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Dr Dianne Smith

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BSc, BArch(Hons), GradDipIntDes(Dist), GradCertEd(HigherEd),PhD, FDIA, RAIA

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    • Role:
    • Associate Professor
    • Department:
    • Dept Architecture & Inter Architecture
    • Location:
    • Architecture and Planning 625
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 2716
Dianne Smith is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Interior Architecture at Curtin University, and an Adjunct Professor with Queensland University of Technology. She has served as a board member of the Interior Design/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA) and National Council of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), and was awarded a Fellowship of the DIA for her contributions to design education. Her research focuses on the person–environment relationship with a particular interest in design for special user groups, such as people with cognitive impairment. As practitioner and academic she has long been involved in facilitating practitioners, educators and students to reassess the potential value and impact of interior architecture and architecture in assisting people who experience less fortunate circumstances. This interest recently lead to the publication of the book "Life from the Inside: Perspectives on Social Responsibility and Interior Architecture" (Smith, Lommerse, Metcalfe 2011).

Research Interests

Person-Environment Relationships; Design for People with Cognitive Impairments; Social Justice through Design + Architecture; Colour - Meaning and Spatial Perception; Education in Interior Design and Architecture

Teaching - Undergraduate

Design Studio; Theory; Research Methods; Community Engagement; Colour Studies

Teaching - Postgraduate

Higher Degree supervision (Doctor of Philosophy)

Teaching - Administration

Program Director for Interior Architecture

Memberships

Design Institute of Australia; Royal Australian Institute of Architects

Awards

Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia (for significant contribution to design education locally and nationally)

Publications

Book Chapters (Authored, Research Quality)

  • Smith, D. 2011. Creating Education Without Boundaries. In Fremantle on the Edge. From the Edge Conversations, eds Spanbroek and Farren, 61-69. Perth: Paper and Pencil.
  • Smith, D. 2011. Interiors can address Social Justice: fact or fiction?. In From the Inside. Perspectives on Social Sustainability and Interior Architecture, eds Smith, Lommerse and Metcalfe, 76-109. Perth: Paper and Pencil.
  • Beeck, S, Metcalfe, P, Smith, D, and Lommerse, M. 2011. An Introduction to Social Sustainability & Interior Architecture. In Life From The Inside Vol 1 Perspectives on Social Sustainability & Interior Architecture, eds Dianne Smith, Marina Lommerse & Priya Metcalfe, 10-21. Imago: Paper and Pencil.

Refereed Articles (Scholarly Journals)

  • Smith, D, and Demirbilek, N. 2010. Shifting Interpretations of Interior and Buildings: The Impact of Colour. Colour: Design and Creativity 5(13): 1-12.
  • Smith, D. 2009. Spatial design as a facilitator for people with less visible impairments. Australasian Medical Journal 1(13): 220-227.
  • Smith, D. 2009. Spatial design as a facilitator for people with less visible impairments. Australasian Medical Journal 1(13): 220-227.
  • Molley, M, Hedley, P, and Smith, D. 2009. Design Learning: a reflective model. Design Studies 30(1): 13-37.
  • Smith, D. 2008. Color-Person-Environment Relationships. Color Research and Application 33(4): 312-319.
  • Buys, L, Barnett, K, Boulton-Lewis, G, Smith, D, Lovie-Kitchin, J, and Heffernan, M. 2007. Older Women's Fears of Violence: The Need for Interventions That Enable Active Ageing. Journal of Women & Aging 19(3/4): 179-193.
  • Jerome, K, Franz, J, and Smith, D. 2006. A Design Workshop for Youth 'At Risk'. IDEA 1: 42-59.
  • Suresh, M, Franz, J, and Smith, D. 2006. Person Environment Relationships to Health and Wellbeing: An Integrated Approach. IDEA 1: 87-102.
  • Smith, D, and Adkins, B. 2006. The Environmental Experience of Shopping with Congnitive Impairment. IDEA 1: 72-86.
  • Barnett, K, Adkins, B, Grant, E, and Smith, D. 2006. Public Space as 'Context' in Assistive Information and Communication Technologies for People with Cognitive Impairment. Information, Communication & Society 9(3): 355-372.
  • Smith, D. 2005. Environmental Distinctions: The discriminating dining environment.. Les CAHIERS du CICLas 6: 53-73.
  • Smith, D. 2004. COLOUR and SPACE: An Investigation of Three-Dimensionality. IDEA 1: 103-116.
  • Smith, D. 2003. Environmental Colouration and/or the Design Process*. Color Research and Application 28(5): 360-365.

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

  • Smith, D, and Demirbilek, N. 2009. What is that Place? The Impact of Environmenal Colour. AIC 2009 Sydney, 27/09/2009. Sydney: The Colour Society of Australia.
  • Smith, D. 2008. Echoes or Whispers: Interior voices in subtropical debate. Subtropical Cities Conference 2008, 03/09/2008. State Library of Queensland: Queensland.

Major Creative Works

  • Lommerse, M, Smith, D, and Beeck, S. 2010. EXHIBITION DESIGN for Permeable Boundaries: Interiors- a Field of Possibilities. Perth, Australia: John Curtin Gallery.
  • Smith, D. 2008. Queenslanders. Brisbane: Dianne Smith.

Minor Creative Works

  • Smith, D. 2011. Looking at, into or through Perth.. Perth: Curtin.
  • Smith, D. 2011. The Grove. Review, The Architect. Perth: Aust Institute of Architects: WA Chapter.
  • Lommerse, M, and Smith, D. 2010. A permeable field of possibities. Perth, Australia: John Curtin Gallery.
  • Lommerse, M, and Smith, D. 2010. The MAJOR PUBLIC EVENT at the John Curtin Gallery that launched Permeable Boundaries: a field of possibilities. Perth, Australia: John Curtin Gallery.

Individual Exhibition of Creative Works

  • Smith, D, Demirbilek, N, and Scott, A. 2007. The Design Experience: A visual narrative. Izmir, Turkey: Dr Dianne Smith, Dr. Nur Demirbilek, Andrew Scott.
  • McCombe, C, Boughen, S, and Smith, D. 2005. The space between memory and skin. Brisbane, WA: Boughen, S., McCombe, C. & Smith, D..

Curating an Exhibition

  • Smith, D, and Lommerse, M. 2010. Permeable Boundaries: Interiors- a Field of Possibilities. Perth, Western Australia: John Curtin Gallery.