Associate Professor
Lindy Osborne Burton
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Associate Professor Lindy Osborne Burton (PhD) was originally educated in South Africa but later moved to Australia where she commenced working at Cox Rayner Architects in Brisbane. Lindy quickly developed a specialisation in the design of complex public and institutional buildings—her architectural portfolio is extensive and includes over 70 building projects, ranging from the Princess Alexandra Hospital Redevelopment, through to the Southbank Education & Training Precinct.Following 18 years of practice in architecture, where she registered as an architect and received 15 professional design awards, Lindy chose to pursue a full-time academic career. Now an Associate Professor in Architecture and the Design for Health program co-leader at Queensland University of Technology, Lindy is also currently appointed as a Visiting Associate Professor of Architecture at Taylor’s University, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It’s impossible to be raised in South Africa, and not be impacted by architectural responses to racial segregation—spaces and places are a constant reminder of the painful past. While Lindy has built a new identity as an Australian architect and academic, her African foundations underpin her sensitivities to indigenous perspectives and her approach to design, which is inspired by connections to nature, and motivated by a pursuit of joy and mental well-being.
Lindy’s research centres on the integration of Inclusive (belonging), Biophilic (connection to nature), Salutogenic (health and well-being) and Eudaimonic (joy and contentment) architectural approaches in healthcare facility design, which she has developed into her own framework called The iBaSE Mindset. She supplements this research with expertise in the design of innovative environments to support mental health, neuro-distinction, and gender equity, and through celebrating the interstitial spaces between nature, art, and architecture.
More recently, and as the Associate Director of Communication and the Program Leader for the Quantification and Communication of Indoor Air Pollution and Airborne Pathogen Transmission Risk in the ARC Training Centre for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission, Lindy is currently collaborating with scientists and engineers globally, to propose innovative new approaches to reduce airborne infection transmission through improving indoor air quality, writing design guidelines and policies, and providing advocacy to government, the professions, industry, and building owners and operators.
Lindy is currently appointed as both the Academic Board Director of the Board of Architects of Queensland and as a Referee for the Queensland Development Tribunal. She is also the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Region Co-Chair, and an active member of the Australian Health Design Council. Lindy is appointed to the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Accreditation Standing Panel and the Overseas Qualifications Assessment Panel.
Lindy was a jury member for the 2021 International Union of Architects Award for Innovation in Architectural Education, and she is currently the Australian regional editor for the International Journal of Architectural Research (SJR Q1). Lindy is a Senior Fellow and an Associate Fellow (Indigenous) of the Higher Education Academy and her teaching excellence has been recognised at QUT with multiple Vice-Chancellor’s, Dean’s, and School Performance Awards, and nationally through an Australian Office for Learning and Teaching citation for ‘outstanding contributions to student learning’.
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Health Architecture, Indoor Air Quality, Architectural Ventilation, iBaSE Mindset, Inclusive Architecture, Biophilic Architecture, Salutogenic Architecture, Eudaimonic Architecture, Transformational Architectural Pedagogy, The Radically Inclusive Design Studio
Research field
Architecture, Design Practice and Management, Interdisciplinary Engineering
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (University of Natal)
Professional memberships and associations
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS (UIA)
2023: UIA’s Representative Jury Member for the International Innovative Health Design Award (Research)
2021: Jury Member for the Award for Innovation in Architectural Education
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH (ARCHNET-IJAR)
2019 - current: Regional Editor for Australia
THE QUEENSLAND DEVELOPMENT TRIBUNAL
2021 - 2024: Appointed as a Development Tribunal Referee
THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTS OF QUEENSLAND (BOAQ)
2018 - 2024: Appointed as the Academic Director of the Board
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (RAIA)
2022 - 2023: Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Committee Co-Chair
2012 - 2018: Queensland Chapter Education Committee Member
2000: Young Architect’s Queensland [YAQ] Committee Member
ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLS OF AUSTRALASIA (AASA)
2017 - 2019: QUT Member Representative
ARCHITECTS ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA (AACA)
2024 – 2026: Member of the National Advisory Panel
2023 – current: National Program of Assessment Standing Panel Member
2014 – current: Overseas Qualifications Assessor Standing Panel Member
2012 – current: Accreditation Standing Panel Member
ASSOCIATION FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (A4LE)
2017: Australasia Awards Jury Member – New Construction/New Individual Facility
2015 - 2017: Committee Member & Office Bearer
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION | QLD CHAPTER
2007: NAWIC Committee Secretary
Teaching
CURRENT TEACHING
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE TEACHING
2024
DYN102 Research Strategies in Design
DYN203 Integrated Professional Practice
DYN207 Management and Administration of Projects
TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
2022 – current: Visiting Associate Professor of Architecture (Invited)
TEACHING AWARDS
HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY AWARDS
2021: AFHEA (Indigenous) Awarded
2018: SFHEA (Senior Fellowship) Awarded
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING (OLT) - AUSTRALIAN AWARD FOR UNIVERSITY TEACHING (AAUT)
2012: Australian citation for outstanding contributions to student learning ‘for preparing practice-ready architecture professionals, through research-infused integration of innovative real-world curricula, digital technologies, virtual space and simulated office practice learning environments’
2012: Awards for Teaching Excellence - QUT’s Early Career Nominee
QUT TEACHING AWARDS
2021: 2 x ABE Awards for ‘Excellence in Teaching’
2020: Dean’s Award for ‘Excellence in Teaching
2019: Vice-Chancellor’s STEMM Diversity & Inclusion Award
2015: Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award - Nominated for ‘Teaching Excellence’
2014: Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award - Nominated for ‘Teaching Excellence’
2013: Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award - Nominated for ‘Teaching Excellence’
2013: Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence - Nominated for the ‘Learning and Teaching Category’
2012: Dean’s Award for ‘Excellence in Teaching’
2008: Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Award for ‘outstanding effort in unit planning and lecture preparation resulting in exceptional LEX results’
Experience
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
2022 - 2024: Visiting Associate Professor of Architecture (Invited)
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY [Brisbane, Australia]
2021 - current: Associate Professor in Architecture
2020: Senior Lecturer in Architecture
2017 - 2019: Master of Architecture Course Coordinator
2013 - 2016: Transformation Fellow + Senior Lecturer in Architecture
2008 - 2012: Lecturer in Architecture
2007: Sessional Architecture Academic
ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ARCHITECTS [Australia]
2019 - current: Research Consultancy
COX RAYNER ARCHITECTS [Brisbane]
2002 - 2007: Senior Architect
1996 - 2001: Graduate of Architecture
S2F Pty Ltd [Brisbane]
2001 - 2002: Project Architect
HJ Nel + Stauch Vorster + Alistair Hume + Myles Pugh Sherlock Murray [Durban]
1990 - 1995: Architecture Student
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
QUT COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AWARDS
2021: Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Award for ‘partnership and engagement excellence’ in HEAL
AUSTRALIAN GOOD DESIGN AWARDS
2021: HEAL Service Design - Re-Designing Healthcare: The Value of a Design-Led Approach
2021: HEAL Social Impact - Designers in Healthcare: Agents of Change
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AWARDS
2010: Southbank Education & Training Precinct - Urban Design State Award [Commendation]
2010: Southbank Education & Training Precinct - Brisbane Regional Award [Commendation]
2005: Isuzu Truck Display Centre - Queensland Beatrice Hutton Award for Commercial Buildings [High Commendation]
2005: Isuzu Truck Display Centre - Brisbane Regional Award [Commendation]
2003: Artspace Mackay - Queensland Cultural Buildings Award
2003: Artspace Mackay - Queensland Art and Architecture Award
2003: Artspace Mackay - Mackay/ Whitsunday Building of the Year
2003: Princess Alexandra Hospital + Central Energy Unit – Brisbane Building of the Year
2003: Princess Alexandra Hospital + Central Energy Unit - Public Buildings Institutional Building Award [High Commendation]
2003: Princess Alexandra Hospital + Central Energy Unit - Art & Architecture Award [High Commendation]
LONDON PUBLIC PRIVATE FINANCE AWARDS
2007: Southbank Education & Training Precinct
AUSTRALIAN STEEL INSTITUTE AWARDS
2005: Isuzu Truck Display Centre - Architectural Steel Design Award
2005: Isuzu Truck Display Centre - Metal Building Product Design Award
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION AWARDS
2004: Isuzu Truck Display Centre - Innovative Design Award [Commendation]
QUEENSLAND PREMIER’S EXPORT AWARDS
2001: Ningbo Masterplan, China [Finalist]
Publications
- E, J., Xia, B., Chen, Q., Buys, L., Susilawati, C. & Burton, L. (2024). Ageing-in-Place at Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): A Case Study on Bribie Island, Australia. Buildings, 14(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/245821
- Miller, E. & Burton, L. (2023). Redesigning aged care with a biophilic lens: A call to action. Cities & Health, 7(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202181
- Burton, L. & Salama, A. (2023). Sustainable Development Goals and the future of architectural education - cultivating SDGs-centred architectural pedagogies. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 17(3), 421–442. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/243118
- Gillett-Swan, J. & Burton, L. (2023). Amplifying children's voices: Sustainable Development Goals and inclusive design for education and health architecture. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25(1), 87–91. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236330
- Scharoun, L., Meth, D., Crowther, P., Brough, D., Belek Fialho Teixeira, M. & Burton, L. (2023). Contemporary Design Education in Australia: Creating Transdisciplinary Futures. Intellect Ltd. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244947
- Salama, A. & Burton, L. (2022). Defying a legacy or an evolving process? A post-pandemic architectural design pedagogy. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning, 175(1), 5–21. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227238
- Caldwell, G., Osborne, L., Mewburn, I. & Nottingham, A. (2016). Connecting the space between design and research: Explorations in participatory research supervision. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 48(13), 1352–1367. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91105
- Caldwell, G., Osborne, L., Mewburn, I. & Kraal, B. (2016). Case study: Guerrilla research tactics: Alternative research methods in urban environments. In E. Gordon & P. Mihailidis (Eds.), Civic media: Technology, design, practice (pp. 597–604). The MIT Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91131
- Caldwell, G., Osborne, L., Mewburn, I. & Crowther, P. (2015). Guerrillas in the [urban] midst: Developing and using creative research methods - guerrilla research tactics. Journal of Urban Technology, 22(3), 21–36. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/59874
- Mewburn, I., Osborne, L. & Caldwell, G. (2014). Shut up and write! Some surprising uses of cafes and crowds in doctoral writing. In C. Guerin & C. Aitchison (Eds.), Writing groups for doctoral education and beyond: Innovations in theory and practice (pp. 399–425). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57688
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Lindy Osborne, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- 2022 - current: Visiting Associate Professor of Architecture (Invited) at Taylor's University [Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2022
- Details
- 2022 - current: Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Gold Coast of Northern Rivers Region Committee Co-Chair
- Type
- Membership of a Statutory Committee
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- 2021 - 2024: Appointed as a Queensland Development Tribunal (QDT) Referee
- Type
- Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- 2021: AFHEA (Indigenous) | Associate Fellowship (Indigenous) of the Higher Education Academy
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- 2019 - current: International Journal of Architectural Research (ARCHNET-IJAR) Regional Editor for Australia (SJR Q1)
- Type
- Curatorial role (head curator, membership of curatorial board) of a prestigious event
- Reference year
- 2021
- Details
- 2021: Jury Member for the International Union of Architects (UIA) Award for Innovation in Architectural Education
- Type
- Membership of a Statutory Committee
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- 2018 - 2024: Appointed as the Academic Representative Member of the Board of Architects of Queensland (BOAQ) Board
- Type
- Fellowship of a Learned Academy or Membership of AIATSIS
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- SFHEA | Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- 2014 - current: Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) Overseas Qualifications Assessor
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- 2012 - current: Member of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) Accreditation Standing Panel
Selected research projects
- Title
- Design and architecture practice research: contemporary PhD (DAP_r)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ID15-4972
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Practice Based Research; Embedded Industry Research; Studio Pedagogy; Design; Architecture; PhD Training; Higher degree; SME; Small to Medium Enterprise
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
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Current supervisions
- Form, Function, and Flourishing: Establishing the Psychological Pillars for a BaSE Mindset to Enhance the Health Impacts of Architecture and Built Environments
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Evonne Miller - Providing social friendly environment in retirement villages for Chinese-Australians better ageing in place
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Bo Xia - Bridging Theory and Practice: Exploring Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in Architecture from the Profession's Perspective
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Philip Crowther, Associate Professor Jennifer Clifton - Intelligent Building Systems, quantification and Communication of Indoor Air Pollution and Airborne Pathogen Transmission Risk
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- How Body Awareness Interventions Can Enhance the Architectural Digital Design Process (2021)
- Interprofessional User Groups and the Design of Healthcare Facilities (2021)
- A Model for Contemporary Learning of Architectural Design in Australia (2020)
- Construction Flexibility and Adaptability inside Hospitals (2020)
- From Product to Process and Site to System: Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Design in Architecture Education (2020)