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Centre for Settlement Studies

The Centre for Settlement Studies brings together research expertise from several disciplines and sub-disciplines in the Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design, including sustainable architecture for remote areas; construction technology; architectural, urban design, planning and landscape history and theory; conservation and management of heritage places. Its projects take in local, national and international sites with particular focus on metropolitan, rural and remote areas and Aboriginal communities in South Australia. Members work on individual as well as collaborative projects with colleagues within the group, the LLS School and in several UniSA schools as well as with other Australian universities, the professions and the wider community.

Current research interests include:

• Building technologies for remote regions
• Housing infrastructure, especially community kitchens, for indigenous people in remote areas
• Assessment and documentation of architectural, urban design, planning and landscape history and theory in South Australia and elsewhere
• Colour and textural aspects of the built and natural environment
• Cross-disciplinary studies of house

Centre for Settlement Studies - current projects

Members

Christine Garnaut (Coordinator)
Donald Johnson
Donald Langmead
Gini Lee
David Morris
Rachel Hurst

Research Assistant

Julie Collins

Associate Members

The CSS may invite associate members to collaborate on specific projects relevant to the group’s research agenda. These may be academics, members of the professions, industry partners or postgraduate students.

Contact Details

Dr Christine Garnaut (Coordinator)

Centre for Settlement Studies

Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design
University of South Australia
North Terrace
Adelaide, SA 5000
AUSTRALIA

Ph: (08) 8302 0204
Email: christine.garnaut@unisa.edu.au

 

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