Chris Brisbin
Senior Lecturer

Organisation unit

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities School of Architecture and Built Environment
Profile of Chris Brisbin

About me

Chris Brisbin is an award-winning educator and internationally recognised researcher whose work explores regional benchmarking of architectural curriculum and multi-disciplinary approaches to criticism, critique, and criticality across the fields of art, architecture, and design. His research has been widely published in books, journals, and conference proceedings. Chris is a national educational leader as a standing panel member of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) and as President of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA). He has co-convened symposia and conferences on criticism and criticality since 2012, facilitating interdisciplinary dialogue across art, architecture, and design. These events have informed a body of work including essays, invited talks, and magazine articles, particularly focusing on architectural copyright and the philosophical implications of counterfeiting in China. He is co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Criticality in Art, Architecture, and Design (Routledge, 2018), with Dr Myra Thiessen. 

Research Interests 
  1. Chris’s research spans several interrelated areas, including: 
  2. Australasian benchmarking of architectural design philosophy and studio teaching in higher education;
  3. The activation of street life and community engagement through architectural elements such as verandahs and thresholds;
  4. Urban place-making and the activation of public space;
  5. Contemporary architecture and architectural copying in China;
  6. Questions of authorship, originality, and copyright in architecture;
  7. The interplay of image and space in contemporary architectural design.

President: Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA) aasa-arch.org
Standing Panel Member: Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) aaca.org.au
Associate: Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) architecture.com.au

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Last updated on 03/02/2026 by Chris Brisbin