What is it about?
The History and Theory of the Built Environment Research Cluster at UNSW Sydney focuses on history and theory of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, interior architecture, industrial design. It encompass a multiplicity of professional practices, literature studies, archive and data studies, putting the understanding and the value of the theories and histories of the built environment at its core.
Why is it important?
The works of the members are interdisciplinary and various in their outputs. Their research is grounded in the multifaceted dimensions of the transformation of the natural, rural and urban realm, spanning from the vast spaces of the natural landscapes to the scale of inhabited spaces – their tectonics, construction, spatial qualities, technology, materiality. Heritage as well as contemporary case studies are investigated, through their functional, aesthetic, social and environmental characteristics.
