Mr Chris Tucker
Lecturer
School of Architecture and Built Environment (Architecture)
- Email:chris.tucker@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 5774
Career Summary
Biography
Chris Tucker is a Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, Head of Discipline (Architecture) and principal 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 $500,000 for his research concerning the visual analysis of the street, and more recently considering the public occupation of urban vague within the street.
Research Expertise
- The architecture of street space
- The architecture of the nearly-urban
- The vague qualities of contemporary urban planning - urban vague
- Practice based research
Teaching Expertise
Teaching has included the course coordination of architecture studio's across all five years of the architecture programs, and the coordination of construction based courses in both architecture programs. As the Master of Architecture Program Convenor, and course coordinator of the final year Architecture Studio course from 2010-2016, the graduating studio program was renewed to become more responsive to the diversity and potential of architectural practice. In the process the student's self directed architectural project was encouraged to become more responsive to the student’s own ethical action toward the built environment. Developing architecture as research within the program also enabled students to explore the cultural and urban fabric of Newcastle, engaging with its post-industrial heritage and its conditions of social equity - a characteristic driving both a public discourse and professional awareness of the architecture program at the University of Newcastle.
Administrative Expertise
- Head of Discipline (Architecture) from 2016
- Program Convenor for the Master of Architecture program from 2010-2016
- Program Convenor for the Master of Architecture (PG entry) program from 2011-2015
- FEBE Teaching and Learning Committee from 2016
- FEBE Faculty Progress and Appeals Committee from 2012-2015
- FEBE Marketing Committee 2006-2009
- Student Academic Conduct Officer in 2008 and 2010
Collaborations
Research collaborations include leading the City Evolutions project with Newcastle City Council, a project involving 30 researchers across 3 Faculties. Other urban research projects have collaborated with the School of Computer Science, NSW Department of Family and Community Services; NSW Urban Growth, Transport NSW and Newcastle Now.
Qualifications
- Master of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Science (Architecture), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Architecture (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Architectural Design
- Health and Housing
- Nearly urban
- Small urban houses
- Urban vague
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 120101 | Architectural Design | 70 |
| 120508 | Urban Design | 20 |
| 190205 | Interactive Media | 10 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Architecture and Built Environment Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/01/1997 - | Director | Herd Pty Ltd Architectural Practice Australia |
Awards
Research Award
| Year | Award |
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| 2010 |
Pro Vice-Chancellorâs Award for Excellence in Research Creative Works University of Newcastle |
| 2006 |
Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition Unknown |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2007 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, Residue: Architecture as a Condition of Loss, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 285 (2007) [A1]
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Chapter (4 outputs)
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| 2015 |
Ostwald M, Vaughan J, Tucker C, 'Characteristic Visual Complexity: Fractal dimensions in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier', Architecture and Mathematics, From Antiquity to the Future, Springer, Cham: Switzerland 339-354 (2015)
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| 2010 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, 'Ostwald-Tucker-Chapman', Homo Faber: Modelling, Identity and the Post Digital, Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory (SIAL), RMIT, Melbourne, VIC 66-71 (2010) [B2]
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| 2010 |
Ostwald M, Chapman MJ, Tucker CC, 'Cardboard architecture/paper architecture: Rethinking the load-bearing capacity of the model', Homo Faber: Modelling, Identity and the Post Digital, Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory, Melbourne, Victoria 28-41 (2010) [B1]
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| 2008 |
Ostwald M, Vaughan JL, Tucker CC, 'Characteristic visual complexity: Fractal dimensions in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier', Nexus VII: Architecture and Mathematics, Kim Williams Books, Turin, Italy 217-231 (2008) [B1]
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Journal article (6 outputs)
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| 2014 |
Brewer GJ, Parkinson L, Tucker C, Landorf C, 'Socially sustainable suburbia: Linking neighbourhood characteristics to health outcomes in an ageing population', International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies, 8 1-18 (2014) [C1] © Common Ground, Graham John Brewer, Lynne Parkinson, Chris Tucker, Chris Landorf All Rights Reserved. With populations ageing across the developed world, there is increasing int... [more] © Common Ground, Graham John Brewer, Lynne Parkinson, Chris Tucker, Chris Landorf All Rights Reserved. With populations ageing across the developed world, there is increasing interest in the impact of the urban environment on the capacity of people to age in place. This is a significant issue not only for the quality of life of older people but also for the longer-term sustainability of cities and neighbourhoods. This paper presents findings from a cross-disciplinary pilot research study that addresses the link between health in older Australians and urban sustainability. The paper details a unique neighbourhood assessment method that explores associations between subjective and objective measures of neighbourhood characteristics and health for community dwelling people aged 55 years and over. The results reveal that health is a major pre-occupation for the study group but social interaction and the built environment are major influences on quality of life. It is anticipated that the pilot study will lead to the development of guidelines for the design of sustainable urban environments that respond to the health needs of an increasingly diverse ageing population.
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| 2013 | Tucker CC, 'Response to 'Educational decline'', Architecture Bulletin, 3-3 (2013) | ||||||
| 2013 |
Tucker C, 'Deconstructing the Children¿s Art Pavilion', Open Arts Journal, 1-16 (2013) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, 'Re-tracing history: Drawing the anti-monument', Interstices, 11 99-103 (2010) [C2]
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| 2005 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, 'The Fort', Architectural Design Research, 1 7-18 (2005) [C1]
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Conference (24 outputs)
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| 2014 |
Tan L, Bille R, Lin Y, Chalup SK, Tucker C, 'Software Development in the City Evolutions Project', Fun and Games: Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interactive Entertainment (2014) [E1]
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| 2012 |
Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, 'Visualizing place as the suburbs become the 'nearly urban'', Proceedings of the Conference - Designing Place (2012) (2012) [E1]
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| 2012 | Tucker CC, 'Mapping urban residual space and exploring opportunities for the re-use of existing buildings', Book of Proceedings. 5th International Urban Design Conference (2012) [E1] | ||||||||||
| 2010 |
Parkinson L, Tucker CC, Brewer GJ, Leigh L, Landorf C, 'Ageing and neighbourhood: Linking indicators of healthy ageing and urban sustainability', 2010 Australian Association of Gerontology Rural Conference. Presentations (2010) [E3]
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| 2010 |
Tucker CC, Parkinson L, Brewer GJ, Landorf C, 'Ageing and streetscape: Linking indicators of healthy ageing with the design of residential urban space', On the Edge. Conference Papers of the 44th Annual Conference of ANZAScA (2010) [E1]
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| 2009 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chalup SK, 'Line segmentation: A computational technique for architectural image analysis', ACADIA 09: reForm (): Building a Better Tomorrow: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) (2009) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, Ostwald M, 'Homosexuality and the Star Hotel: Exploring the traces of Queer Space in Newcastle in the 1970s', Conference Proceedings - Queer Space: Centres and Peripheries (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Developing quantitative analytical techniques for investigating the visual character of dwellings', Symposium: Building Across Borders Built Environment Procurement CIB WO92 Procurement Systems. Proceedings (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, 'Calculating characteristic visual complexity in the built environment: An analysis of Bovill's Method', Symposium: Building Across Borders Built Environment Procurement CIB WO92 Procurement Systems. Proceedings (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, 'Reconsidering Bovill's method for determining the fractal geometry of architecture', Towards Solutions for a Liveable Future: Progress, Practice, Performance, People. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Marshall JP, Chalup SK, 'The visual qualities of liveable streets', Towards Solutions for a Liveable Future: Progress, Practice, Performance, People. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Chalup SK, Clement RM, Marshall JP, Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Representations of Streetscape Perceptions Through Manifold Learning in the Space of Hough Arrays', Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life (CI-ALife 2007) (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, 'Measuring architecture: Questioning the application of non-linear mathematics in the analysis of historic buildings', Techniques and Technologies: Transfer and Transformation: IVth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia 2007 (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Using algorithms to analyse the visual properties of a building's style', Techniques and Technologies: Transfer and Transformation: IVth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia 2007 (2007) [E1]
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| 2007 |
Chalup SK, Clement RM, Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Modelling Architectural Visual Experience Using Non-linear Dimensionality Reduction', Progress in Artificial Life: Third Australian Conference; ACAL 2007 Gold Coast, Australia, December 4-6, 2007 Proceedings (2007) [E1]
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| 2006 |
Chapman MJ, Ostwald M, Tucker CC, 'Deconstructing Las Vegas: Scientific Frictions in Venturi, Scott Brown and Izenour', Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA (2006) [E1]
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| 2006 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Chalup SK, Marshall JP, 'Sustaining Residential Social Space: A Visual and Spatial Analysis of the Nearly Urban', Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates: Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA (2006) [E1]
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| 2006 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Dwelling and City', U A L International Housing Conference 2006: reHousing Conference Proceedings (2006) [E1]
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| 2005 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Sustaining Streetscape Character: Assessing the Visual Qualities of a a Dwellings style', Fabricating Sustainability: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Architectural Science Association (2005) [E1]
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| 2005 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, 'Paper Architecure; Design Thinking and Research', Drawing Together: Convergent Practices in Architectural Education (2005) [E1]
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| 2005 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, 'Spatial Configuration Within Residential Facades', 5th International Space Syntax Symposium Proceedings (2005) [E1]
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| 2005 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Chalup SK, Marshall JP, 'A Method for the visual analysis of the streetscape', 5th International Space Syntax Symposium Proceedings Volume II (2005) [E1]
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| 2004 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Chalup SK, 'A Method for the Visual Analysis of Streetscape Character using digital image processing', Contexts of Architecture (2004) [E1]
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| 2004 |
Chapman MJ, Ostwald M, Tucker CC, 'Semiotics, Interpretation & Political Resistance in Architecture', Contexts of Architecture (2004) [E1]
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Design (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2012 | Tucker CC, Deconstructing Elladale (2012) | ||
| 2006 | Tucker CC, Conversion of existing architecture for living in the city, Schinkenchiku-Sha Pty Ltd (2006) [H1] |
Creative Work (25 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||||
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| 2016 |
Tucker CC, Public-House: Tony Abbott (2016)
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| 2016 |
Tucker CC, Rail Land (2016)
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| 2015 |
Tucker CC, Children's Art Pavilion: Deconstruction, Newcastle (2015)
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| 2013 | Tucker CC, Projects 2013, Sydney (2013) [J3] | ||||||
| 2013 | Tucker CC, City Evolutions: Threlkeld Speak, Newcastle (2013) [J2] | ||||||
| 2013 |
Chapman MJ, Tucker C, Mediocracy, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (2013) [J1]
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| 2013 |
Tucker CC, City Evolutions: Boom + Bust, Newcastle (2013) [J1]
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| 2013 |
Chapman MJ, Bingo, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (2013) [J2]
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| 2013 | Tucker CC, Projects 2013, Sydney (2013) [J3] | ||||||
| 2012 | Tucker CC, The Window, Wickham, NSW, Australia (2012) [J2] | ||||||
| 2012 | Tucker CC, Prime Cuts, Wickham, NSW, Australia (2012) [J2] | ||||||
| 2008 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Nearly urban affordable housing project, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (2008) [J2]
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| 2008 | Tucker CC, There's Always More, Barton, ACT (2008) [J2] | ||||||
| 2008 |
Tucker CC, Sugar Suite Hair Salon: Realised Architectural Project, Sugar, Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle (2008) [J1]
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| 2008 |
Tucker CC, Vanna3: Realised Architectural Project, Newcastle, NSW (2008) [J1]
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| 2004 |
Tucker CC, Ostwald M, Chapman MJ, Lichen Street Pole, Brisbane + Melbourne (2004) [J2]
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| 2003 |
Ostwald M, Tucker CC, Chapman MJ, Tracings, Newcastle (2003) [J2]
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Other (3 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2016 | Guthrey E, Tucker CC, 'Herd Architects', (2016) [O1] | ||
| 2015 | Tucker CC, 'New Newcastle', (2015) [O1] | ||
| 2013 | Tucker CC, Minichiello M, 'City Evolutions: Presentation', (2013) [O1] |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 11 |
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| Total funding | $522,831 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20162 grants / $10,751
Newcastle Urban and Sustainable Transport Project$9,000
Funding body: Transport for NSW
| Funding body | Transport for NSW |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1600928 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - State |
| Category | 2OPS |
| UON | Y |
Newcastle Urban Laboratory$1,751
Funding body: Newcastle Now
| Funding body | Newcastle Now |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1600988 |
| Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFG |
| UON | Y |
20131 grants / $262,430
City Evolutions Project - Watt Street$262,430
Funding body: Newcastle City Council
| Funding body | Newcastle City Council |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker, Professor Mark Balnaves, Dr NING Gu, Mr Ramsey Awad, Professor Mario Minichiello, Associate Professor Stephan Chalup, Doctor Keith Nesbitt |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | G1201004 |
| Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Local |
| Category | 2OPL |
| UON | Y |
20122 grants / $12,750
Deconstructing Elladale$11,250
Funding body: Newcastle Innovation
| Funding body | Newcastle Innovation |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Administered Research |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2012 |
| Funding Finish | 2012 |
| GNo | G1300970 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Designing Place - International Urban Design Conference, Nottingham UK, 2 - 3 April 2012$1,500
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2012 |
| Funding Finish | 2012 |
| GNo | G1200561 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20081 grants / $17,500
Ageing and neighbourhood: Linking indicators of healthy ageing and urban sustainability$17,500
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Conjoint Associate Professor Lynne Parkinson, Mr Chris Tucker, Associate Professor Graham Brewer |
| Scheme | Pilot Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2008 |
| Funding Finish | 2008 |
| GNo | G0189050 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20061 grants / $100,000
Developing computational and algorithmic analytical techniques for investigating urban space$100,000
Funding body: Newcastle Innovation
| Funding body | Newcastle Innovation |
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| Project Team | Professor Michael Ostwald, Associate Professor Stephan Chalup, Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Administered Research |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2006 |
| Funding Finish | 2007 |
| GNo | G0188830 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20053 grants / $109,400
Developing Quantitative Analytical Techniques for Investigating Urban, Neighbourhood and Regional Character.$100,000
| Funding body | Unknown |
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| Project Team | Michael Ostwald |
| Scheme | Unknown |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2005 |
| Funding Finish | 2007 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Applications in computer visualisation: assessing the visual qualities of architectural style$7,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Early Career Researcher Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2005 |
| Funding Finish | 2005 |
| GNo | G0185685 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
5th International Space Syntax Symposium,13-17 June 2005$2,400
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Mr Chris Tucker |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2005 |
| Funding Finish | 2005 |
| GNo | G0185344 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20041 grants / $10,000
A Method for the Visual Analysis of Streetscape Character Using Digital Image Processing$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Stephan Chalup |
| Scheme | Cross School Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2004 |
| Funding Finish | 2005 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Total current UON EFTSL
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2017 | PhD | The Agility of Architecture: Design Build Practices in Contemporary Australian Architecture. | PhD (Architecture), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2017 | Masters | Exploring the Orientation of Tiki Houseposts in Protohistoric Pacific Oceania | M Philosophy (Architecture), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
UON graduate wins top design gong
May 31, 2017
UON graduates have starred at 2017 Australian Institute of Architects' NSW Graduate and Student Awards, taking out two of the most prestigious honours.
Architecture exhibition constructs new concepts for Newcastle’s former rail corridor
November 1, 2016
Dreams of urban transformation have inspired the University of Newcastle (UON)’s third-year Architecture program students to develop concepts for Newcastle’s former heavy rail corridor.
Institute of Architects honour University of Newcastle students
June 19, 2013
Three students from the University of Newcastle's School of Architecture and Design have won medals at the prestigious Australian Institute of Architects' 2013 NSW Graduate and Student Awards.
Mr Chris Tucker
Position
Lecturer
School of Architecture and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
Focus area
Architecture
Contact Details
| chris.tucker@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4921 5774 |
| Fax | (02) 4921 6913 |
| Link | Personal webpage |
Office
| Room | A113 |
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| Building | Architecture |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • May 31.2017
UON graduate wins top design gong
UON graduates have starred at 2017 Australian Institute of Architects' NSW ...
NEWS • Nov 01.2016
Architecture exhibition constructs new concepts for Newcastle’s former rail corridor
Dreams of urban transformation have inspired the University of Newcastle (U...
NEWS • Jun 19.2013
Institute of Architects honour University of Newcastle students
Three students from the University of Newcastle's School of Architecture a...
