Swayn Open Research
The Alastair Swayn Foundation is committed to information sharing and transparency of the research it funds. We believe that research supported by the Foundation should be made discoverable and readily accessible online. The Swayn Open Research repository provides a place for researchers to promptly have their findings published on an open access basis, to benefit the architecture and design community.
Queer Geology: Architecture of Queer Ecology
Animal. Vegetable. Mineral. Such segregated taxonomies have allowed for a privileging, particularly in Western cultures, of one entity over another, often to disastrous effect and resulting in current environmental crises and social-political inequalities.
Not Just Ramps and Doorways: Disability Housing is About Choosing Where, How and Who You Live With
Home ownership among young people is falling sharply, while renters face worrying insecurity. Nowhere is this more pronounced than for the 4.4 million Australians living with a disability and, in particular, the 660,000 plus Australians with an intellectual disability.
Architecture Bulletin: The official journal of the New South Wales Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Documenting architecture and the profession since 1944. The NSW Editorial Committee contribute towards planning, sourcing material and editing.
Blueprint for Small Home Approval: Navigating the Design and Certification Process of Small-Footprint, Permanent or Relocatable Dwellings
This research was prompted by the growing movement towards small footprint homes and the confusion experienced by many who are trying to simplify their lives or just have an affordable roof over their heads.
Interlude: A series of conversations exploring the recent transformations in architectural education
Interlude is a live archive—a snapshot of unfolding or unfinished conversations, experiments, stories, questions and reflections—exploring the current shifting state of architectural education; where architecture schools are navigating the tension between operating in a pandemic context whilst continuing to address what requires urgent attention today.
Hope in High-Rise: An Exploration of Urban Density and Apartment Design
Hope in High-Rise: An Exploration of Urban Density and Apartment Design seeks to unpack the historical, the socio-cultural and the economic factors which have shaped and continue to shape high-density housing.
Design Considerations for Residents with Impeded Cognitive Functioning: Conversations with People with Schizophrenia
The research has investigated the relationship between the built environment and people who have impediments to their cognitive functioning.
New Ways of Working (NWOW) Beyond COVID-19: With Special Reference to the Activity Based Workplace (ABW)
COVID-19 has challenged the whole world to fundamentally re-think about their lifestyles in leading towards an ‘unpredictable’ future.
Another Canberra House: Assessing the Historical Environmental Impact and Future Performance Possibilities of Existing Housing Stock Via Retrofit
This study identifies and environmentally profiles performance-based retrofit options for a typical Canberra ‘ex-Govie’ house against the criteria of energy efficiency, embodied energy and cost.
Australian Design Index Exhibition
The Australian Design Index exhibition is 3-D virtual exhibtion featuring more than sixty objects selected as good design for the Australian Design Index.
Building Community Engagement with Architectural Services in Bushfire Affected Communities
A collection of conversations and projects examining the role of architects as critical participants in the making of public and private spaces before and after bushfires.