By Professor Michael Ostwald

Book Chapters

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

Askland HH; Ostwald MJ; Williams A, 2012, Assessing Creativity: Supporting Learning in Architecture and Design., Office for Learning and Teaching, Sydney

Ostwald MJ; Downton P; Fairley A, 2010, Homo Faber III: Modelling, Identity and the Post Digital, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne

Chapman M; Ostwald MJ, 2010, Imagining … Proceedings of the 27th International SAHANZ (Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand) Conference., SAHANZ, Newcastle

Gu N; Ostwald MJ; Williams A, 2009, Computing, Cognition and Education: Recent Research in the Architectural Sciences., ANZSACA, Sydney

Gu N; Figen Gul L; Ostwald MJ; Williams A, 2008, ANZASCA 08: Innovation Inspiration and Instruction: New Knowledge in the Architectural Sciences., ANZSACA, Newcastle

Ostwald MJ; Fleming SP, 2007, Museum, Gallery and Cultural Architecture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Region: Essays on Antipodean Identity., Edwin Mellen Press, Wales

Allpress B; Ostwald MJ, 2005, Architectural Design Research: Project Based Design Research and Discourse on Design., Association of Architectural Schools of Australasia., Melbourne

Ostwald MJ; Moore JR, 2005, Re-Framing Architecture: Theory Science and Myth., Archadia, Sydney

Ostwald MJ, 2000, Movements in Twentieth Century Architecture: A Reader In Architectural Theory., Archadia, Sydney

Moore JR; Ostwald MJ, 1997, Hidden Newcastle: Urban Memories and Architectural Imaginaries, Tower Books, Sydney

Ostwald MJ; Kingsland AJ, 1995, Research and Development in Problem Based Learning, PROBLARC and Australian Problem Based Learning Network, Sydney

Ostwald MJ; Little P; Ryan G, 1995, Research and Development in Problem Based Learning, PROBLARC and Australian Problem Based Learning Network, Sydney

Chen SE; Cowdroy RM; Kingsland AJ; Ostwald MJ, 1994, Reflections on Problem Based Learning, UNSW Press, Sydney

Ostwald MJ; Kingsland AJ, 1994, Research and Development in Problem Based Learning., PROBLARC and Australian Problem Based Learning Network, Sydney

Journal articles

Ostwald MJ; Lee JH; Zhou L, 2026, 'Model-based approaches to emergency evacuation in buildings: a systematic literature review in the context of architectural practice and design', City Territory and Architecture, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40410-026-00321-y

Zhou L; Lee JH; Ostwald MJ, 2026, 'Modelling spatial integration and cultural visibility in urban street networks: A case study of Sydney's Chinese communities', Journal of Urban Management, 15, pp. 1292 - 1312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jum.2026.01.010

Bamborough C; Haeusler MH; Ostwald MJ; Kafaei M; Thaher YAY; Oteng D; Burry J; Burry M; Schork T, 2026, 'Towards Circularity: A Qualitative Study of Circularity Adoption in Australian Architectural Practice', Architecture, 6, pp. 74 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/architecture6020074

Wu R; Lee JH; Ostwald MJ; Dawes MJ, 2026, 'The evolution of syntactic and dimensional properties in Sydney social housing', Open House International, 51, pp. 327 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/OHI-02-2025-0051

Lee JH; Ostwald MJ, 2026, 'AI-Enabled Building Design Collaboration: Insights from Australian Adoption and Implementation', Buildings, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings16061126

Ostwald MJ, 2026, 'Foregrounding Geometric Thinking', Nexus Network Journal, 28, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00004-026-00863-1

Lee JH; Ji SY; Ostwald MJ, 2026, 'Designing homes for ageing minds: A systematic review of design research on cognitive and emotional responses to residential environments', Building and Environment, 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114093

Dawes MJ; Ostwald MJ; Lee JH, 2026, 'Artificial intelligence assessments of façade similarity: Comparing AI assessments using Christopher Alexander’s 15 properties of living structure, and human evaluations', Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23998083261465714

Lee JH; Ostwald MJ; Jin T, 2026, 'From generation to co-creation: agency and collaboration in architectural design via natural language interaction', International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21650349.2026.2704175

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