Lecturer in Design (Built Environme
Overview
Dr Liz Brogden is a lecturer at the UQ School of Architecture, Design and Planning in Brisbane, Australia. She is an advocate for climate action in architecture, focusing on the central role of education in sustainability transitions both through university programs, and industry-based professional development. To help progress this, Liz leads Architecture Climate Futures, an Australian cross-institutional research collective engaged in collaborative climate literacy research.
She has 8 years of experience designing and implementing university modules focused on climate, resilience, and sustainability, in undergraduate through to Master's programs. These modules have been developed in architecture, as well as through transdisciplinary education that sits 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 QS Reimagine Education Global Education Award.
Liz currently sits on the Queensland Education Committee for the State Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. Previously, she was a member of the national Climate Action and Sustainability Taskforce (CAST) for the Institute, and the Climate Action and Sustainability Committee for its Queensland State Chapter.
Research Interests
- Climate Literacy
- Professional Education
- Architecture Education
- Sustainable Development
- Climate Action
- Resilience
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. 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 across the profession.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Extended) of Architecture, University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Environmental Design / Architecture, University of Western Australia
Publications
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Journal Article: Community resilience: a multidisciplinary exploration for inclusive strategies and scalable solutions
Boston, Megan, Bernie, Desmond, Brogden, Liz, Forster, Alan, Galbrun, Laurent, Hepburn, Leigh-Anne, Lawanson, Taibat and Morkel, Jolanda (2024). Community resilience: a multidisciplinary exploration for inclusive strategies and scalable solutions. Resilient Cities and Structures, 3 (1), 114-130. doi: 10.1016/j.rcns.2024.03.005
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Other Outputs: Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice: 2022 Industry Survey Results
Liz Brogden, Kavita Gonsalves, Philip Oldfield, Charlotte Kessler, Chris Knapp, Naomi Stead, Dagmar Reinhardt, Gina Engelhardt and Naima Iftikhar (2023). Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice: 2022 Industry Survey Results. Australia: Architecture Climate Futures.
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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.
Grants
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Climate Literacy in Architecture
(2022–2024) Australian Institute of Architects
Supervision
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How Behavioural Interventions delivered during Carbon Literacy Training impact the climate change actions of Australian business leaders.
Doctor Philosophy
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Wildly productive urban landscapes: Exploring the agency of public urban landscapes in creating healthy cities and community engagement
Doctor Philosophy
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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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Boston, Megan, Bernie, Desmond, Brogden, Liz, Forster, Alan, Galbrun, Laurent, Hepburn, Leigh-Anne, Lawanson, Taibat and Morkel, Jolanda (2024). Community resilience: a multidisciplinary exploration for inclusive strategies and scalable solutions. Resilient Cities and Structures, 3 (1), 114-130. doi: 10.1016/j.rcns.2024.03.005
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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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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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Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice: 2022 Industry Survey Results
Liz Brogden, Kavita Gonsalves, Philip Oldfield, Charlotte Kessler, Chris Knapp, Naomi Stead, Dagmar Reinhardt, Gina Engelhardt and Naima Iftikhar (2023). Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice: 2022 Industry Survey Results. Australia: Architecture Climate Futures.
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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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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, McCarthy, Nicholas and Kennedy, Clare Elizabeth (2018). Wildfire grounded futures.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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Climate Literacy in Architecture
(2022–2024) Australian Institute of Architects
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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How Behavioural Interventions delivered during Carbon Literacy Training impact the climate change actions of Australian business leaders.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Wildly productive urban landscapes: Exploring the agency of public urban landscapes in creating healthy cities and community engagement
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Improving food production, convenience, and the comforts of agricultural architecture
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
