Visual literacy among first-year design students. This peer-reviewed conference paper and presentation discussed the findings from an ongoing study into visual literacy skills and predominant learning style among first year design students. The research study was a collaboration conducted with…
I had the opportunity to present two peer-reviewed papers at the EDRA conference in Washington in 2010. Universal Design and Retirement Village Environments in Sydney, Australia. This peer-reviewed paper was published in the Proceedings of EDRA 41 and the full…
MCA Sydney asked me to deliver a colour insight talk on 6 February 2010. I was chuffed to be able to talk about colour in relation to the works of Olafur Eliasson and the ‘Take Your Time’ exhibition at…
This peer-reviewed conference paper focused on part of a joint research project undertaken with Assoc. Professor Arianne Rourke, COFA, UNSW. At this time, I was a Research Associate at USYD and lectured at COFA (Theories of colour). We applied for…
‘Façade colour and judgements about building size’ – As an individual member of the AIC (International Colour Association), I was happy to present this peer-reviewed paper, which referred to a small part of my PhD research, at AIC2009. Façade…
This invited lecture explored design and colour strategies of the 1950s and the ways in which the ‘Birth of the Cool’ stood as a unique colour/design aesthetic that continues to resonate today. The lecture was delivered to undergraduate and postgraduate…
This lecture was a joy to research and deliver. It explored the origins and ideologies of the Bauhaus, dating from the Wiener Werkstätte through to the various iterations of the Bauhaus before it was closed by the Nazis in…
I contributed a chapter on environmental colour mapping to the book ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ in 2009. Edited by Tom Porter and Byron Mikellides of Oxford Brookes, ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ explored colour and its role in the built environment. Delving…
This peer-reviewed paper was selected for publication in the EDRA38 Conference Proceedings and the full paper can be accessed via this link. Abstract This paper reports on a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) resident survey conducted at three retirement villagesin Australia. The…
In 2006, I presented a peer-reviewed paper on aged care design at the 5th National Conference on Ageing in Sydney. Entitled, ‘Happy campers? Investigating the interface between older people and retirement village environments’, this paper won a Research Prize, University…
