Naomi Stead is an associate professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland (UQ) and deputy director of the UQ research centre Architecture, Theory, Criticism, History (ATCH).
Naomi Stead's Latest contributions
Architecture education and climate change
Architecture schools are potentially a revolutionizing force for the whole profession, but that they need to leave behind some obstructive ideological debates.
The wellbeing of architects
Guest editors Naomi Stead, Maryam Gusheh and Byron Kinnaird provide a snapshot of the current situation and envision the promises of a better future, if we can pull together.
Valuing architecture key to improving work-related wellbeing, researchers find
Researchers of a landmark survey of work-related wellbeing in architecture have found that architects feel systemically misunderstood and under-appreciated, leading to long hours, deadline pressures and inadequate pay conditions.
Designing hope: The role of architecture education in the climate crisis
What do students need to learn now in order to ameliorate the climate crisis and bring sustainable techniques to the profession in a radically different future.
Work-related mental wellbeing in architecture
In an age in which mental illness is so common, it is time to get the facts straight on mental health in architecture so that we can act accordingly.
Research in large practice
Naomi Stead and Sandra Kaji O’Grady introduce their guest-edited dossier for Architecture Australia, which looks at the state of research in large architecture practices in Australia.
Research in large Australian practices: A roundtable discussion
A frank and revealing discussion about how and why large Australian practices organize and fund research, and how they disseminate its findings.
Dream homes: Architecture and popular imagination
A recent installation by artist Lara Tumak, Imaginary Architecture, asked, “is it possible to create architecture out of nothing more than dreams?” As Naomi Stead discovers, the installation offered profound observations about urbanity and architecture’s place in popular imagination.
The burglar as architectural critic?
Naomi Stead reviews a new book by BLDGBLOG author Geoff Manaugh which examines how the unique viewpoint of burglars enables a new understanding of the city and its buildings, from the dark side.
Affordable, sustainable, high quality urban housing? It’s not an impossible dream
Naomi Stead takes a detailed look at the Nightingale housing model, which breaks all the rules about what people (supposedly) want in apartments.