Dr Ashley Paine
Researcher biography
Dr Ashley Paine is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Director of the ATCH Research Centre (Architecture Theory Culture History) at the University of Queensland, Australia. His current research examines the collection, preservation, and reconstruction of buildings in museums, with a particular focus on the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. His broader research and teaching interests span architectural history, intersections of art and architecture, as well as historical preservation and adaptive re-use.
Paine was the lead editor of the book, Valuing Architecture: Heritage and the Economics of Culture (2020) published by Valiz as part of the "Studies in Art and Architecture" series. He has also contributed to two other books in this series, as a co-editor of Trading between Architecture and Art: Strategies and Practices of Exchange (2019) and co-author of Pavilion Propositions: Nine Points on an Architectural Phenomenon (2018). He has presented his research in conferences across Australia and New Zealand, Europe and the United States, and published extensively in international books and journals including arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, AA Files, and Future Anterior.
Paine is also a practicing architect, and co-founder of PHAB Architects: a Brisbane-based studio focused on public projects, exhibition design, residential, and heritage works.
Featured projects | Duration |
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Pavilion Propositions | 2018 |
Is architecture art? A history of categories, concepts and recent practices ARC Discovery Project |
2016–2021 |
Valuing Architecture: Heritage and the Economics of Culture | 2021 |
Trading Between Architecture and Art : Strategies and Practices of Exchange | 2019 |
Architecture and the GLAM Sector The University of Queensland |
2022–2024 |
Architecture and Cultural Heritage: Values and Standards The University of Queensland |
2022–2024 |
Not Quite Wright: Distorting Architectural Heritage through Exhibition and Display The University of Queensland |
2018 |