Chris Harty

Professor Harty is dean of the School of the Built Environment and Architecture and professor of technology and organisation at LSBU. Prior to this, he worked at the University of Reading for many years, latterly as head of the School of Built Environment.

Prof Harty is also chair of the Building Services Research and Information Association, having been a non-executive director since 2019.

His research interests are in understanding cultural and strategic change in organisations, implementing new technologies and working practices, future scenario development and the connections between physical space and organisation. Prof Harty has worked with many leading international built environment organisations in these areas. He has been the lead or principal investigator on over £3.5 million in research grants and visiting professor at Copenhagen Business School, Chalmers University of Technology, and currently the University of Stuttgart.

Prof Harty teaches design and construction innovation, digital technologies in the built environment, management of technology, and research methodology.