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Dr Liz Brogden is a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the UQ School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Through her work, she advances climate action and sustainability in architecture by leveraging shared goals across university education, professional development and training, and government initiatives. Liz is an advocate for architecture education as a driver of lifelong learning, advanced professional capabilities and collaborative partnerships that build climate agency and sustainability outcomes across the profession. With over ten years of experience designing and delivering climate-, resilience- and sustainability-focused education, Liz has worked from undergraduate through to master’s level programs and led projects in interdisciplinary curriculum development and professional development education. Her teaching and leadership excellence have been recognised with a Faculty Leadership Excellence award at UQ, two Vice-Chancellor Awards at QUT, and, as part of the team that was awarded the overall QS Reimagine Global Education Award in 2021. A 2022 Churchill Fellow and recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects 2026 National Leadership in Sustainability prize, Liz is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She currently serves on the National Education Committee of the Australian Institute of Architects and as Chair of the Education Committee for its Queensland State Chapter.

Tim O’Rourke's research investigates past and present applications of cross-cultural design across different building types and settings. Such projects often require multi-disciplinary approaches to the study of architectural problems, informed by the histories of buildings and the people who use them. A Discovery Project on healthcare architecture combined different research methods to ask if design can improve the experience and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in hospitals and clinics.

Tim's current research focuses on the design and social histories of Indigenous housing from the 1950s assimilation era to the 2000s. These studies seek to answer questions about design intentions and the origins, development and evaluation of architectural methods that improved public housing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. His PhD examined the history and use of Aboriginal building traditions in the Wet Tropics Region of Queensland. He has contributed to a range of research projects related to Indigenous housing, settlements and landscapes. Research topics include self-constructed dwellings and vernacular building technologies, cultural tourism, adaption to climate change and housing sustainability. Results from these studies have been published in technical reports, conference proceedings, journals and book chapters.

Tim is a registered architect, having worked in architectural practices in Brisbane and Sydney, and he maintains an interest in timber construction and joinery. As a sole practitioner, he has designed residential projects and worked on a range of building types for Aboriginal communities. He teaches architectural technology and design and has offered a range of research topics in the Master of Architecture program.

Memberships

Fellow Australian Institute of Architects

Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand

Environmental Design Research Association,