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A new book by co-authors, Professor Cara Wrigley and Dr Genevieve Mosely is helping reshape how Design is taught, giving educators practical tools to prepare students for a world where complex challenges require people from different disciplines to work together.

The UQ VisLab welcomed the UQ EAIT Engagement Team to explore how immersive environments, augmented reality, machine learning and digital twin workflows are shaping the future of architecture, engineering and construction.

Dr Qianbin Xu received a Highly Commended Award in UQ’s 2026 Visions of Research competition for Grammar Written in Timber, a photographic work translating his research in reconfigurable timber systems, computational design and robotic fabrication into visual form.

Dr Qianbin Xu from UQ VisLab presented its reconfigurable timber research at ROB|ARCH 2026, demonstrating an integrated workflow that combines computational design, robotic milling and augmented reality guided assembly for circular construction.

By Cara Wrigley, The University of Queensland; Amber Lark, Charles Sturt University, and Rachel Berry, UNSW.

Springfield City Group representatives visited UQ VisLab to explore how digital twins, immersive visualisation and spatial data could support future smart city and urban development opportunities.

Dr Jurij Karlovsek and Associate Professor Fred Fialho Teixeira have been awarded a new research grant to develop and test a scalable digital upskilling framework for Queensland’s construction trades.

Heritage and built-environment specialists joined UQ colleagues at the UQ VisLab to explore how digital twins, immersive visualisation and spatial data could support the understanding and communication of complex heritage environments.

ARCH7015 students explored their Laidley project site through an immersive 360° virtual site visit in the UQ VisLab, using panoramic video and spatial audio to experience and discuss key site conditions.

UQ VisLab welcomed Brett Beeson from PhiSaver to explore how high-resolution energy monitoring could support UQ’s Digital Twin research, including new opportunities for data integration, prediction and informed decision-making.

Lendlease representatives visited the UQ VisLab to discuss bio-based materials, algae-based additive manufacturing, augmented reality-assisted timber assembly and live digital twin research.

UQ's Architecture alumni are at the vanguard of great design – pushing the industry in new directions right here in Queensland, across Australia and around the world.

Associate Professor Malini Srivastava from the University of Minnesota visited UQ VisLab for a research exchange exploring bio-based materials, biological pigments and their potential applications in architecture and the built environment.

UQ VisLab research integrating computational timber design, robotic milling and AR-guided assembly has been published in Construction Robotics and will be presented at ROB|ARCH 2026 in Aarhus.

Professor Ali Cheshmehzangi, Head of UQ School of Architecture, Design and Planning shares his latest opinion piece, highlighting how Australian cities are investing more than ever in nature‑based solutions, yet outcomes will remain poor while water and parks are treated as an environmental layer rather than core urban systems.

A usability study conducted in the UQ VisLab explored how alternative design configurations for a Total Artificial Heart system could improve usability, safety and user experience.

A trial led by Associate Professor Dorina Pojani has found that living without a private vehicle in Brisbane remains impractical for most residents.

EAIT Employability recently hosted the Building Your Career session for Architecture, Design and Planning students. featuring insights from Hannah Haysom, Practice Manager at Archipelago; Daniel Cocker, Senior Associate (Architect) at Archipelago; and Lyndel Smith, Senior People and Culture Consultant at Urbis.

Proposed plans to allow apartment buildings of up to 15 storeys in parts of Moreton Bay have sparked discussion about how South‑East Queensland should grow. Associate Professor Sonia Roitman has contributed to this public debate.

Urban planning expert, Associate Professor Stephanie Wyeth has featured in recent ABC News coverage exploring Brisbane’s “third places”, the spaces that sit outside home and work, such as parks, libraries and public precincts like South Bank.