Overview
Background
Nicole Sully is a senior lecturer in the History and Theory of Architecture, and Architectural Design at the University of Queensland, and a member of the ATCH research group. She undertook undergraduate degrees in both Fine Arts and Architecture at the University of Western Australia, and in 2005 was awarded a doctorate for her thesis titled: Architecture and Memory: A Philosophical and Historical Inquiry. She has taught at the University of Western Australia and Curtin University of Technology, in addition to working in architectural practices in Western Australia.
Nicole’s research focuses on the interdisciplinary relationship of architecture and memory; pathologies of place; heritage; modern architecture and more broadly the history of Australian art and architecture. Her work has been published in The Architect, Fabrications, ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly, and Gillian Pye (ed), Trash Culture: Objects and Obsolescence in Cultural Perspective (with Lee Stickells). In collaboration with Andrew Leach and Antony Moulis, she co-edited Shifting Views: Selected Essays on the Architectural History of Australia and New Zealand, published by the University of Queensland Press in 2008. Most recently, in collaboration with Philip Goldswain and William M. Taylor, she has co-edited Out of Place (Gwalia): Occasional Essays on Australian Regional Communities and Built Environments in Transition, published by the University of Western Australia Press in 2014.
Memberships
- Member, College Art Association
- Past Member, Society of Architectural Historians
- Member, Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand
- Editorial Board, Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (2020-26)
Availability
- Dr Nicole Sully is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Environmental Design, University of Western Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Australia
Research interests
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Modern Architecture
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Memorials
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Space Architecture
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Architecture and Memory
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Art History
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History and Theory of Architecture and the Built Environment
Works
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2023
Conference Publication
From rambling to elevated walkways: piecemeal planning histories in national parks
O’Rourke, Timothy, Sully, Nicole and Chaddock, Steve (2023). From rambling to elevated walkways: piecemeal planning histories in national parks. The 39th annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand; 16th conference of the Australasian Urban History / Planning History Group, Auckland, New Zealand, 25 - 27 November 2022. Auckland, New Zealand: SAHANZ. doi: 10.55939/a5034pmvqv
2022
Book Chapter
Casting shadows and seeking shade
Sully, Nicole and van der Plaat, Deborah (2022). Casting shadows and seeking shade. Drawing climate: visualising invisible elements of architecture. (pp. 120-149) edited by Daniel Ryan, Jennifer Ferng and Erik G. L'Heureux. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser. doi: 10.1515/9783035623611-007
2021
Journal Article
Out of the sea
Sully, Nicole (2021). Out of the sea. Fabric Quarterly, 11 (2), 124-130.
2021
Edited Outputs
M/C Journal, "design" Special Issue
M/C Journal, "design" Special Issue. (2021). 24 (4)
2021
Journal Article
"Design"
Sully, Nicole, O'Rourke, Timothy and Wilson, Andrew (2021). "Design". M/C Journal, 24 (4). doi: 10.5204/mcj.2848
2021
Conference Publication
Urban Planning After JFK: Re-planning the ‘City of Hate’.
Sully, Nicole (2021). Urban Planning After JFK: Re-planning the ‘City of Hate’.. What If? What Next? Speculations on History’s Futures. 37th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. , Perth, WA, Australia, 18-25 November 2020 . Perth, WA, Australia: SAHANZ.
2019
Other Outputs
Historic overview of group dwellings and low rise multiple dwellings in Perth, Western Australia
Matthews, Leonie and Sully, Nicole (2019). Historic overview of group dwellings and low rise multiple dwellings in Perth, Western Australia. Perth, WA, Australia: Design WA, Government of Western Australia, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage.
2019
Other Outputs
Civic visions: council house 1954-1963
Matthews, Leonie and Sully, Nicole (2019). Civic visions: council house 1954-1963. Perth, Western Australia: City of Perth.
2019
Journal Article
Frampton’s forewords, etc.: an introduction / Frampton’s voorwoorden, etc.: eine introductie
Leach, Andrew and Sully, Nicole (2019). Frampton’s forewords, etc.: an introduction / Frampton’s voorwoorden, etc.: eine introductie. Oase: Journal for Architecture, 103: Critical Regionalism Revisited, 105-113.
2019
Journal Article
Architecture from the Ouija Board: Louis Kahn’s Roosevelt memorials and the posthumous monuments of modernism
Sully, Nicole (2019). Architecture from the Ouija Board: Louis Kahn’s Roosevelt memorials and the posthumous monuments of modernism. Fabrications, 29 (1), 60-85. doi: 10.1080/10331867.2018.1540083
2019
Other Outputs
Civic visions: council house 1954-1963
Matthews, Leonie and Sully, Nicole (2019). Civic visions: council house 1954-1963. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Other Outputs
Recollecting Home, curated by Deborah van der Plaat, Nicole Sully and Andrew Wilson. In Home: A Suburban Obsession, curated by Chenoa Pettrup and Adam Jefford
van der Plaat, Deborah, Sully, Nicole, Wilson, Andrew, Pettrup, Chenoa and Jefford, Adam (2018). Recollecting Home, curated by Deborah van der Plaat, Nicole Sully and Andrew Wilson. In Home: A Suburban Obsession, curated by Chenoa Pettrup and Adam Jefford. Brisbane, Australia: State Library of Queensland.
2018
Book Chapter
Science facts and space fictions: making room for the frontiersman, soldier, and scientist in the space Laboratory
Sully, Nicole, Taylor, William and O'Halloran, Sean (2018). Science facts and space fictions: making room for the frontiersman, soldier, and scientist in the space Laboratory. Laboratory lifestyles: the construction of scientific fictions. (pp. 195-217) edited by Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, Chris L. Smith and Russell Hughes. Cambridge, MA, United States: MIT Press.
2016
Conference Publication
Greetings from the planet of earth: accounts of architecture for an interstellar audience on the Voyager Golden Record
Sully, Nicole (2016). Greetings from the planet of earth: accounts of architecture for an interstellar audience on the Voyager Golden Record. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2016. Melbourne, Australia: SAHANZ.
2015
Conference Publication
'Washington Monument Syndrome': the monument as political hostage in the United States of America
Sully, Nicole (2015). 'Washington Monument Syndrome': the monument as political hostage in the United States of America. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 7-10 July 2015. Sydney, NSW, Australia: SAHANZ.
2014
Book
Out of place (Gwalia): occasional essays on Australian regional communities and built environments in transition
Philip Goldswain, Nicole Sully and William M. Taylor eds. (2014). Out of place (Gwalia): occasional essays on Australian regional communities and built environments in transition. Crawley, WA, Australia: UWA Publishing.
2014
Book Chapter
On the edge of beyond: Mining and painting the Australian landscape
Sully, Nicole (2014). On the edge of beyond: Mining and painting the Australian landscape. Out of Place (Gwalia): Occasional essays on Australian regional communities and built environments in transition. (pp. 185-229) edited by Philip Goldswain, Nicole Sully and William M. Taylor. Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press.
2012
Conference Publication
Politeness and perambulation: the etiquette of the street in 19th century advice manuals
Sully, Nicole (2012). Politeness and perambulation: the etiquette of the street in 19th century advice manuals. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Launceston, Tas., Australia, 5 - 8 July 2012. Launceston, Tas., Australia: Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand.
2011
Conference Publication
Dark rooms and no-places: Architecture and the language of the mind
Sully, Nicole (2011). Dark rooms and no-places: Architecture and the language of the mind. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 7-10 July 2011. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ).
2010
Journal Article
Memorials incognito: The candle, the drain and the cabbage patch for Diana, Princess of Wales
Sully, Nicole (2010). Memorials incognito: The candle, the drain and the cabbage patch for Diana, Princess of Wales. Architectural Research Quarterly, 14 (2), 115-128. doi: 10.1017/S1359135510000734
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Nicole Sully is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Far from home: war cemeteries and the afterlife of reconciliation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Crotty, Emeritus Professor Sandra Kaji-O'Grady
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Doctor Philosophy
Mapping Burialscapes: Delineating death from prehistory to the present as an alternative ontological origin for architecture
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Wilson
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Master Philosophy
Cultural Displacement: Understanding how urban hospital architecture affects the participation of Indigenous patients in healthcare services
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Timothy O'Rourke
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Architect and Ceramist: Nell McCredie's architectural works
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Built Heritage and National Identity: Constructing and Promoting Scottishness in the Twenty-First Century
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Len Lye's Proposals for Architecturally Scaled "Tangible Motion Sculpture" : a movement into depth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Social Climbing: The Architectural, Cultural and Heritage Significance of Sydney's Public Stairways
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The 'Beaubourg Moment': Movement and the Temporality of Architecture
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur
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