Dr Chris Brisbin
Senior Lecturer

Organisation unit

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

Location

Adelaide University
Profile of Dr 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
Affiliate (Academic): Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) architecture.com.au

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Last updated on 26/02/2026 by Chris Brisbin