recorded interview with John Box conducted at his home.

Tuson, E. (In preparation). Losey’s designers: Carmen Dillon and Richard MacDonald. To be submitted to Screen.

Tuson, E. (In preparation). Voytek: a Master Builder of the Stage.

Tuson, E. (In preparation). Three Masters of Armchair Theatre: Gorton, O’Brien, Voytek.

Publications

Articles^{[Back to top]}

Tuson, E. (2007). Creating Space: Interview with Production Designer Assheton Gorton. Journal of British Film and Television, 4(2), 361-369.

Tuson, E. (2005). Consumerism, the Swinging Sixties and Assheton Gorton. Journal of British Film and Television, 2 (1), 100-116.

Tuson, E. (2005). Interview with John Box.  Journal of British Film and Television, 2(1), 137-147.

Professional Memberships^{[Back to top]}

ARB Registered architect

Fellow, Higher Education Academy