Dr Mark Jones
Mark was appointed to the School as an Industry Fellow in recognition of his deep experience in practice and his strong connections into the Queensland building industry. He is a Past President of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and was awarded a Life Fellowship of that Institute in 2022 for service to the profession and to the community.
Mark enjoyed a successful architectural career of some 35 years including 15 years in his own practice, Mark Jones Architects, and 8 years as Director of Architectus, a leading national practice. Several of his buildings were awarded prestigious RAIA State and National awards including, the Sunshine Coast University Hospital ($2B), for which he was Project Director. During his career, Mark completed part-time Masters degrees in Management (Newcastle, 2005) and in Business (UQ, 2015). In 2015, he left practice to undertake a Masters in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford, UK, completing that degree in 2017. Mark’s PhD at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (UCL), completed in 2020, examined energy justice for informal settlements in the global South with a slum in Dhaka as his case study.
Mark combines skills developed from many years at senior levels of industry with an extensive history of academic study and advanced research, including at world-leading universities. His School of Architecture, Design and Planning role has involved teaching in Design, Practice and Construction. Mark is the Program Convenor for the Masters in Architecture course.
External Roles
1992 Member, Australian Institute of Architects
2001 Fellow, Australian Institute of Architects
2002–2004 Environment Committee, Australian Institute of Architects
2004–2008 GBCA Green Star Accredited Professional
2006–2007 CPD Committee, Australian Institute of Architects
2006 Brisbane Director, Australian Institute of Architects Awards Program
2013–2015 Senior Counsellor, Australian Institute of Architects
2014 Qld State Juror, Australian Institute of Architects Awards Program
2014–2015 Coach, West End Running Group
2018–2020 Coach, Headington Road Runners, Oxford, UK
2021–2023 Queensland Chapter Councillor, Australian Institute of Architects
2021–present Chair and Founder, Fuel for Change: Dhaka (charity devoted to eliminating firewood cooking)
2022 President of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects
2022 Life Fellow, Australian Institute of Architects
2022–present Honours Committee, Australian Institute of Architects
2023 Project Manager, Australian Institute of Architects Qld headquarters project