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Cleo Valentine
I am a Senior Design Researcher in Neuroarchitecture at HKS and a Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge
My work explores the impact of architectural forms on neuroimmunological activity, with a particular focus on the relationship between neuroinflammation and the built environment. This research aims to uncover new insights that can inform architectural practices to promote better health outcomes.
Currently, I serve as the Senior Research and Innovation Lead at the UCL/Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) Centre for NeuroArchitecture and NeuroDesign and the Neurophysiology Lead at Beautiful Places AI.
My research partnerships include collaborations with Heatherwick Studio’s Humanise Campaign, and I maintain affiliations with the University College London Spatial Cognition Lab, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and the University of Cambridge Design Engineering Centre.
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Publications
Valentine (2023)
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20095637
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20095637
Valentine (2023)
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032735Valentine (2024)
DOI:10.3389/fcomp.2023.1237531DOI: 10.3390/buildings14051292
DOI: 10.1080/17508975.2024.2407319
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q2773
DOI.org/10.3390/brainsci15020201
DOI.org/10.1016/j.foar.2025.05.004
DOI.ORG/10.3390/buildings15173212
Publication forthcoming
Publication forthcoming
Research Ongoing
Research Ongoing
Research Ongoing
Research Ongoing
A Computational Analysis of Sensory Environments
Research Ongoing
A Computer Vision and Machine Learning Approach
Conferences
Office for the New Earth
KU Leuven
iMotions Citymakers Collective
Institute for Livable Cities
Heatherwick Studio
Heatherwick Studio
Institute for Livable Cities
Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture
UCL & Royal Society of Medicine
Tufts University
University of Cambridge
Sfera Institute
Media & Press
Bio
Cleo Valentine is a researcher and lecturer working at the intersection of architecture, computational neuroscience, bioethics, and public health. She is an Affiliate Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Cambridge, where she is investigating how visual exposure to architectural form influences allostatic activity and neurophysiological stress. In doing so, she is working to establish the emerging field of architectural neuroimmunology.
Cleo serves as Senior Design Researcher in Neuroarchitecture at HKS and Senior Research and Innovation Lead at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, maintaining active collaborations with Harvard University, MIT, and University College London.
Cleo completed a Doctoral Visiting Fellowship in Public Health at Harvard University (2025) and holds an MPhil in Architecture and Urban Studies from the University of Cambridge (2022), an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development from the University of Oxford (2019), and a BA in Urban Systems and Economics from McGill University and the University of Copenhagen (2016).
Partners
Cambridge
Google Scholar
Academia.edu