
Dominic Wilkinson
Liverpool School of Art and Design
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: D.E.Wilkinson@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 1191
An award winning Architect, Urban Designer, researcher and Principal Lecturer, I joined LJMU in 2011 having worked in practice and academia in the North West.
Degrees
1995, Manchester University, United Kingdom, MA Urban Design & Regeneration
1990, Liverpool University, United Kingdom, BArch (Hons) Architecture
1987, Birmingham Polytechnic, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) Architecture
Academic appointments
Principal Lecturer in Architecture, Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011 - present
Highlighted publications
Wilkinson D, Crompton A. 2020. F X Velarde Harwood E. Liverpool University Press. Liverpool 978-1-78962-814-2 Publisher Url
Journal article
Wilkinson DE. 2022. Developments in Style: The Liverpool Churches of F X Velarde Jackson I. Journal of Liverpool History Society, Publisher Url Public Url
Wilkinson DE. 2021. Transport of delight Croft C. The magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, Public Url
Wilkinson DE. 2019. Civic Architecture and the Municipal Estate Lynch P. Journal of Civic Architecture, Publisher Url Public Url
Crompton A, Wilkinson DE. 2019. F. X. Velarde, an English Expressionist Temple N. The Journal of Architecture, 24 :325-339 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Wilkinson DE. 2009. 'A' magazine client guide to using an architect A Magazine,
Wilkinson DE. 2008. Critics Choice, Architects Journal, 228 :46-47
Books (authored)
Wilkinson D, Crompton A. 2020. F X Velarde Harwood E. Liverpool University Press. Liverpool 978-1-78962-814-2 Publisher Url
Wilkinson DE. 2017. A New Cathedral 1960 :1-52 Liverpool John Moores University. Liverpool 978-0-9929231-4-3
Chapters
Wilkinson D. 2020. My C20 detail Croft C. My C20 Detail Looking closely at 20th century architecture and design :38-39 Twentieth Century Society. London 978-1-8382980-0-5
Conference publication
Wilkinson DE. 2014. How Big is My Garden? The morphological impact of density regulations upon garden size. Oliveira V, Pinho P, Batista L and Patatas T (eds.) (2014) Our common future in Urban, 21st International Seminar on Urban Form :220-220
Wilkinson DE. 2012. TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RE-USE regeneration in Liverpool city centre through adaption of the historic built fabric. 3rd International Conference on the Constructed Environment
Wilkinson DE. Comparative study of two Liverpool squares Making Livable Spaces
Wilkinson DE. The Significance of the former Bryant & May Match Factory, Garston, Liverpool 2006, The Second International Congress on Construction History 3 :3357-3377
Wilkinson DE. Litergical developments in the work of Frances Xavier Valarde Modern Catholic Space
Wilkinson DE. Eighteen English Towns Revisited: a review of the impact of 30 years of development upon Alec Clifton-Taylor’s series of English market towns. 2nd International Conference "Changing Cities
Exhibition
Wilkinson DE. A New Cathedral 1960
Schofield J, Duffy T, Wilcox M, Embery E, Krysa J, Leaper H, Roberts E, Wilkinson C, Wilkinson D, Liu C, Roughley M, Pollier P. Fanchon Fröhlich: The Wrong Sex (2023) at Exhibition Research Lab, 17/02/2023-14/05/2023 Publisher Url
External committees:
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Member, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Art & Design Advisory Committee. 2030
Tate Liverpool, member, Project Advisory Board. 2026
Liverpool Architectural Society, President, Liverpool Architectural Society Council. 2013
Association of Architectural Educators, member, Association of Architectural Educators stearing committee. 2011
North West region RIBA, chair, North West RIBA education committee. 2006
RIBA, member, RIBA national education committee. 2006
Research Grants Awarded:
Duration of research project: 6 months, Grant value (£): 3973.00, Roughley, M., Wilkinson, D., Hampton, J. and Hermida, L. (2024). Being Human Festival: School of Advanced Study, University of London in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and The British Academy. Grant value: £3973.00, Mark Roughley, Dominic Wilkinson, Jay Hampton, Luciana Hermida, The Ecologies of Hilbre Island - A Creative Expedition.. 2024
Duration of research project: 4 months, Grant value (£): £9900, Heritage Lottery Fund, A New Cathedral 1960. 2017
Duration of research project: 18 months, Grant value (£): £1913, Paul Mellon Foundation, A. Crompton, F. X. Velarde: The modern European church. 2015
External collaboration:
British Art & Design Association Hilbre Bird Observatory Friends of Hilbre, Hilbre Centre for Art, Science & Sustainability. 2023
Other invited event:
Liverpool, A series of two guided walks through the Modernist landmarks of central Liverpool as part of the inaugural Liverpool Architecture Festival, Guided tour of the Modernist buildings of Liverpool city centre. 2021
Online, Invited lecture on the work of F X Velarde for the Historic Chapels Trust, The churches of F X Velarde. 2021
Online, Invited lecture on the work of artists and sculptors within Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral., Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral: Conceived in the round. 2021
Online, Invited lecture for C20 Society on the churches of F X Velarde to coincide with the publication of the new book on his work., The churches of F X Velarde. 2020
Lighthouse Architecture centre, Glasgow, presentation to public audience of paper on Transitions in the Work of F X Velarde. Co-presenters from Glasgow school of Art and Royal Commision for Historic Monuments Scotland, seminar. 2012
Membership of professional bodies:
Liverpool Modernist Society, Coordinator. 2015
Liverpool Architectural Society, President Liverpool Architectural Society. 2011
Royal Institute of British Architects, Chair, RIBA North West education committee. 2006
Award:
Manchester Society of Architects, Manchester Socity of Architects, Building of the Year 2011. 2011
RIBA, RIBA regional award Stockport College workshops currently shortlisted (Austin Smith Lord Architects). 2011
Roses Design, Silver in education building category, Roses Design Award for Tom Reilly Building (Austin Smith Lord).. 2010
Civic Trust, Civic Trust award, Match Factory, Garston, Liverpool (ShedKM Architects). 2002
RIBA, RIBA regional award, Match Factory, Garston, Liverpool (ShedKM Architects). 2002
Media Coverage:
Liverpool Daily Post article in reply to criticism of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral by CNN