Overview
Background
Dr Cathy Keys completed her doctoral studies in the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre in 1999. Her doctoral thesis ‘The Architectural Implications of Warlpiri jilimi’ was concerned with the People Environment relations of Aboriginal women living in Central Australia. She is committed to exploring the social and cultural properties of architectural space. Cathy has taught in Aboriginal Environments and architectural research and design making subjects in the School of Architecture, The University of Queensland.
Availability
- Dr Catherine Keys is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Design Studies, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Architecture, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Transfer of architectural knowledge on Northern Australia's settlement frontiers
This research is concerned with exploring the transfer of architectural knowledge from First Nations people to migrant settlers to Australia - focusing on vernacular architectures in Queensland. This research is concerned with locating Indigenous architecture more centrally within existing architectural histories.
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Cultural Histories of the Queensland House
The primary focus of this research is to diversify existing architectural histories of the Queensland House through the study of issues of culture, gender and race.
Research impacts
The findings of my research into the culturally-specific needs of users involves applied research outcomes aimed at informing architects and policy writers designing and providing dwellings and institutional architecture intended for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. This research includes techniques such as participatory design processes and post occupancy evaluations. To date this research has resulted in the development of culturally sensitive design briefs and design criteria that informed architectural housing and aged care projects in remote parts of Central Australia.
Works
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2014
Conference Publication
Translating the design of behaviour settings for Aboriginal well-being
Memmott, Paul and Keys, Cathy (2014). Translating the design of behaviour settings for Aboriginal well-being. Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 July 2014. Gold Coast, QLD, Australia: SAHANZ.
2013
Other Outputs
Housing conditionality, Indigenous lifeworlds and policy outcomes: towards a model for culturally responsive housing provision
Habibis, Daphne, Memmott, Paul, Phillips, Rhonda, Go-Sam, Carroll, Keys, Cathy and Moran, Mark (2013). Housing conditionality, Indigenous lifeworlds and policy outcomes: towards a model for culturally responsive housing provision. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.
2013
Other Outputs
Pine: Bunya
Keys, Cathy (2013). Pine: Bunya. Bunya Mountains, QLD, Australia: Bunya Forest Gallery.
2013
Other Outputs
Pine: Pine(ing)
Keys, Cathy (2013). Pine: Pine(ing). Sydney South, NSW, Australia: Cathy Keys Website.
2013
Other Outputs
Pine: The Bunyas
Keys, Cathy (2013). Pine: The Bunyas. Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia: Artisan Gallery.
2010
Other Outputs
Typology
Keys, Cathy (2010). Typology. Waverley, NSW, Australia: Australian Ceramics website.
2009
Other Outputs
Silt
Keys, Cathy (2009). Silt. Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia: Signature Brisbane.
2009
Journal Article
The new Fusions Gallery - an Installation by Luke Wright
Keys, Cathy (2009). The new Fusions Gallery - an Installation by Luke Wright. The Journal of Australian Ceramics, 48 (1), 86-89.
2008
Other Outputs
Tidemark
Keys, Cathy (2008). Tidemark. Gympie, QLD, Australia: Cooloola Shire Public Gallery.
2007
Journal Article
Oxide stains
Keys, Cathy (2007). Oxide stains. Ceramics Technical (25), 18-22.
2007
Other Outputs
Remnant
Keys, Cathy (2007). Remnant. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Micheal Signoures Galleries.
2005
Journal Article
Do they hold water?
Keys, Cathy (2005). Do they hold water?. The Journal of Australian Ceramics, 44 (3), 66-68.
2003
Journal Article
Housing design principles from a study of Warlpiri Women's Jilimi
Keys, C. (2003). Housing design principles from a study of Warlpiri Women's Jilimi. TAKE 2: Housing Design in Indigenous Australia, 2, 64-71.
2001
Other Outputs
Violence in Indigenous Communities
Memmott, Paul, Stacy, Rachael, Chambers, Catherine and Keys, Catherine (2001). Violence in Indigenous Communities. Canberra: Crime Prevention Branch, Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department.
2000
Journal Article
Warlpiri ethno-architecture and applied Aboriginal architectural design: Case study material from Yuendumu
Keys, C. (2000). Warlpiri ethno-architecture and applied Aboriginal architectural design: Case study material from Yuendumu. People and Physical Environment Research: The Person-Environment and Cultural Heritage Journal of Australia and New Zealand, PaPER55-56, 54-68.
2000
Book Chapter
The House and the Yupukarra, Yuendumu, 1946-96
Keys, C. (2000). The House and the Yupukarra, Yuendumu, 1946-96. Settlement: A History of Australian Indigenous Housing. (pp. 118-129) edited by P. Read. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press.
1999
Other Outputs
The architectural implications of Warlpiri jilimi
Keys, Catherine Ann (1999). The architectural implications of Warlpiri jilimi. PhD Thesis, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/302732
1997
Journal Article
Unearthing ethno-architectural types - categories of societies, meanings and properties of Yunta(windbreaks) of Warlpiri single women's camps
Keys, Cathy (1997). Unearthing ethno-architectural types - categories of societies, meanings and properties of Yunta(windbreaks) of Warlpiri single women's camps. Transition (54-55), 20-29.
1996
Journal Article
Defining single Aboriginal women's housing needs in central Australia: dealing with issues of culture, gender and environment
Keys, Cathy (1996). Defining single Aboriginal women's housing needs in central Australia: dealing with issues of culture, gender and environment. Architectural Theory Review, 1 (1), 69-77. doi: 10.1080/13264829609478263
1993
Other Outputs
Aboriginal women's birthing and architectural implications in central Australia
Keys, Catherine (1993). Aboriginal women's birthing and architectural implications in central Australia. Honours Thesis, School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.397
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Catherine Keys is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Towards More Inclusive Government Assets Management: A Gender Responsive Design Framework for Government Office Buildings in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sonia Roitman
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Doctor Philosophy
The protection and management of cultural heritage routes using digital technology with specific reference to the Sino-Korean Diplomatic Culture Route
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kelly Greenop
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Making the Islamic Façade: Transformation in the Funerary Structures of Central Asia in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Memmott
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