Dr  Timothy Burke

Dr Timothy Burke

Lecturer

School of Architecture and Built Environment (Architecture)

Career Summary

Biography

Dr. Timothy Burke is a lecturer of Architecture in the School of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Newcastle. Since 2015, he has brought his passion for architectural drawing and fabrication into his teaching and research at Newcastle. Over the past five years, he has specialised in delivering research-led design studios in the Master of Architecture.

Timothy has been internationally recognised in his field through talks, exhibitions, publications and workshops at significant venues and public events such as Biennale of Sydney, Tin Sheds Gallery, Ambika P3 Gallery University of Westminster, Newcastle Museum, RMIT Design Hub Gallery, & University of Edinburgh College of Arts. 


Timothy Burke Banquet Exhibition

Latest exhibition: ‘Banquet’, Tin Sheds Gallery (2022): https://www.sydney.edu.au/architecture/about/tin-sheds-gallery/past-exhibitions/banquet.html

Timothy undertook a PhD from 2015-2019 after graduating a Masters of Architecture with first class honours and the University medal. He was as the doctoral candidate at the University of Newcastle to complete a creative practice PhD in Architecture. He has continued to contribute to the Practice-Based research cluster at Newcastle through his Research Higher Degree supervision in the fields of painting, interior design, and architectural design & construction.

Following his PhD, Timothy developed practical applications for his research in his role as the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Makerspace co-coordinator as a joint digital fabrication facility for students and researchers. 

Timothy combines his academic expertise with his experience in architectural practice specialising in the sectors of healthcare, & low-income housing. Since 2012, he has collaborated in large, multidisciplinary teams on local and interstate projects such as John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Gascoyne Health District redevelopment, & NSW Land and Housing Corporation.

At the University of Newcastle, he has conducted live research projects with industry partners such as Newcastle City Council (Smart Trees: Resilience Strategies to Combat Urban Heat Island Effect) and Tangentyere Council (Apmere-arenye Interrentye - Accessibility Matters), which had led to real world application and successful project funding for those partners.


Timothy Burke - Withdrawing Article

Latest article: ‘Withdrawing: Unbuilt and Speculative Architecture’, Architecture Bulletin, 78 (2021): https://www.architecture.com.au/archives/reading-architecture/unbuilt-and-speculative-architecture


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Design (Architecture), University of Newcastle
  • Master of Architecture, University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Architectural Communication
  • Architectural Design
  • Architectural Drawing
  • Architecture
  • Creative Practice Research
  • Design-led Research
  • Drawing
  • Exhibition Curation
  • Post-Industrial Architecture
  • Reflective Practice
  • Research by Design

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
330102 Architectural design 60
330104 Architectural history, theory and criticism 20
330101 Architectural computing and visualisation methods 20

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Lecturer University of Newcastle
School of Architecture and Built Environment
Australia

Awards

Award

Year Award
2015 The University Medal
The University of Newcastle
2015 The Dean of Architecture Medal
The University of Newcastle

Nomination

Year Award
2015 ARB Architects Medallion
NSW Architects Registration Board
2015 NSW Graduate Medal
Australian Institute of Architects

Prize

Year Award
2016 The University of Newcastle FEBE Postgraduate Research Prize in Architecture and Industrial Design
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment - The University of Newcastle (Australia)
2015 AIA NSW Chapter History and Theory Prize
Australian Institute of Architects
2012 AIA First Degree Graduate of the Year Prize
Australian Institute of Architects

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
ARBE1105 Communication in the Built Environment
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
This course introduces students to the essential communication skills used in the built environment. Students learn verbal, written and presentation skills to communicate effectively within the building industry. This course also develops students' interpersonal skills specifically with regard to teamwork, leadership, negotiation and stakeholder management.
Course Coordinator 4/2/2019 - 2/7/2021
ARBE6233 Architecture Studio 9
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Master of Architecture students engage in design-led research praxis: the exploration, development, and proposition of architectural projects across a broad range of complex programmes and scenarios. Students at a Master level of study are expected to learn to apply themselves with a high level of rigor and self-direction. Studio offerings range in their nature, but will all encompass working on a project through all aspects of design, from research and conceptual formation, to a detailed level of resolution and technical refinement. Master of Architecture studios help students to act in the world in a conscientious manner, to work with others, and to communicate (through verbal and visual means) with clarity and maturity.Architecture Studio 9 involves framing a research question and testing numerous possibilities for its conceptualisation as a project. This framing will engage with Indigenous perspectives and worldviews in concert with a range of approaches drawn from contemporary architectural history and theory. Studio projects engage with what it means to work on un-ceded Country and with community, exploring the role of architects in the Anthropocene. Research should entail the assembly of work by students themselves, as well as relevant work by others, and must be developed through design processes: making, critiquing and evolving an architectural scheme.
Course Coordinator 17/2/2020 - 2/7/2024
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Journal article (5 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Chapman M, Burke T, 'Parallax Projections: Decay, Entropy and Obsolescence at Wangi Power Station', Interstices: Journal of Architecture and Related Arts, 21 83-95 (2022) [C1]
2021 Chapman M, Burke T, 'Withdrawing', Architecture Bulletin, 77 (2021)
2021 Burke T, 'Drawing from Robert Andrew s Art Practice', Union, (2021)
2020 Ednie-Brown P, Burke T, 'God in Reverse: Art, Architecture and Consciousness', Architecture Australia, 109 12-13 (2020)
Co-authors Pia Edniebrown
2018 Burke T, 'Exhibitionist Drawing Machines', Drawing on: Journal of Architecture Research by Design, 1-16 (2018)
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Conference (10 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2021 Burke T, 'Automatism and Automatons: Playing the Exquisite Corpse with Drawing Machines', https://event.isss2021.exordo.com/live (2021)
2016 Burke TG, 'The Sorcerers Apprentice: Experimental Territories of Architecture and Film in Moholy-Nagy s Light Play ', University of Newcastle (2016)
2016 Burke T, 'New Visions in Space-Time: Architecture and Photography in the Experimental Photo-Practice of Moholy-Nagy', New Visions in Space-Time: Architecture and Photography in the Experimental Photo-Practice of Moholy-Nagy, Museo Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (2016) [E1]
2016 Burke TG, 'Gizmos + Ghosts: Speculating Machines', RMIT Design Hub, Melbourne (2016)
2016 Burke TG, 'Ghosts in the Machine: Speculating Architecture Through Experimental Gizmos, Mechanical Alchemy, and Other Mystical Contraptions.', University of Newcastle (2016)
2016 Burke TG, 'Ghosts in the Machine: Speculating Architecture Through Experimental Gizmos, Mechanical Alchemy, and Other Mystical Contraptions', University of Newcastle (2016)
2016 Burke TG, 'Gizmos + Ghosts: Exquisite Drawing Machines', University of Westminster (2016)
2015 Burke T, 'Instrumentalising the Cult of Technicism: Tracing the Theoretical Trope of the Machine', Leeds Beckett University (2015)
2015 Burke TG, 'Daniel Libeskind s Ghosts in the Machine[s] : A Dialectical Reading of Mysticism and Rationalism of the Machine Object in Architecture', The University of Queensland, Brisbane (2015)
2015 Burke TG, 'Ghosts in the [Architectural] Machine: The Speculative Praxis of Experimental Machines', Newcastle Chapter Institute of Architects (2015)
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Creative Work (12 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2022 Lindquist M, Chapman M, Burke T, Lowe D, Sage I, Schmidt R, Banquet, Tin Sheds Gallery (2022) [N1]
2022 Burke T, Fantasy Constructions, Newcastle, Australia (2022)
2021 Chapman M, Tweedale Z, Burke T, Lowe D, Apocalypse, UoN (2021)
2021 Chapman M, Ross K, Burke T, Fisher P, Lowe D, Counternarratives, WattSpace Gallery, WattSpace Gallery (2021)
2020 Burke T, Chapman M, Jozefiak S, Lowe D, Tucker C, COALFACE, Watt Space Gallery, Watt Space Gallery (2020)
2018 Tucker C, Burke T, Freeman L, Hallen M, Kensey M, Stutchbury N, Tam KL, 3 Brown Street Youth Centre, Watt Space, Watt Space (2018) [N1]
Co-authors Chris Tucker
2018 Burke T, Exquisite Drawing Machines, Watt Space Gallery (2018)
2016 Burke TG, Scientific Autobiography Postcards, Ambika P3, University of Westminster, London. (2016)
2016 Burke TG, Exquisite Drawing Machines, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery (2016)
2016 Ware S, Burke T, Donaldson A, Chapman M, Lowe D, Heath A, Research Through Design, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery (2016) [J2]
Co-authors Sueanne Ware
2015 Burke TG, 2015 Graduate & Student Awards, NSW Institute of Architects, 'Tusculum' Potts Point (2015)
2015 Burke TG, The NEWcastle School: Past, Present and Future, Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle (2015)
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Presentation (3 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2016 Burke TG, 'Practice Matters: Master of Architecture Graduates', (2016)
2016 Burke T, Donaldson A, 'Antecedence', (2016)
2015 Burke TG, 'NSW Graduate & Student Awards', (2015)

Report (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Ware S, Burke T, Newberry-Dupé D, Kissa G, 'Smart Trees: Resilience Strategies to Combat Urban Heat Island Effect, Newcastle NSW', Newcastle City Council, 213 (2019) [N1]
Co-authors Sueanne Ware

Thesis / Dissertation (2 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2019 Burke T, Exquisite Drawing Machines: A Tinkerer s Guide, University of Newcastle, Australia (2019)
2014 Burke TG, Deconstructing Fairyland: Ethnographic Tracings of the Industrial Photography of Bernd and Hilla Becher, University of Newcastle (2014)
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed2
Current3

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2021 PhD Socially and Environmentally Responsible Improvisational Architecture - An Almanac for a Prototype PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2018 PhD When We Were There: Representation and Coercion from the Architectural Photograph to the Postcard PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2017 PhD Deep Cuts and Easter Eggs: Tectonic Narratives in Creative Architectural Practice. PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2024 PhD Contemporary Precisionism: The Art of Representing Modernism PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Principal Supervisor
2024 PhD Establishing the Role of PLAY within the Houses of Apartment Buildings PhD (Architecture), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
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Dr Timothy Burke

Position

Lecturer
School of Architecture and Built Environment
College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Focus area

Architecture

Contact Details

Email timothy.burke@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4913 8781
Links Instagram
Personal webpage

Office

Room BSC205
Building Architecture
Location Callaghan
University Drive
Callaghan, NSW 2308
Australia
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