MCA Sydney asked me to deliver a colour insight talk on 6 February 2010. I was chuffed to be able to talk about colour in relation to the works of Olafur Eliasson and the ‘Take Your Time’ exhibition at…
This invited lecture explored design and colour strategies of the 1950s and the ways in which the ‘Birth of the Cool’ stood as a unique colour/design aesthetic that continues to resonate today. The lecture was delivered to undergraduate and postgraduate…
This lecture was a joy to research and deliver. It explored the origins and ideologies of the Bauhaus, dating from the Wiener Werkstätte through to the various iterations of the Bauhaus before it was closed by the Nazis in…
I contributed a chapter on environmental colour mapping to the book ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ in 2009. Edited by Tom Porter and Byron Mikellides of Oxford Brookes, ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ explored colour and its role in the built environment. Delving…
In 2006, I presented a peer-reviewed paper on aged care design at the 5th National Conference on Ageing in Sydney. Entitled, ‘Happy campers? Investigating the interface between older people and retirement village environments’, this paper won a Research Prize, University…
I provide evidence-based facade colour reports for clients as requested. These reports are include colour scheme options for private residences, apartment buildings and commercial buildings. In addition, I include information about local government facade colour regulations and planning policy plus…
