 He was particularly influenced by the individuality and assumed personal responsibility in Froebel's kindergarten movement and the great British liberal school, Bryanston.He attending the Architectural Association School in London from 1964 to 1967 and 1969 to 1971, where he gained a diploma.In his final year, cybernetician Professor Gordon Pask arranged a fellowship so Glanville could study for a doctorate (PhD) in cybernetics at Brunel University, with Professor Heinz von Foerster as examiner in 1975.