Dr Jennifer Scott
Senior Lecturer, BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 1)PhD, MA, B.Arch., BA (Architecture), FHEAOverview
Jennifer has taught at AUB since January 2020. Having worked for a range of large and medium architectural practices both in Australia and the UK, Jennifer moved into teaching in 2006 and research in 2013. Professional experience included award winning projects include the Western Australian Maritime Museum, The Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Swan Brewery heritage redevelopment, Perth and the Capitol Square heritage redevelopment, Sydney.
Jennifer brings her extensive professional experience in architectural design, masterplanning and artistic collaboration to her work, and has worked on a diverse range of architectural projects, including residential, civic, health, mixed-use developments, commercial, education, and urban design. The scope of her experience traverses master planning and conceptual design, through to detail design, documentation, and contract administration and design coordination and project management.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- PhD Architecture (The University of Western Australia)
- MA Art Therapy (Edith Cowan University)
- BArch (Hons) (The University of Sydney)
- BA Architecture (Hons) (Kingston University)
- PGCert HE
Teaching Qualification
- PG Certificate (Creative Education) (University for the Creative Arts)
Teaching
Jennifer focuses on teaching at the interface of design and technology across the undergraduate and postgraduate architecture courses at AUB. Before arriving at AUB in January 2019, Jennifer previously taught at The University of Western Australia, The Urban Design Centre of Western Australia (AUDRC) and Curtin University of Technology across Undergraduate and Postgraduate Architectural and Urban Design Courses.
Publications and Conference Papers
- “Playing with Place: Forrest Place”, Architect Magazine: September 2019, Australian Institute of Architects, WA chapter
- “Collecting, Arranging, Disseminating: the curatorial space of Kettle’s Yard”, Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) 2018 Conference, Perth, Australia
- “The ‘Potential Space’ of Kettle’s Yard”, British Psychoanalytic Association 2015 Conference, UCL, London, UK.
- “Jugs, Mugs, and Goblets; comments on Marion Milner’s artistic insights” Forthcoming 2022 book chapter, Marion Milner Traditions, Margaret Spelman Boyle.
- Harrison, L., Hawes, E., Page, A., Peng, B., Scott, J. and Sheldon, M. (2021) Decolonising Assessment Toolkit. Journal of Useful Investigations in Higher Education.
Art/Community Experience
- 2010 Solo exhibition, SKINS @ Cullity Gallery, UWA, Stirling Highway, Crawley WA
- 2004, 2005, 2006 Group exhibitions – The Architectural Eye – Old George Gallery, East Fremantle, Perth WA
- 2005 Bayswater Primary School: Art Therapy Practicum Placement, Western Australia
- 2005 Royal Perth Hospital Burns Unit: Art Therapy Practicum Placement, Western Australia
- 2005–16 Uthando Project, Grass roots charity project
Research
Research Interests and Projects
Jennifer completed her PhD at The University of Western Australia which researched the links between the British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott and British modernist art and architecture. The PhD research at UWA was funded by an Australian Postgraduate Award.
This research is a synthesis of historical research, experiences in architectural practice and ideas that surfaced during the completion of a Master of Art Therapy. The PhD research applied Donald Winnicott’s theory of ‘potential space’ to three examples of Modernist architecture: Kettle’s Yard, The Royal Festival Hall and the Dominican Monastery of La Tourette.
Each of these three buildings demonstrate traditional building types (gallery, concert hall and church) that have been translated into modernist spatial forms. Winnicott’s observations of infants playing emphasised a dynamic spatial aspect to psychoanalytic theory that has been influential in therapeutic contexts since the 1950s. The resulting evidence for the theoretical interconnections between Winnicottian psychoanalysis and modernist architecture and art reveal a shared emphasis on the dynamic subjectivity and plasticity of space.
Awards and Prizes
Notable awards/prizes
Academic (The University of Western Australia)
- Australian Postgraduate Award 2013–16 (PhD)
- University Postgraduate Award 2012–13 (PhD)
- University Postgraduate Travel Award, 2015 (PhD)
- UWA Teaching Excellence, Nomination 2018
| Award Name | Date Awarded | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Master Builders’ Heritage Award | 2005 | Old Swan Brewery Renovation |
| Heritage Council of Western Australia Citation for Excellence | 2005 | Old Swan Brewery Renovation |
| George Temple Poole Award | 2002 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Public Institutional Award, RAIA WA | 2003 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Excellence in Construction Award, RAIA WA | 2003 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Fremantle Heritage Award | 2003 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Australian Construction Achievement Award, Master Builders | 2003 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Australian Timber Design Awards, High Commendation | 2002 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
| Australian Timber Design Awards, Best Use of Timber Engineering | 2002 | Western Australian Maritime Museum |
Memberships
Advance HE Membership
- Fellow (FHEA)