Mr Christopher ( Chris ) Tucker

Biography

Chris Tucker is a Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, program convenor for the Master of Architecture, coordinator of the final year design program and director of the architectural practice Herd. Chris has been awarded regional, state and international prizes for architecture and his buildings and designs have been widely exhibited and published. In 2006 he became the first Australian to win the Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, the 41st year the prize has been awarded. He has been awarded over $100,000 for his research concerning the social sustainability of residential streetscapes and the analysis of the visual characteristics of buildings using computer and robotic software. He is also a research associate for an ARC grant worth $300,000 awarded in 2007 for visual analysis of buildings.

Qualifications

• Master of Philosophy, University of Newcastle, 2010
• Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Newcastle, 1995
• Bachelor of Science (Architecture), University of Newcastle, 1990

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Research

Research keywords

• Health and Housing
• Small urban houses
• Urban residual space

Research expertise

Research areas include;

nearly urban public space and 'ageing in place'

analysis of residual space within urban streets

infill urban housing within the residual space of urban streets

the history of form and public space within Newcastle city centre

M.Phil.

Developing Computational Image Segmentation Techniques for the Analysis of the Visual Properties of Dwelling Facades within a Streetscape.

PhD (current)

The use of residual space within the urban streets of Newcastle for housing.

Collaboration

Research areas include;

the visual analysis of the streetscape using computer analysis

residential public space and 'ageing in place'

the design of affordable housing

architecture as a cultural manifestation

Has completed a M.Phil, titled "Developing Computational Image Segmentation Techniques for the Analysis of the Visual Properties of Dwelling Facades within a Streetscape".

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
120199	Architecture Not Elsewhere Classified	85
080199	Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing Not Elsewhere Classified	10
120599	Urban And Regional Planning Not Elsewhere Classified	5

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Centre for Interdisciplinary Built Environment Research

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

• RAIA

Appointments

Member of the Honeysuckle Design Review Panel Honeysuckle (Australia)	01/01/2006
Member of the CCC Affordable Housing External Reference Group Cessnock City Council (Australia)	01/01/2007

Awards

Research Award.

2006	Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition Commercial (Japan)

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Program Convenor for the Master of Architecture program

Program Convenor for the Master of Architecture (Post Graduate entry) program

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• Architectural Design
• Construction

Teaching expertise

Teaching in the B.Design(Architecture) program

and Construction Management

programs, and teaches and coordinates Architectural Design in the final year of the Masters of

Architecture program.

While running the second year design program, actual design projects were preferred for design

problems; for the students this provides an insight into the problems that face a practicing

architect, while the community groups benefit by having their design problem creatively

explored.