Griffith University

PhD, MA(Urb Des), Dip Arch, FRAIA, FNZIA, Reg Arch Qld, Reg Arch NZ

Discipline Head, Architecture

Contact Details for Professor Gordon Holden

Research Expertise

• Urban Design Epistemology
• Urban Design Guidelines
• Architectural and Urban Design Education
• Building-top Apartments
• Papua New Guinea Traditional Settlements
  

Current Teaching Areas

• 1901ENV Introduction to Architecture

Selected Publications  

• P.Whitman and G.Holden (Eds), Architectural and Urban Design Theory for the 90’s, Brisbane, 1995, ISBN 0 646 30533 6.
• Australian Centre for Innovation and Intentional Competitiveness, J.Simpson, D.Callaghan, G.Holden, Integration of Educational Technology into the Design of Schools for the Future of Queensland Education Queensland, 1997.
• Superiority Complex in New Zealand Architecture, March/April, 2004, pp 54-58.
• Antipodean Capital in Metamorfosi, July/August/September, 2004, pp 70-75.
• Residential Palimpsest : A Novel Dimension to City Sustainability in, Kungolos A; Brebbia C; Beriatos E (Eds) Sustainable Development and Planning II, Vol 1, pp227-238, WITB Press Southampton, 2005, ISSN 1743-3541; ISBN 1-84564-025-X
• G.McIndoe, R.Chapman, C.McDonald, G.Holden, P.Howden-Chapman, A. Bray Sharpin, The Value of Urban Design : The Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits of Urban Design Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand, 2005, ISBN 0-478-25919-0.
• L. McKenzie and G. Holden, Aspirations, Experience and Inspiration: Potential Implications of Conceptions of Leadership in Higher Education, Brathay Journal Special Edition No 11, 2006.
• Seidel, A.D., Holden, G.A., Ozdil, T. What principals of Firms say an Architect Needs to know: International Comparisons in Architectural Science Review, Volume 49, Number 2, 2006, pp196-203.
• George Henderson and Gordon Holden, Qualifications in Architecture Recommended for Recognition by CAA: Procedures and Criteria, CAA, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-646-50283-0.
  

Conference Presentations

• International Transferability of Architectural Qualifications, refereed paper at Remaking the Framework of Architectural Education for the 21st Century HK, 2001.
• Building-Top Apartments: An Emerging Typology, refereed paper at ISUF Conference ‘The Planned City, Trani, Italy, 2003.
• Invited key-note address Change in Architectural Education, Commonwealth Association of Architects Conference Globalisation and Architecture, South Africa, 2003.
• Introduction paper to Creative Tops workshop, Wellington, New Zealand (March).
• Residents & Realm, refereed paper Cities for People conference, Copenhagen, 2004.
• Residential Palimpsest: A Novel Dimension to City Sustainability refereed paper at Sustainable Cities WIT Conference, Siena, Italy (June) 2004.
• Walk the Talk invited paper at Getting around on Foot in NZ Cities and Towns conference, Wellington, 2004.
• Tradition and Transition : A Study of selected Papua New Guinea buildings and settlements,  paper to Pacific History conference, Noumea, New Caledonia, 2004.
• The Value of Urban Design in New Zealand,  refereed paper to UIA Congress, Istanbul, Turkey (July) 2005.
• Urban Design Epistemology: What do we know and is it enough?, refereed paper to Urbanism Down Under international conference, Wellington. (August) 2005.
• Eccentric Excursions: Modern Apartments in Wellington, refereed paper with E. Petrovic, to SAHANZ international conference, Napier, NZ (September) 2005.
• Comparative Urban Sustainability in Wellington, refereed conference paper Australia New Zealand Architectural Science Assc. (ANZScA). Nov, 2005, with M. Gjerde.
• The Value of Urban Design, Invited presentation to National Urban Design Forum, Brisbane, April, 2006.
• Concepts for Successful Centre Design, invited paper presented to Queensland Government Office of Urban Management Living Smarter International Conference, Surfers Paradise, March, 2007.
• Urban Sustainability: Comparative Value of Building-Top Apartments, refereed paper to SUE MoT International Conference on Whole of Life Urban Sustainability, Glasgow, June 2007, with M. Gjerde.
• Transit Stations: Opportunities for Urban Place Making, invited paper to Smart Urban Transport International Conference, Brisbane, August., 2007 ISBN 1 876942169.
• Urban Design Knowledge and Application, invited paper to Waves of Change-Cities at the Crossroads International conference, Surfers Paradise, September, 2007.
• Architectural Education: Issues and Trends, invited presentation to Architech Clonclave: Architectural Forum International Conference, Chennai, India, February, 2008.
• Opening and Closing Remarks: So What Does it all Mean? invited chair oral presentations to New Zealand Housing Policy Forum, Wellington, 2008.
• Teaching Sustainability, invited oral presentation to International Union of Architects Congress, Turin, June, 2008.
• Sustainable Higher Density Residential Development,  refereed paper to International conference Survival: Implementing Tomorrow’s City Gold Coast , (September) 2009, with M. Gjerde