By Professor Michael Ostwald

Book Chapters

Ostwald MJ; Williams A; Fuller S, 2009, 'The professional accreditation of architecture programs: academics’ perceptions', in Gu N; Ostwald MJ; Williams A (ed.), Computing, Cognition and Education: Recent Research in the Architectural Sciences, ANZSAC, Sydney, pp. 127 - 142

Ostwald MJ; Vaughan J, 2009, 'Visual qualities in early Modern and late Modern architecture: a mathematical comparison of formal complexity in the houses of Gray and Sejima.', in Gu N; Ostwald MJ; Williams A (ed.), Computing, Cognition and Education: Recent Research in the Architectural Sciences, ANZSACA, Sydney, pp. 9 - 32

Ostwald MJ; Morrison T, 2008, 'Architecture as Concept: The Case of the Artist’s Model', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Ideas, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 176 - 185

Ostwald MJ; Vaughan J; Tucker C, 2008, 'Characteristic Visual Complexity: Fractal dimensions in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier', in Williams K (ed.), Nexus VII, Architecture and Mathematics, KW Books and Birkhauser, Turin, pp. 217 - 232

Ostwald MJ, 2008, 'Modelling Ideas and the Power of Representation', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Ideas, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 4 - 5

Tucker C; Ostwald MJ, 2008, 'Nearly Urban; Affordable Housing Project', in Murray S; Ramirez-Lovering D; Whibley S (ed.), ReHousing: 24 Housing Projects, RMIT Press, Melbourne, pp. 32 - 33

Ostwald MJ, 2008, 'Preface: Homo Faber', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Ideas, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 2 - 3

Ostwald MJ, 2008, 'Rising from the Ruins: Interpreting the Missing Formal Device within ‘The Belly of an Architect'', in Willoquet–Maricondi P; Alemany–Galway M (ed.), Peter Greenaway’s Postmodern / Poststructuralist Cinema, Scarecrow Press, Rowman and Littlefield, Maryland, pp. 137–158 & 340–342

Ostwald MJ, 2007, 'Dancing with the Machine', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Architecture, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 30 - 34

Fleming SP; Ostwald MJ, 2007, 'Fractured Strata or Common Ground', in Ostwald MJ; Fleming SP (ed.), Museum, Gallery and Cultural Architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region: Essays on Antipodean Identity, Edwin Mellen Press, Wales, pp. 162 - 167

Ostwald MJ; Fleming SP, 2007, 'Geography, Culture and the Construction of Identity', in Ostwald MJ; Fleming SP (ed.), Museum, Gallery and Cultural Architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region: Essays on Antipodean Identity, Edwin Mellen Press, Wales, pp. 1 - 12

Ostwald MJ, 2007, 'Model-making at the Limits: Conceptual Topography and Architectural Representation', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Architecture., Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 126 - 140

Morrison T; Ostwald MJ, 2007, 'Shifting Dimensions: The Architectural Model in History', in Fairley A; Mina A; Downton P; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Homo Faber: Modelling Architecture., Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, pp. 142 - 156

Ostwald MJ, 2006, 'Ethics and Geometry: Computational Transformations and the Curved Surface in Architecture.', in Duvernoy S; Pedemonte O (ed.), Nexus VI: Architecture and Mathematics, Kim Williams Books/ Birkhauser, Torino, Italy, pp. 77 - 92

Ostwald MJ, 2002, 'Binding Issues and Critical Strengthening.', in Taylor M; Preston J; Charleson A (ed.), Moments of Resistance, Victoria University Press, Wellington, pp. 23 - 50

Ostwald MJ, 2001, 'Identity Tourism, Virtuality and the Theme Park.', in Holmes D (ed.), Virtual Globalisation: Virtual Spaces / Tourist Spaces., Routledge, London, pp. 192 - 204

Ostwald MJ, 2001, 'Rising from the Ruins: Interpreting the Missing Formal Device within ‘The Belly of an Architect'.', in Willoquet–Maricondi P; Alemany–Galway M (ed.), Peter Greenaway’s Postmodern / Poststructuralist Cinema, Scarecrow Press, Rowman and Littlefield, Maryland, pp. 137 - 342

Ostwald MJ, 2001, 'Temporal Civic Zone', in Burry M (ed.), Cyberspace: The World of Digital Architecture, Images, London, pp. 174 - 175

Jencks C; Ostwald MJ, 2000, 'Complexitism: an Interview.', in Ostwald MJ (ed.), Movements in Twentieth Century Architecture: A Reader In Architectural Theory., Archadia, Sydney, pp. 201 - 206

Ostwald MJ, 2000, 'Complexitism: Some introductory Pieces of the Jigsaw.', in Ostwald MJ (ed.), Movements in Twentieth Century Architecture: A Reader In Architectural Theory., Archadia, Sydney, pp. 198 - 200

Moore JR; Ostwald MJ, 2000, 'Science and Myth in Architectural Theory', in Ostwald MJ; Moore JR (ed.), Re-Framing Architecture: Theory Science and Myth, Archadia, Sydney, pp. 9 - 12

Ostwald MJ, 2000, 'The Instruction of Myth: Searching for Architecture and Community in Cyberspace.', in Ostwald MJ; Moore JR (ed.), Re-Framing Architecture: Theory Science and Myth., Archadia, Sydney, pp. 163 - 174

Ostwald MJ, 2000, 'Virtual Urban Futures', in Bell D; Kennedy B (ed.), The Cybercultures Reader, Routledge, London, pp. 658 - 675

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1999, 'Adam’s House Revisited: The Primitive Hut in Cyburbia.', in Busfield B; Richards P (ed.), 1997–1998 CHASA Refereed Design, CHASA, Canberra, pp. 17 - 24

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1999, 'Corporis Fabrica: Vesalius and the Origins of the Violent Mimetic Tradition.', in Busfield B; Richards P (ed.), 1997–1998 CHASA Refereed Design, CHASA, Canberra, pp. 25 - 32

Ostwald MJ, 1998, 'Aperiodic Tiling, Penrose Tiling and the Generation of Architectural Forms.', in Williams K (ed.), Nexus: Architecture and Mathematics 1998, Edizioni Dell’Erba, Firenze, Italy, pp. 99 - 112

Moore JR; Ostwald MJ, 1998, 'Architectural and Urban Fictions: Newcastle after the Earthquake.', in Houston C; Kurasawa F; Watson A (ed.), Imagined Places: The Politics of Making Space, La Trobe University, Melbourne, pp. 109 - 116

Ostwald MJ, 1998, 'Fractal Traces: Geometry and the Architecture of Ushida Findlay.', in van Schaik L (ed.), Ushida Findlay, 2G, Barcelona, pp. 136 - 143

Ostwald MJ, 1998, 'Trazos Fractales: Geometria y architectura en Ushida Findlay.', in van Schaik L (ed.), Ushida Findlay, 2G, Barcelona, pp. 136 - 143

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1997, 'Appropriating Complexity: The Migration of Theory and its Hybridisation within Architecture.', in Cairns S; Goad P (ed.), Building, Dwelling, Drifting: Migrancy and the Limits of Architecture., The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, pp. 246 - 253

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1997, 'Architectural Traces after the Random Walk: Four Paths in the Proper.', in Prakash V (ed.), Theatres of Decolonization: [Architecture] Agency [Urbanism], University of Washington, Seattle, pp. 525 - 550

Moore JR; Ostwald MJ, 1997, 'Choral Dance: Ruskin and Dædalus.', in Bloomer J (ed.), Ruskin Redux, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 88 - 107

Ostwald MJ; Holmes D, 1997, 'Cyberspace Glossary', in Holmes D (ed.), Virtual Politics: Identity and Community in Cyberspace, Sage Publications, London, pp. 229 - 242

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1997, 'Icons of Nonlinearity in Architecture: Eisenman–Correa–Van Eyck.', in Prakash V (ed.), Theatres of Decolonization: [Architecture] Agency [Urbanism]., University of Washington, Seattle, pp. 401 - 422

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1997, 'Opening the Investigation: Architectural and Urban Fictions.', in Moore JR; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Hidden Newcastle: Urban Memories and Architectural Imaginaries., Gadfly Media, Sydney, pp. 51 - 62

Moore JR; Ostwald MJ, 1997, 'Ruskin and the Interdisciplinary Migration of Ideas.', in Cairns S; Goad P (ed.), Building, Dwelling, Drifting: Migrancy and the Limits of Architecture., The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, pp. 230 - 235

Ostwald MJ, 1997, 'Structuring Virtual Urban Space: Arborescent Schemas.', in Droege P (ed.), Intelligent Environments — Spatial Aspects of the Information Revolution., Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 451 - 482

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1997, 'Urban Fragments: A Historical and Geographical Perspective.', in Moore JR; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Hidden Newcastle: Urban Memories and Architectural Imaginaries,, Gadfly Media, Sydney, pp. 1 - 7

Ostwald MJ, 1997, 'Virtual Urban Futures.', in Holmes D (ed.), Virtual Politics: Identity and Community in Cyberspace, Sage Publications, London, pp. 125 - 144

Ostwald MJ; Varnam BI, 1996, 'An Investigation of Student Profiles in a Problem Based, Distance Education Course in Construction Management.', in Rinker ME (ed.), Construction, Modernization and Education, China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing, pp. 239 - 248

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 1996, 'Rising out of Chaos: Extricating Religion from an Architecture of Complexity.', in Griffith M; Tulip J (ed.), Religion, Literature and the Arts, RLA Project, University of Sydney, Sydney, pp. 306 - 312

Ostwald MJ, 1996, 'Virtual Urban Futures: The (Post) Twentieth Century City as Cybernetic Circus.', in Nalbantoglu G (ed.), Architecture, Post Modernity and Difference, National University of Singapore, Singapore, pp. 111 - 132

Ostwald MJ; Chen SE, 1994, 'Marginalisation of Theoretical Issues in a Professional PBL Course — A Structural or Attitudinal Problem?', in Chen SE; Cowdroy RM; Kingsland AJ; Ostwald MJ (ed.), Reflections on Problem Based Learning, Australian Problem-Based Learning Network, Sydney, pp. 87 - 104

Ostwald MJ; Chen SE, 1993, 'Counter Intrusion Strategies for IT Networks in the Building Industry', in Mather KS; Betts MP; Tham KW (ed.), Management of Information Technology for Construction., World Scientific and Global Publishers, London, pp. 167 - 182

Chen SE; Ostwald MJ, 1993, 'Design Decision Support from Informed Project Time — Cost Performance Simulation.', in Mather KS; Betts MP; Tham KW (ed.), Management of Information Technology for Construction., World Scientific and Global Publishers, London, pp. 529 - 542

Ostwald MJ, 'Warwick Fox A Theory of General Ethics: Human Relationships, Nature, and the Built Environment', in Nexus Network Journal, Birkhäuser Basel, pp. 195 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8728-0_12

Edited Books

Del Favero D; Thurow S; Ostwald M; Frohne U, (eds.), 2024, Climate Disaster Preparedness, SpringerNature, Cham, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56114-6

Lee JH; Ostwald MJ; Kim MJ, (eds.), 2024, Multimodality in Architecture: Collaboration, Technology and Education, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49511-3

Williams K; Ostwald MJ, 2015, Architecture and Mathematics, From Antiquity to the Future. Volume I: Antiquity to the 1500s., Springer, Cham

Williams K; Ostwald MJ, 2015, Architecture and Mathematics, From Antiquity to the Future. Volume II: 1500s to the Future., Springer, Cham

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