Dr Naomi Stead

Dr Naomi Stead is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland, where she is also Deputy Director of the Research Centre ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism History). Her research interests lie broadly within the critical and cultural studies of architecture, including its reception in popular and professional media. Stead is editor of the book Semi-detached: Writing, representation and criticism in architecture (Uro, 2012) and was from 2011-2014 co-editor of Architectural Theory Review. Stead’s publication record includes 16 book chapters, 28 journal articles, 38 conference papers, and 12 industry reports. In addition, she is a widely-published architecture critic, having been commissioned to write more than 50 articles in the Australasian professional architectural media, and is currently a columnist for both The Conversation and Places Journal.