Research

An insightful PhD thesis by Maryam Fayyaz delves into the geometric transformation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s quadrate plan form and the ways it has been adopted by postwar Australian architects.

Delegates from around the globe recently came together in Brisbane to explore the concept of “Islands” in architectural history and practice, at the 40th annual Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) conference.

Professor John Macarthur has released a new book that examines a provocative, complex question posed by its title: Is Architecture Art?

​​​​​​​A future-oriented toolkit developed through a collaboration between The Pacific Community (SPC), UQ’s Dr Ray Maher and leading foresight practitioners will support planners, strategists and policymakers to envision different futures where Pacific nations thrive.

Dr Maram Shaweesh’s insightful research into the homemaking practices of the Australian Lebanese community has been recognised with a 2023 UQ Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses, announced in February 2024.

Have you walked in a public space at night-time and tightly gripped your keys in your fingers, “just in case”? It’s a scenario that UQ researchers Dr Laurel Johnson and Stephanie Wyeth have each experienced, and it is something they have a “burning desire” to change.