Lecturer in Design (Built Environme
Overview
Dr Liz Brogden works to advance climate action in architecture, focusing on the role of architecture education within sector-scale sustainability transitions. She believes that education research is needed to develop climate literacy in architecture, not only through university program development but also to inform degree accreditation standards, pathways to registration as an architect, and continuing professional development requirements.
Liz has coordinated university programs that focus on climate and sustainability from undergraduate through to postgraduate levels, and across multiple design disciplines. She has received two Vice Chancellor Awards at QUT for teaching excellence and was on the winning team for the overall 2021 Global Education Award given by QS Reimagine Education. Now at The University of Queensland, she is working in the School of Architecture to develop one of Australia’s first mandatory courses focusing on climate change within a Master of Architecture degree, to be implemented from 2023.
Research Interests
- Climate Literacy
- Design Pedagogy
- Architecture Education
- Professional Education
- Climate Change Education
- Sustainability Transitions
Research Impacts
Liz leads a cross-university Climate Action and Literacy in Architecture Education project, jointly funded by the Association of Architecture Schools Australasia (AASA) and the Australian Institute of Architects. She has previously served on the national Climate Action and Sustainability Taskforce for the Australian Institute of Architects and currently sits on its Queensland State Chapter Climate Action and Sustainability Committee. Liz is the recipient of a 2022 Churchill Fellowship, which will support current climate action from Australian architects by connecting with international initiatives and frameworks to build climate literacy for the profession.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Achitecture, The University of Western Australia
- Master of Architecture, The University of Western Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Publications
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Brogden, Liz and Volz, Kirsty (2023). Developing climatic design guidelines for Australia’s growing regional centres: proposing an interdisciplinary, place-based methodology. Place-based sustainability: research and design extending pathways for ecological stewardship. (pp. 108-129) edited by Jason Montgomery. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Journal Article: Field notes on design activism: 3
Esperdy, Gabrielle, Stead, Naomi, Brogden, Liz, Cuéllar, Gabriel, Hwang, Joyce, Heymann, David, Sutton, Sharon Egretta, López, Monxo, Masoud, Fadi, Hanna E. Morris, Johan Pries, CL Bohannon, Rob Holmes and Thaïsa Way (2022). Field notes on design activism: 3. Places Journal.
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Journal Article: A learning design framework for community resilience: international and transdisciplinary perspectives on a boundary object
Brogden, Liz, Bernie, Desmond, Boston, Megan, Forster, Alan M., Galbrun, Laurent, Hepburn, Leigh-Anne, Lawanson, Taibat and Morkel, Jolanda (2022). A learning design framework for community resilience: international and transdisciplinary perspectives on a boundary object. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 3 100200, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100200
Grants
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Climate Literacy in Architecture
(2022–2023) Australian Institute of Architects
Supervision
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Improving food production, convenience, and the comforts of agricultural architecture
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book Chapter
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Brogden, Liz and Volz, Kirsty (2023). Developing climatic design guidelines for Australia’s growing regional centres: proposing an interdisciplinary, place-based methodology. Place-based sustainability: research and design extending pathways for ecological stewardship. (pp. 108-129) edited by Jason Montgomery. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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A humanitarian shelter terminology framework
Brogden, Liz and Kennedy, Rosemary (2021). A humanitarian shelter terminology framework. Enhancing disaster preparedness: from humanitarian architecture to community resilience. (pp. 3-22) edited by A. Nuno Martins, Mahmood Fayazi, Faten Kikano and Liliane Hobeica. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819078-4.00001-0
Journal Article
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Field notes on design activism: 3
Esperdy, Gabrielle, Stead, Naomi, Brogden, Liz, Cuéllar, Gabriel, Hwang, Joyce, Heymann, David, Sutton, Sharon Egretta, López, Monxo, Masoud, Fadi, Hanna E. Morris, Johan Pries, CL Bohannon, Rob Holmes and Thaïsa Way (2022). Field notes on design activism: 3. Places Journal.
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Brogden, Liz, Bernie, Desmond, Boston, Megan, Forster, Alan M., Galbrun, Laurent, Hepburn, Leigh-Anne, Lawanson, Taibat and Morkel, Jolanda (2022). A learning design framework for community resilience: international and transdisciplinary perspectives on a boundary object. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 3 100200, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100200
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A watershed moment: architecture education and climate change
Brogden, Liz, Stead, Naomi, Oldfield, Philip, Knapp, Chris and Reinhardt, Dagmar (2022, 08 01). A watershed moment: architecture education and climate change Architecture Australia 60-61.
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Brophy, Claire, Stewart, Cori, Caldwell, Glenda, Donovan, Jared, Fialho Teixeira, Müge Belek, Dedehayir, Ozgur and Brogden, Liz (2020). Designing an open innovation orchestrator: the case of Australia’s Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) hub. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation (CIJ), 4 (1), 16-22. doi: 10.23726/cij.2020.949
Conference Publication
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Brogden, Liz and Volz, Kirsty (2021). Searching for “Goldilocks” (Just Right!): Interdisciplinary approaches to defining the regional climate character of cities. Architecture Media Politics Society, New York / Online, 16-18 June 2021. City Tech - CUNY:
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From open innovation to design-led manufacturing: Cases of Australian art and architecture
Caldwell, Glenda, Donovan, Jared, Teixeira, Müge Fialho Leandro Alves and Brogden, Liz (2019). From open innovation to design-led manufacturing: Cases of Australian art and architecture. Annual Design Research Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3-4 October 2019. Melbourne, Victoria: Monash University Caulfield.
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Sustainability, design futuring, and the process of shelter and settlements
Brogden, Liz (2019). Sustainability, design futuring, and the process of shelter and settlements. 8th I-Rec Conference on Reconstruction and Recovery for Displaced Populations and Refugees, Toronto, Canada, 1-2 June 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92498-4_1
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Building Strong Foundations: a shelter terminology framework for humanitarian architecture
Brogden, Liz and Kennedy, Rosemary (2018). Building Strong Foundations: a shelter terminology framework for humanitarian architecture. International Conference on Building Resilience, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-16 November 2018. Lisbon, Portugal:
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Sustainable futures and the process of shelter and settlement: a design theory perspective
Brogden, Liz (2017). Sustainable futures and the process of shelter and settlement: a design theory perspective. 2017 i-Rec Conference on Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction for Refugees and Displaced Population, Toronto, Canada, 1-2 June. Toronto, ON, Canada:
Other Outputs
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Toowoomba Region Design: Warm Temperate Climate Building Design Guidelines
Volz, Kirsty, Kennedy, Rosemary, Brogden, Liz, Bebbington, Jade, Pham, Kieu, Palmer, Jennifer, Christa Pudmenzky, Johnston, Lindy, Zemek, Tonia and Ison, Hannah (2022). Toowoomba Region Design: Warm Temperate Climate Building Design Guidelines. Toowoomba, QLD Australia: Toowoomba Regional Council.
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Climate literacy and action in architecture education: Australasian perspectives
Brogden, Liz, Iftikhar, Naima, Oldfield, Philip, Stead, Naomi, Kessler, Charlotte, Knapp, Chris and Reinhardt, Dagmar (2022). Climate literacy and action in architecture education: Australasian perspectives. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia.
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Ross Donaldson, Liz Brogden, Jeremy McLeod and Bronwen Holland (2020). C-CAP: Coordinated Climate Action Plan: Report to National Council of The Australian Institute of Architects. Australia: Unpublished.
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Brogden, Liz (2020). From product to process and site to system: disaster resilience and humanitarian design in architecture education. PhD Thesis, School of Design , Queensland University of Technology . doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.202988
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Illuk, Alexandra, Brogden, Liz, Hughes, Markos, Kennedy, Clare Elizabeth and McCarthy, Nicholas (2018). Wildfire grounded futures.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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Climate Literacy in Architecture
(2022–2023) Australian Institute of Architects
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Improving food production, convenience, and the comforts of agricultural architecture
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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