Ranulph Glanville gained a Diploma in Architecture from the Architectural Association School, London (working in the area of experimental electro-acoustic music). This was followed by a PhD in Cybernetics (tackling the question of what structure might sustain the belief that we all see differently, yet believe we see the same thing). His supervisor was Gordon Pask and his examiner was Heinz von Foerster. His second PhD in human learning (dealt with how we understand architectural space). His supervisor was Laurie Thomas and his examiner was Gerard de Zeeuw. In 2006, he was awarded a DSc in Cybernetics and Design by Brunel University. He has published extensively on Architecture, Human Learning, Cybernetics and Design, and taught in Universities around the world. Although he took early retirement from a full time work he is currently Professor of Architecture and Cybernetics at University College, London, and Professor and Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia. He has acted as a consultant to a variety of organisations including a mental health hospital, a bank and universities around the world and in areas that include the creation of CAD systems for designers.

He is married to the Dutch physiotherapist, Aartje Hulstein, and his son Severi works with digital media in Helsinki. His hobby is whichever of his interests he is not currently doing. He lives in Southsea, UK, and relaxes in the upper cabin of jumbo jets.

Dr Glanville is Vice President of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) and is on the editorial board of Constructivist Foundations, Cybernetics and Human Knowing, Kybernetes, Systemica, Systems Research and Radical Designing.

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