Dr Lewis William Robert Urquhart
Research Associate
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Personal statement
Dr Lewis Urquhart is a Research Associate at the department of Design Manufacturing and Engineering Management at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
His research interests are wide, originally undertaking his doctorate exploring design emotion and ontologies of making and manufacturing. He has since undertaken work in a range of other areas including physical-digital interaction, virtual and augmented reality applications and design for rehabilitation, notably in the EU Horizon 2020 project PRIME-VR2.
Lewis was the Research Associate for the AHRC's Design Exchange Partnership project 'Visualisation and engagement toolkit for coastal erosion system' which created a visualisation tool using an adaptable physical prototype in conjunction with an augmented reality application.
Lewis is currently a researcher with the AHRC-funded project Design HOPES, led by Professor Paul Rodgers and Professor Mel Woods. One of the Green Transition Ecosystems, the project aims to tackle the critical sustainability challenges within NHS Scotland.
Lewis has published on a wide variety of topics including design-emotion, philosophy, aesthetics, generative design and ontologies of making and manufacturing.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- From commodity to commons : creating local eco-systems for the design of sustainable NHS garments in Scotland
- Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Rodgers Paul, Taylor Niki, Winton Euan, Welsh Lucy, Murden Sophia
- DRS2026 Design Research Society Conference 2026 Proceedings of DRS (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.333
- Playing with place : co-designing landscapes through games in healthcare settings
- MacLean Laura, Bowyer Sarah, Urquhart Lewis, Robinson Andrew, Porter Chambers Josafinni, Morton Sarah, Wodehouse Andrew
- Health and Place Vol 98 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103627
- User centred dread : a Lovecraftian critique of design
- Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Lawrie Emma
- Design Research Society Conference 2026 (2026)
- A co-design approach to reducing pharmaceutical waste
- MacLean Laura, Marji Hazar Taissier Eid, Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Robinson Andrew, Wodehouse Andrew, Rodgers Paul
- 19th International Design Conference (2026)
- Univocal design : an ontotheology of creation
- Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Mobed Dean
- Inmaterial Vol 10, pp. 172-199 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.46516/inmaterial.v10.327
- Mosaic Landscapes : NHS Estate Planning Through Play
- Wodehouse Andrew, MacLean Laura, Bowyer Sarah, Robinson Andrew, Urquhart Lewis, Poter-Chambers Josafinny
- (2025)
Research Interests
- Design emotion
- Design interaction
- Design semantics
- Aesthetic perception
- Advanced manufacturing
- Making ontologies
- Form theory
- Generative design
Professional Activities
- From the portfolio_14 Mosaic Landscapes
- Contributor
- 10/12/2025
- Design HOPES From Hope to Health Exhibition: V&A Design Museum, Dundee, UK
- Contributor
- 1/10/2025
- Design HOPES SHIFT Symposium
- Organiser
- 22/4/2025
- Golden Jubilee co-design pop-up
- Participant
- 13/1/2025
- Glasgow Science Festival - Mosaic Landscapes
- Speaker
- 2025
- Entwining healthcare and nature: utilising NHS Scotland greenspace for community and infrastructural care
- Contributor
- 2025
Projects
- INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE CENTRE IN ADVANCED FORMING AND MANUFACTURE | Urquhart, Lewis William Robert
- Wodehouse, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Conway, Alastair (Co-investigator) Urquhart, Lewis William Robert (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2014 - 10-Jan-2023
Contact
Dr
Lewis William Robert
Urquhart
Research Associate
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Email: lewis.urquhart@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted