Joe Kerr holds a first-class honours degree in the History of Art from University College, London, and an MSc in the History of Modern Architecture from the Bartlett School of Architecture, London. He was a Senior Tutor in the History and Theory of Architecture at Middlesex University and the University of North London before joining the RCA in 1998, where he established the Critical and Historical Studies programme in 2001. He is responsible for teaching history and theory to students in the Architecture and Vehicle Design programmes. He is also a London bus driver, working out of Tottenham Garage.