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Russell Lowe is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He joined the FBE in February 2007. Prior to this appointment he Lectured in Digital Media Design, Architectural Drawing and Interior Architecture, at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. Before joining Victoria University in 2000 he studied and taught Architecture at Auckland University, New Zealand.

Teaching

Russell Lowe leads the Architectural Design Studio in the first year of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies and teaches in the final year of the Masters of Architecture. He has delivered guest lectures and presented in conferences in New Zealand, Australia, North America, England and South-East Asia. In 2001 he was awarded Best Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Victoria University by the post graduate students association. In the second half of 2007 he was the acting director of the Masters of Architecture program.

Research

Russell Lowe's research centers around the repurposing of computer gaming technology to engage with uses and concepts outside of the entertainment industry. Russell has developed unique insights into opportunities for collaborative thinking that take advantage of the multiple perspectives that computer game environments afford. His research on architectural space spans from Molecular Biology to Fine Art Films which have been exhibited worldwide in film festivals as well as private and public art galleries.

Recent Publications

Papers & Book Chapters

Lowe, R., 2008, 'Beyond the boundary Object:Sketches, Computer Games and Blogs facilitating design development', in Proceedings of 13th conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design in Asia - CADRIA 2008 Beyond Computer Aided Design, eds Walaiporn Nakapan, Ekkachai Mahaek, Komson Teeraparbwong and Piyaboon Niklkaew, Chaing Mai, Tailand, Chaing Mai, Tailand, pp. 544 - 551

Lowe, R. 'COMPUTER GAMING, BOITECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE: EMBEDDING THE INTERSECTION WITHIH AN ARCHITECTURAL CURRICULUM'. In: Techniques and Technologies: Transfer and Transformation: IVth International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia 2007. Sydney, Australia, UTSePress, pp. 150 - 158 2007.

Lowe, R., (2005), Electroliquid Aggregation and the Imaginative Disruption of Convention, Ch. 6 in L. Duff and J. Davies (eds.) Drawing - The Process, Intellect, Bristol, UK and Portland, OR, USA.

Creative Works

Lowe, R. & Goodwin, R. & McGregor, A. LiveLanes by George. Professor Steffen Lehmann, curator. City of Sydney.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'XVI Quadriennale Di Roma', , eds Lorenzo Canova, Palazzo Delle Exposizioni, via Nazionale 194, Rome, Italy.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'IMPAKT HIGHLIGHTS:YOUR SPACE', , eds Arjon Dunnewind, National Center for COntemporary Art, 11 Piskunova Street, Nizhny Novgotod, Russia.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'LIAF-London International Animation Festival', , eds Nag Vladermersky, The Horse Hospital, colonnade, Bloomsbury, London W1 1HX.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'MIAF Melbourne International Animation Festival', , eds Malcom Turner, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Flinders street, Melbourne Australia.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'Supermodern- Nothing is what it seems', , eds Lee Wells, National center for contemporary Art, Moscow, Zoologicheskaya at., 14, build.2, Moscow, Russia.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'The Evil Empire', , eds Louky Keijsers, The Evil Empire, LMAK projects Gallery.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'THe evil Empire', , eds Miguel Sanchez, ADN Gallery, Enric Granados, 49, Barcelona, Spain.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'Impakt Festival 2008', , eds Arjon Dunnewind, Filmtheater't Hoogt, Utrecth, Netherland.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'Video Art Festival #003', , eds Nicole J. Caruth, Harvestworks digital media art center, 596 Broadway # 602, New York.

Lowe, R., Goodwin, R. & McGregor, A. 2008, 'Back to the City', , eds Michael Cohen, Dr Nigel Helyer, Professor Anne Graham, Professor Steffen Lehmann, Julie Rich, Glenn Spicer and John Drake, The city of Newcastle, NSW, Newcastle.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2008, 'The Rencontres Internationales', , Centre Pompidou, Place Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2007, 'On the Edge of Vision', , eds Lorenzo Canova, Victoria Memorial Museum; National Gallery of Modern Art; National Gallery of Modern Art, Calcutta, New Delhi and Mumbai.

Lowe, R. & Solmi, F. 2007, 'Saison Video 2007', , eds Mo Gourmelon, Espace Croise, Contemporary Art Centre, Rouboix, Grand Place, 59100 Rouboix.