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Associate Professor Nicole Gardner

Associate Professor Nicole Gardner

Associate Professor

Registered Architect NSW #7921

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Architecture, DAB, The University of Technology, Sydney, (2018)

Bachelor of Architecture (1st Class Honours), University of Adelaide, (2000)

Bachelor of Design Studies, University of Adelaide, (1998)

 

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Built Environment

Nicole is the Academic Director of Global Education Initiatives in the University Office of Global Affairs and an Associate Professor in the School of Built Environment. As a Registered Architect in NSW (ARB 7921), she brings experience from practice in Australia and the United Kingdom to research and teaching that examines the history and future of design and urban technology. Her research examines how digital technologies are reshaping the practice of architecture and the built environment from the perspective of education, labour, organisational behaviour, and gender. She is the sole author of Scaling the Smart City: The Design and Ethics of Urban Technology (Elsevier, 2024), and has co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers on design technology innovation. Nicole has won and led multiple Commonwealth-funded grants on design technology innovation and the work of Japanese architect Shoei Yoh, and is a Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ARC ITTC) for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing (arch manu) awarded in 2022 and the ARC ITTC for Accelerating Circularity Adoption, awarded in 2026. Nicole won a UNSW Faculty Research Fellowship in 2021, and two best paper awards in 2025. She is a member of the Design Institute of Australia and the Computer Aided Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) organisation, and held a Chair role for the CAADRIA conference: "Accelerated Design" in 2024 and co-editor of the CAADRIA “Post-Carbon” conference proceedings in 2022. Nicole is committed to productively connecting theory with practice to drive real-world impact by building collaborations between researchers and the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.
E-mail
n.gardner@unsw.edu.au
Location
Red Centre West Wing, Room 4015
  • Books | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, Scaling the Smart City The Design and Ethics of Urban Technology, Elsevier
    Books | 2014
    Haeusler M, 2014, Interchanging – Future designs for responsive transport environments, Gardner N; Haeusler M; Mahar B, (eds.), Spurbuch,, Bamberg, Germany, http://www.spurbuch.de/en/product-reader-aadr/product/interchanging.html
    Books | 2010
    Gardner N; Haeusler MH; Tomitsch M, 2010, Infostructure: A Transport Research Project, Freerange Press, Christchurch, http://www.projectfreerange.com/freerange-press/infostructure/
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 1 Scaling the smart city', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 3 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00001-x
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 2 Ethics and the smart city', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 27 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00004-5
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 3 Designing and prototyping smarter urban spaces', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 51 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00009-4
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 4 Smart design for urban activation and placemaking', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 77 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00008-2
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 5 Smart design for socially engaging environments', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 103 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00006-9
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 6 Smart design for sustainable behaviors', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 129 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00007-0
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 7 Smart design for cultural heritage', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 153 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00005-7
    Book Chapters | 2024
    Gardner N, 2024, 'Chapter 8 Smart futures: Responsive and responsible design', in Scaling the Smart City, Elsevier, pp. 175 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18452-9.00003-3
    Book Chapters | 2023
    Haeusler M; Gardner N, 2023, 'Data Augmented Design Intelligence', in Interdisciplinary Design Thinking in Architecture Education, Taylor & Francis, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003296355-14
    Book Chapters | 2023
    Haeusler M; Gardner N, 2023, 'Data Augmented Design Intelligence: Enabling Interdisciplinarity', in Interdisciplinary Design Thinking in Architecture Education, Routledge, London, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003296355-14
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Gardner N, 2019, 'A Postphenomenological Approach to Computational Design Ethics', in Gardner N; Haeusler M; Yannis Z (ed.), Computational Design From Promise to Practice, avedition GmgH, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 42 - 55
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Haeusler M; Gardner N, 2019, 'Introduction: Computational Design - From Promise to Practice', in Haeusler M; Gardner N; Zavoleas Y (ed.), Computational Design - From Promise to Practice, avedition, Ludwigsburg, pp. 7 - 15
  • Edited Books | 2019
    Haeusler M; Gardner N; Zavoleas Y, (eds.), 2019, Computational Design - From Promise to Practice, Avedition, Ludwigsburg
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Huang T; Firth C; Kahlon Y; Gardner N, 2026, 'Extended Reality in Built Environment Education: A Systematic Literature Review', The International Journal of Design Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2325-128X/CGP/A359
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sunstrum F; Demirbilek RO; Gardner N; Viengkham C; Spehar B, 2024, 'Revealing the Synergy between Formal Aesthetics and Product Semantics: Exploring the Impact of Visual Form on Product Perception', International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
    Journal articles | 2022
    Criado-Perez C; Shinkle GA; Höllerer MA; Sharma A; Collins C; Gardner N; Hank Haeusler M; Pan S, 2022, 'Digital Transformation in the Australian AEC Industry: Prevailing Issues and Prospective Leadership Thinking', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002214
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gardner N, 2022, 'Digital Transformation and Organizational Learning: Situated Perspectives on Becoming Digital in Architectural Design Practice', Frontiers in Built Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.905455
    Journal articles | 2021
    Haeusler MH; Gardner N; Yu DK; Oh C; Huang B, 2021, '(Computationally) designing out waste: Developing a computational design workflow for minimising construction and demolition waste in early-stage architectural design', International Journal of Architectural Computing, 19, pp. 594 - 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14780771211040169
    Journal articles | 2020
    Doherty B; Gardner N; Higgs B; Ray A; Varshney I, 2020, 'The shakedown: Developing an indoor-localisation system for quantifying toilet usage in offices', Architectural Science Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2020.1748869
    Journal articles | 2019
    Gardner N, 2019, 'New Divisions of Digital Labour in Architecture', Feminist Review, 123, pp. 106 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0141778919879766
    Journal articles | 2019
    Trilsbeck M; Gardner N; Fabbri A; Haeusler MH; Zavoleas Y; Page M, 2019, 'Meeting in the middle: Hybrid clay three-dimensional fabrication processes for bio-reef structures', International Journal of Architectural Computing, 17, pp. 148 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1478077119849655
    Journal articles | 2018
    Gardner N; Hespanhol L, 2018, 'SMLXL: Scaling the smart city, from metropolis to individual', City Culture and Society, 12, pp. 54 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.2017.06.006
  • Reports | 2026
    LuBowden L; Ng A; Gardner N; Haeusler MH; Kuzmanovska I, 2026, Architect Competency Standards Benchmarking Project Report, Arch_Manu
    Conference Papers | 2025
    Gardner N; Firth C, 2025, 'FROM COMPLEXITY TO CAPABILITY: REFRAMING ROBOTIC FABRICATION AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL IN DESIGN EDUCATION', in Proceedings of the 48th AUBEA Conference, Canberra, presented at 48th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2025 International Conference, Canberra, 26 November 2025 - 28 November 2025
    Conference Papers | 2025
    Iwamoto M; Gardner N; Inoue T; Huang T; Haeusler M; Yu D; Hanano T, 2025, 'From Digital Turns to Digital Transformation: Lessons from the proto-parametric design of the Glass Station project by Shoei Yoh', in Architectural Informatics CAADRIA 2025: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 551 - 560, presented at Architectural Informatics CAADRIA 2025, Tokyo, Japan, 22 March 2025 - 29 March 2025, https://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/caadria2025_570
    Creative Works (non-textual) | 2024
    Huang T; Gardner N; Haeusler MH; Yu D; Doherty M, 2024, Light Matter(s): Interiors by Shoei Yoh, Light Matter(s): Interiors by Shoei Yoh, SASA Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia, 06 July 2024 - 04 August 2024, at: https://unisa.edu.au/contentassets/61e00bf5683344f6b617df18c396c669/sa-gallery-poster_24june24.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Lahtinen A; Gardner N; Ramosjaime C; Yu K, 2024, 'VISUALISING SYDNEY’S URBAN GREEN: A Web Interface for Monitoring Vegetation Coverage in the Greater Sydney Area between 1992 and 2022 using Google Earth Engine', in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Singapore, pp. 515 - 524, presented at 29th CAADRIA Conference, Singapore, 20 April 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.2.515
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2024
    Gardner N; Herr CM; Wang L; Hirano T; Ahmad Khan S, (eds.), 2024, 'ACCELERATED DESIGN: Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2024)', The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong, Singapore, SINGAPORE, Vol. 1, presented at ACCELERATED DESIGN, Singapore, 20 April 2024 - 26 April 2024
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Iwamoto M; Inoue T; Nakamoto S; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2023, 'Naiju community center by Shoei Yoh: pioneering computational architecture applying origami geometry and bamboo formwork', in Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia, IASS 2023 Melbourne Symposium, International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS), Melbourne, pp. 1 - 10, presented at Integration of Design and Fabrication IASS Annual Symposium 2023, Melbourne, 10 July 2023 - 14 July 2023
    Designs / Architecture | 2022
    Gardner N; Haeusler M; Dunn K; Huang T; Barton J; Yu D; Firth C; Iwamoto M; Inoue T; Momoeda Y, 2022, Revisiting Shoei Yoh, Editor: Gardner N, publication category: Designs / Architecture, https://australiandesigncentre.com/past-exhibitions-and-events/revisiting-shoei-yoh/
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Gardner N; Haeusler M; Yu D; Barton J; Dunn K; Huang T, 2022, 'Revisiting Shoei Yoh: Developing a workflow for a browser-based 3Dmodel environment to create an immersive digital archive', in Proceedings of the 27th CAADRIA Conference, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, presented at CAADRIA, Sydney, 09 April 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.687
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Jovanovic L; Meng L; Doherty B; Gardner N; Hank Haeusler M; Daniel Yu K, 2022, 'Automated Code Compliance Checking: A computational workflow for verifying model, parameter and regulatory compliance', in Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, pp. 319 - 328
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Rogers S; Rubennach T; Doherty B; Gardner N; Haeusler MH; Yu KD, 2022, 'Running, Running, Stop Applying graph theory to pathfinding analysis to improve circulation efficiency in vertical high schools', in Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, pp. 19 - 28
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Zhang GH; Meng L; Gardner N; Yu D; Haeusler M, 2022, 'Transit Oriented Development Assistive Interface (TODAI) - A Machine Learning Powered Computational Urban Design Tool for TOD', in Proceedings of the 27th CAADRIA Conference, Sydney, Australia, Sydney, presented at CAADRIA, Sydney, 09 April 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.253
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 2022
    van Ameijde J; Gardner N; Hoon Hyun K; Luo D; Sheth U, (eds.), 2022, 'CAADRIA 2022, POST-CARBON - Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2022)', The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong, Sydney, Australia, Vol. 1, presented at CAADRIA 2022, POST-CARBON - 27th Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) Conference, Sydney, Australia, 09 April 2022 - 15 April 2022, http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/caadria2022_000
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Gardner N; Haeusler M; Yu DK, 2021, 'Parametricising sound for early-stage design: An information design problem?', Madeira, Portugal, presented at Euronoise 2021, Madeira, Portugal, 25 October 2021 - 27 October 2021
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Haeusler MH; Butler A; Gardner N; Sepasgozar S; Pan S, 2021, 'Wasted... again: Or how to understand waste as a data problem and aiming to address the reduction of waste as a computational challenge', in Projections - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2021, Hong Kong, pp. 371 - 380, presented at CAADRIA 2021, Hong Kong, 29 March 2021
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Huang Y; Butler A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2021, 'Lost in Translation: Achieving semantic consistency of name-identity in BIM', in Stojakovic V; Tepavcevic B (ed.), owards a new, configurable architecture - Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbi, pp. 9 - 20, presented at eCAADe, Novi Sad, Serbi, 08 September 2021 - 10 September 2021, http://www.ecaade2021.ftn.uns.ac.rs/
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Brown L; Yip M; Gardner N; Haeusler H; Khean N; Zavoleas Y; Ramos C, 2020, 'Drawing Recognition - Integrating Machine Learning Systems into Architectural Design Workflows', in eCAADe proceedings, Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 289 - 298, presented at Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) [Volume 2], 16 September 2020 - 17 September 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.2.289
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Gardner N; Meng LL; Haeusler H, 2020, 'Computational Pragmatism - Computational design as pragmatist tools for the age of the Anthropocene', Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 487 - 496, presented at Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) [Volume 2], http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2020.2.487
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Gardner N; Meng LL; Haeusler MH, 2020, 'Computational Pragmatism', in RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2020, Bangkok, pp. 489 - 498, presented at CAADRIA 2020, Bangkok, 05 August 2020 - 07 August 2020
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Hamilton W; Butler A; Gardner N; Haeusler H; Ramos C; Zavoleas Y, 2020, 'Keeping up with the Code - Communicating the Decision Making History of Architectural Scripts', in eCAADe proceedings, Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 633 - 642, presented at Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) [Volume 1], 16 September 2020 - 17 September 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2020.1.633
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Zavoleas Y; Brown L; Yip M; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Khean N; Ramos Jaime C, 2020, 'Drawing Recognition - Integrating Machine Learning Systems into Architectural Design Workflows', in Werner LC; Koering D (ed.), Anthropologic – Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age, eCAADe & tredition GmbH, TU Berlin, pp. 289 - 298, presented at Anthropologic: Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age, TU Berlin, 16 September 2020 - 18 September 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-10569.2
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Zavoleas Y; Hamilton W; Butler A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Ramos Jaime C, 2020, 'Keeping up with the Code - Communicating the Decision Making History of Architectural Scripts', in Werner LC; Koering D (ed.), Anthropologic: Architecture and Fabrication in the Cognitive Age - Proceedings of the 38th International Conference of the Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), eCAADe & tredition GmbH, TU Berlin, pp. 633 - 642, presented at Anthropologic – Architecture and Fabrication in the cognitive age, TU Berlin, 16 September 2020 - 18 September 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-10569.2
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Camacho D; Dobbs T; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Hands On Design – Integrating Haptic Interaction and Feedback in Virtual Environments for Enhanced Immersive Experiences in Design Practice', in Haeusler M; Schnabel MA; Fukuda T (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - 24th CAADRIA Conference, CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 563 - 572, presented at Intelligent & Informed, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.563
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Erzetic C; Dobbs T; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler H; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Enhancing User-Engagement in the Design Process through Augmented Reality Applications', in Sousa JP; Henriques GC; Xavier JP (eds.), eCAADe SIGraDi 2019 Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution Volume 2, Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Porto, Portugal, pp. 423 - 432, presented at Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) & 23rd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society Digital Graphics [Volume 2], Porto, Portugal, 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.423
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Erzetic C; Dobbs T; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Enhancing User-Engagement in the Design Process through Augmented Reality Applications', in Xavier S; Castro H (ed.), eCAADe 37/Sigradi 23: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution, eCAADe/Sigradi & University of Porto, University of Porto, Portugal, pp. 423 - 432, presented at eCAADe 37/Sigradi 23: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution, University of Porto, Portugal, 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_027
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Green S; King G; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Designing out Urban Heat Islands: Optimisation of Footpath Materials with Different Albedo Value through Evolutionary Algorithms to Address Urban Heat Island Effect', in Haeusler M; Schnabel MA; Fukuda T (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference, CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 603 - 612, presented at CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.603
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Johan R; Chernyavsky M; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Building Intelligence through Generative Design: Structural Analysis and Optimisation Informed by Material Performance', in Haeusler M; Schnabel MA; Fukuda T (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference, CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 371 - 380, presented at CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.371
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Leung E; Butler A; Asher R; Gardner N; Haeusler H, 2019, 'Redback BIM - Developing a Browser-based Modeling Application Software Taxonomy', Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 775 - 784, presented at Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.775
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Leung E; Butler A; Asher R; Gardner N; Haeusler MH, 2019, 'Redback BIM', in Intelligent and Informed - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2019, New Zealand, pp. 775 - 784, presented at CAADRIA, New Zealand, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019
    Conference Papers | 2019
    NG JMY; Khean N; Madden D; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Optimising Image Classification: Implementation of Convolutional Neural Network Algorithms to Distinguish between Plans and Sections within the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AED) Industry', in Haeusler M; Schnabel MA; Fukuda T (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference, CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 795 - 804, presented at CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.795
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Scott S; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler H, 2019, 'Discoverable Desks - Finding location and orientation in a mobile workplace', Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 653 - 662, presented at Proceedings of the 24th Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) [Volume 2], http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.2.653
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Scott S; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler MH, 2019, 'Discoverable desks', in Intelligent and Informed - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2019, New Zealand, pp. 653 - 662, presented at CAADRIA, New Zealand, 15 August 2019 - 18 August 2019
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Sheldon A; Dobbs T; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M; Ramos C; Zavoleas Y, 2019, 'Putting the AR in (AR)chitecture: Integrating Voice Recognition and Gesture Control for Augmented Reality Interaction to Enhance Design Practice', in Haeusler M; Schnabel MA; Fukuda T (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference, CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, pp. 475 - 484, presented at CAADRIA, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.475
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Bungbrakearti N; Cooper-Wooley B; Odolphi J; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2018, 'HOLOSYNC: A Comparative Study on Mixed Reality and Contemporary Communication Methods in a Building Design Context', in Fukuda T; Huang W; Janssen P; Crolla K; Alhadidi S (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, pp. 401 - 410, presented at Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17 May 2018 - 19 May 2018, http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/caadria2018_125.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Gardner N; Rahmat H, 2018, 'Digital dialogues: Computational Design from Promise to Retweet', in Maxwell DW (ed.), Proceedings of the 1st Annual Design Research Conference (ADR18), The University of Sydney, The University of Sydney, Australia, pp. 263 - 275, presented at Annual Design Research Conference (ADR), The University of Sydney, Australia, 27 September 2018 - 28 September 2018, https://sydney.edu.au/architecture/news-and-events/events/annual-design-research-conference.html
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Gardner N, 2018, 'Architecture-Human-Machine (re)configurations: Examining computational design in practice', in Kepczynska-Walczak A; Bialkowski S (ed.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe) and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology., Lodz, Poland, pp. 139 - 148, presented at Computing for a better tomorrow 36th eCAADe Conference, Lodz, Poland, 19 September 2018 - 21 September 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.139
    Theses / Dissertations | 2018
    Gardner NL, 2018, The transformation of public space: Mobile technology practices and urban liminalities
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Hawton D; Cooper-Wooley B; Odolphi J; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2018, 'Shared Immersive Environments for Parametric Model Manipulation: Evaluating a Workflow for Parametric Model Manipulation from Within Immersive Virtual Environments', in Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, pp. 483 - 492, presented at Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17 May 2018 - 19 May 2018, http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/caadria2018_162
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Khean N; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2018, 'The Introspection of Deep Neural Networks Towards Illuminating the Black Box: Training Architects Machine Learning via Grasshopper Definitions', in Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2018, association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Tsinghua University, Beijing, pp. 237 - 246, presented at Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 17 May 2018 - 19 May 2018, http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/caadria2018_126.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Leung E; Asher R; Butler A; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2018, 'Redback BIM: Developing 'De-Localised' Open-Source Architecture-Centric Tools', in Fukuda T; Huang W; Janssen P; Crolla K; Alhadidi S (eds.), Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, pp. 21 - 30, presented at Learning, Adapting and Prototyping - Proceedings of the 23rd CAADRIA Conference, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 17 May 2018 - 19 May 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2018.2.021
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Panerras H; Doherty B; Fabbri A; Gardner N; Haeusler M, 2018, 'Augmented Reality in the Design Process - Using visual effects (VFX) motion tracking techniques to conduct quantification research on the performance of augmented reality', in Kępczyńska-Walczak A; Białkowski S (ed.), Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference, Lodz, Poland, pp. 761 - 770, presented at 36th eCAADe, Lodz, Poland, 19 September 2018 - 21 September 2018, http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/ecaade2018_114
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Gardner NL; Hespanhol L, 2016, 'SMLXL: Thinking between scales and designing with data for smarter cities', in Proceedings of the AASA 2016 9th International Conference Project to Practice: Innovating Architecture, University of Technology Sydney, presented at Project to Practice:Innovating Architecture AASA 9th International Conference, University of Technology Sydney, 30 September 2016 - 01 October 2016
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Gardner NL, 2015, 'Agitating Architecture: Critical Reflections on Ubiquitous Computing', in hogben P; O’Callaghan J (ed.), SAHANZ 2015 Architecture Institutions and Change: Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Volume 32, Sydney, presented at SAHANZ 2015 Architecture Institutions and Change, Sydney, 07 July 2015 - 10 July 2015, http://sahanz2015.be.unsw.edu.au/papers/SAHANZ%202015%20-%20Front%20pages%20&%20Table%20of%20Contents.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Rosenberg E; Haeusler MH; Araullo R; Gardner N, 2015, 'Smart Architecture-Bots & Industry 4.0 Principles for Architecture', in Martens B; Wurzer G; Grasl T; Lorenz WE; Schaffranek R (eds.), Real Time - Proceedings of the 33rd eCAADe Conference, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, pp. 251 - 259, presented at eCAADe, Vienna, 16 September 2015 - 18 September 2015, http://cumincad.scix.net/cgi-bin/works/Show?_id=ecaade2015_155&sort=DEFAULT&search=haeusler&hits=16
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Gardner NL; Harfield S, 2014, 'Great Expectations: Mobilising histories and transforming the city through mobile technology practices', in Gjerde M; Petrović E (ed.), UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Australasian Urban History / Planning History Group, Wellington, NZ, presented at UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Wellington, NZ, 02 February 2014 - 05 February 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Haeusler MH; Gardner N; Mahar B, 2014, 'Interchanging: Responsive transport infrastructures for twenty-first century urban digital culture', Adelaide, Australia, presented at Proceedings of the 7th International Urban Design Conference: Designing Productive Cities – 2014, Adelaide, Australia, 01 September 2014 - 03 September 2014
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Barker T; Gardner N; Haeusler MH; Tomitsch M, 2011, 'Last train to trancentral: From infrastructure to 'info'structure - A case study of embedding digital technology into existing public transport infrastructures', in Circuit Bending Breaking and Mending Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia Caadria 2011, pp. 335 - 344
    Conference Papers | 2011
    Haeusler MH; Tomitsch M; Gardner N; Barker T, 2011, 'Infostructures – Embedding Media Facades in Public Transport', in CHI2011 Computer Human Interaction Conference 2011, Vancover, presented at CHI2011 Computer Human Interaction Conference 2011, Vancover, 07 May 2011 - 12 May 2011

DFAT Australia-Japan Foundation Grant Round ($46K) 2024

ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Next Generation Architectural Manufacturing ($9million) 2022

DFAT Australia-Japan Foundation Grant Round ($36K) 2021

DFAT Australia-Japan Foundation Grant Round ($25K) 2019

Built Environment Faculty Research Grant ($12K) 2017

UNSW Career Advancement Fund ($8K) 2016

ADA Faculty Research Fellowship 2021-2022

My Research Supervision

I am currently supervising MPhil and PhD candidates who are engaged in practice-based design research, who are investigating the topic of the smart city, and who are exploring digital transformation in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector as part of the ARC Centre for Next Generation Architectural Manufacturing.