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Georgia Lindsay
Georgia Lindsay
Senior Lecturer
Architecture & Design
Room IC219 , Architecture & Design
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Georgia Lindsay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania. Her research focuses on the human experience of architecture with a special interest in museums and other cultural buildings. She uses these building types to understand issues iconic architecture and how to communicate sustainability.
Biography
Before joining the University of Tasmania, Georgia was a faculty member at the Program in Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder (USA) from 2012-2019. There, she founded the ENVD Honors Program in addition to teaching classes on history, human behaviour, housing, and studios. During this time, she also founded Lindsay Design Research, a small consulting firm that helped industry partners understand the social side of design through pre- and post- occupancy assessments. She studied at the University of California Berkeley (USA) from 2007-2013, earning her PhD in Architecture there in December 2013.
Career summary
Qualifications
Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date of Award |
PhD (Architecture) | The Denver Art Museum and the Bilbao Effect | University of California, Berkeley | USA | December 2013 |
MS (Architecture) | Architectural Taste and Status: An Exploratory Survey | University of California, Berkeley | USA | May 2009 |
Master of Liberal Arts | A Life Examined: Photographic Memoir and the Psychology of Art | University of North Carolina – Asheville | USA | July 2005 |
BA (Studio Art – Magna Cum Laude Honors; Psychology – with distinction) | The Responsibility of Bearing Witness | University of Colorado Boulder | USA | May 2001 |
Administrative expertise
Georgia is the Academic Integrity Adviser for Architecture & Design and Geography, Planning & Spatial Sciences. Before coming to the University of Tasmania, Georgia established Lindsay Design Research, a consulting practice that helped firms with pre- and post-occupancy research. She was also founding Director of the Environmental Design Honors Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Teaching
Teaching expertise
Georgia has taught courses in Human Behaviour, Architecture History, Architecture Theory, Housing Policies, Research Methods, Research Communication, and studio courses in Architecture and Design. She has supervised over twenty honours research projects.
Teaching responsibility
KDA235 Architecture Theory: Built Environments
KDA338 Architecture Theory: Practice Contexts
KDA321 Architecture Design Studio 6
KDA409 Design Research – Communication
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Expertise
Georgia’s research emphasises the human side of design, including pre-occupancy analysis and programming, use and behaviour-focused post-occupancy evaluation, and studying the meaning and effects of architecture. Often, she uses museums and other cultural buildings as lenses through which to understand how architecture is used by institutions and cities to communicate values, especially values of sustainability, and to brand places.
Research Themes
Georgia’s research aligns to the University’s themes of ‘Creativity, Culture and Society’ and ‘Environment Resources and Sustainability’. She frequently uses museum architecture as a lens through which to understand how architecture operates as a social field. Specifically, she has three main areas of study:
- The user perspective in architecture. By defining ‘users’ of architecture broadly, Georgia is able to study a wide variety of issues relating to the functions and meanings of architecture and urban design. Using methods drawn from the social sciences, this research highlights stakeholder and community needs, human responses to the built environment, and the social functions fulfilled by architecture and urban design. She has three books highlighting this topic.
- Architecture and city branding. As regional cities compete increasingly on a global stage for resources and tourism, architecture is enrolled in the project of defining places as creative cities. Georgia’s work in this area articulates the mechanisms of the place/building relationship.
- Communicating sustainability. Green buildings, including LEED or Green Star certified buildings, offer a unique opportunity for institutions to educate the public about building science and to promote values of sustainability to the visiting public. With scholars of Teaching Green Buildings at the University of Missouri (USA), this project outlines what strategies institutions use to communicate about architecture and sustainability. Cultural institutions have the power to lead the public towards more sustainable practices, and this research helps clearly define possibilities for communicating effectively
Collaboration
Georgia is currently collaborating on two different projects internationally.
With researchers at the University of Missouri (USA), she is working on research that explores how museums use green certifications as part of their exhibitionary practice to educate the public about sustainability.
With researchers at the Technical University of Munich (Germany), she is collaborating on a Special Issue of European Planning Studies highlighting the role Star Architecture plays in transforming cities.
Current projects
Communicating Sustainability in the Green Science Museum
Using Heritage Architecture in Tasmania
Architecture and Branding
The Sydney Opera House as a Green Building
Fields of Research
- Architectural history, theory and criticism (330104)
- Sustainable architecture (330110)
- Architectural design (330102)
- Architectural science and technology (330105)
- Urban design (330411)
- Urban geography (440612)
- Media studies (470107)
- Environmental education and extension (410403)
- Sociological methodology and research methods (441006)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in built environment and design (280104)
- Expanding knowledge in human society (280123)
- Environmental ethics (130303)
- Communication (130299)
- Understanding Australia's past (130703)
- Visual communication (130205)
- Residential construction design (120205)
- Commercial construction design (120202)
- Institutional construction design (120204)
Publications
Georgia is author of The User Perspective on Twenty-First-Century Art Museums (Routledge 2016), editor of Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design: Theory and Practice of Place (Routledge 2020), and co-editor with Lusi Morhayim of Revisiting “Social Factors:” Advancing Research into People and Place (Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2015). In addition to publishing books, she has authored and co-authored multiple journal articles, and regularly acts as a reviewer for journals and book manuscripts.
Total publications
28
Journal Article
(17 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lindsay G, Cole LB, 'Staff knowledge and perceptions as drivers for green building education in science museums', Journal of Green Building, 18, (4) pp. 1-37. ISSN 1552-6100 (In Press) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2023 | Sawyer M, Lindsay G, 'Architecture as infrastructure for gazing', Tourism, Culture and Communication pp. 1-29. ISSN 1098-304X (In Press) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Sawyer M | |
| 2022 | Lindsay G, Sawyer Mark, ''You must go here': architecture, yelp and the tourist gaze', International Journal of Architectural Research ISSN 2631-6862 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1108/ARCH-02-2022-0028 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Sawyer Mark | |
| 2022 | Sawyer Mark, Lindsay GL, 'Performing 'I was here': Architecture and the circle of representation in a peripheral place', Architectural Theory Review, 26, (2) pp. 291-306. ISSN 1326-4826 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13264826.2022.2162556 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Sawyer Mark | |
| 2022 | Shelby J, Lindsay G, Derr C, 'Contested identities, contested building: planning for a glocal future', ArchNet-IJAR, 16, (3) pp. 671-687. ISSN 2631-6862 (2022) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2021 | Alaily-Mattar N, Lindsay G, Thierstein A, 'Star architecture and urban transformation: introduction to the special issue', European Planning Studies, 30, (1) pp. 1-12. ISSN 0965-4313 (2021) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2021 | Ganz G, Morhayim L, Lindsay G, Sagan J, 'Post occupancy evaluation in architectural education and practice', Technology Architecture and Design, 5, (1 OPEN III) pp. 25-30. ISSN 2475-1448 (2021) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2021 | Lindsay G, Cole LB, Akturk A, Akin H, 'Pressing issues: setting a sustainability agenda through media coverage of green science museums', Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 20, (4) pp. 347-360. ISSN 1533-015X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2021.1893866 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 | |
| 2021 | Lindsay G, Sawyer M, 'A constellation of stars: what a local newspaper talks about when it talks about star architecture', European Planning Studies, 30, (1) pp. 66-84. ISSN 0965-4313 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2021.1892031 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Sawyer M | |
| 2020 | Cole LB, Lindsay G, Akturk A, 'Green building education in the green museum: design strategies in eight case study museums', International Journal of Science Education: Part B, 10, (2) pp. 149-165. ISSN 2154-8455 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2020.1723182 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2018 | Cole L, Lindsay G, Lesch C, 'Communicating Sustainability in the Green Science Museum', Implications, 12, (1) pp. 1-6. (2018) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2018 | Lindsay G, 'One icon, two audiences: how the Denver Art Museum used their new building to both brand the city and bolster civic pride', Journal of Urban Design, 23, (2) pp. 193-205. ISSN 1469-9664 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2017.1399793 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2017 | Lindsay G, 'Bricks, branding, and the everyday: defining greatness at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco', Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 11, (2) pp. 123-136. ISSN 1938-7806 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.26687/archnet-ijar.v11i2.1159 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2016 | Cranz G, Lindsay G, Morhayim L, 'Teaching through doing: post occupancy evaluation of Berkeley's David Brower Center', Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 33, (1) pp. 123-136. ISSN 0738-0895 (2016) [Refereed Article] Citations: Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2014 | Cranz G, Lindsay G, Morhayim L, Lin A, 'Communicating sustainability: a postoccupancy evaluation of the David Brower Center', Environment and Behavior, 46, (7) pp. 826 -847. ISSN 1552-390X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1177/0013916513475449 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2014 | Cranz G, Lindsay GL, Morhayim L, Sagan H, 'Teaching Semantic Ethnography to Architecture Students', International Journal of Architectural Research, 8, (3) pp. 06-19. ISSN 1938-7806 (2014) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2012 | Southworth M, Cranz G, Lindsay GL, Morhayim L, 'People in the Design of Urban Places', Journal of Urban Design, 17, (4) pp. 461-465. ISSN 1357-4809 (2012) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2012.720757 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13 |
Book
(3 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lindsay G, 'Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design: Theory and Practice of Place', Routledge, Australia, pp. 384. ISBN 9780367075248 (2020) [Edited Book] | |
| 2016 | Lindsay G, 'The User Perspective on Twenty-First-Century Art Museums', Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 288. ISBN 9781138807907 (2016) [Authored Research Book] DOI: 10.4324/9781315750880 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10 | |
| 2015 | Lindsay G, Morhayim L, 'Revisiting 'Social Factors': Advancing Research into People and Place', Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 221. ISBN 1-4438-7734-4 (2015) [Edited Book] |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lindsay G, 'Museum Architecture on the Global Stage', Taste, Consumption and Markets, Routledge, Z Arsel, J Bean (ed), New York, United States of America, pp. 9-25. ISBN 978-1-138-63657-6 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] |
Review
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lindsay G, 'American Art Museum Architecture: Documents and Design', Journal of Design History, 26, (1) pp. 125-128. (2013) [Review Single Work] |
Conference Publication
(4 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Laura C, Lindsay G, 'The green museum as a teaching tool for sustainability: design strategies to engage the public in green building education', Conference program book of the annual conference for the Interior Design Educators Council, March 6-9, 2019, Charlotte, North Carolina (2019) [Conference Extract] | |
| 2019 | Laura C, Lindsay G, Akturk A, 'Pressing the issue: Green building education in the media', Conference program book of the Midwest regional conference for the Interior Design Educators Council, October 24-25, 2019, Grand Rapids, Michigan (2019) [Conference Extract] | |
| 2019 | Lindsay G, 'Seeing green: how people 'read' the green features of a LEED-Platinum building', Conference program book of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), May 28-31, 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana (2019) [Conference Extract] | |
| 2018 | Lindsay G, Cole L, 'Communicating Sustainability in the Green Science Museum', Conference program book of the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), June 6-10, 2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2018) [Conference Extract] |
Thesis
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lindsay GL, 'The Denver Art Museum and the Bilbao Effect' (2013) [PhD] |
Other Public Output
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lindsay G, 'Michael Brill Award for 'Communicating Sustainability in the Green Science Museum' project', Environmental Design Research Association, USA (2017) [Award] |
Michael Brill Award for Communicating Sustainability in the Green Science Museum. 2017. $2500
Research Supervision
Georgia is actively seeking HDR candidates that fit within her research. Georgia invites expressions of interest from those interested in pursuing research with her. Please reach out via email.
Current
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Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Architectural Cultures | 2020 |
| PhD | Activating the University of Tasmania's Ground Plane in Hobart's Central Business District: Plan, execute, effect? | 2022 |
| PhD | Assessing Success in Student Housing | 2022 |
| PhD | Inclusive Neighbourhood Movement Network | 2022 |
| PhD | Visions of house and home | 2023 |