Adjunct Professor
Susan Savage
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
Broad area of research: InfrastructureGrants and current projects
Learning and Teaching Academic Standards Project, Australian Learning and Teaching Council ($140,000)
Australian Learning and Teaching Council Discipline Based Initiative ($100,000) - Professional Education in Built Environment and Design.
QUT Large Teaching and Learning Commissioned Project Work ($650,000 over 3 years) - Integrated Learning
QUT Small Teaching and Learning Grant - Learning to Work: Working to Learn
QUT Small Teaching and Learning Grant - Developing an Online tool for monitoring work experience
QUT Small Teaching and Learning Grant - Redeveloping Professional Practice Curriculum in Architecture.
Academic awards
2000: Australian Award for University Teaching (Physical Sciences and Related Studies)
2010 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Discipline Scholar Architecture
2006: QUT Award for Excellence in Curriculum Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
2004: Royal Australian Institute of Architects Sisalation Prize ($10,000) with Paula Whitman and Louise Wallis
2000: QUT Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
1999: Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Teaching Excellence Award.
Career history
July 2010: ALTC Discipline Scholar Architecture
Aug 2007: ProfessorJan 2005 - Present: Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, QUTJan 2001 - Dec 2004: Associate Professor Architecture and Acting Discipline Leader, Architecture, QUTAug 1998 - Aug 2002: Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Architecture, QUTJul 1989 - Aug 1998: Lecturer, Architecture and Interior DesignJul 1988 - Jun 1989: Instructor, Interior Design, TAFE QLDJan 1981 - Jul 1988: Practicing architect, various practicesJan 1981 - Jul 1988: Tutor, Department of Architecture, UQ.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Architectural Design, Architectural Professional Practice, Higher Education, Work Integrated Learning
Research field
Design Practice and Management, Architecture, Other Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Master of Architecture (University of Queensland)
- BArch(Hons) (University of Queensland)
- BDesStud (University of Queensland)
- DipAdult&VocEd (Griffith University)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Discipline Scholar Architecture
- Chairperson - Board of Architects of Queensland
- Fellow - Australian Institute of Architects
- Member - Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia
- Member - Australasian Association of Engineering Educators
- Member - Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
- Architect registered in Queensland No 1897
Teaching
Leadership of teaching and learning
Professor Savage has established, as the Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning), significant leadership of a large team of academic staff from across the Faculty. Together they comprise the Built Environment and Engineering Teaching and Learning Portfolio (BEETL). Professor Savage has led various members of this large team in various achievements, including
Professor Savage has established, as the Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning), significant leadership of a large team of academic staff from across the Faculty. Together they comprise the Built Environment and Engineering Teaching and Learning Portfolio (BEETL). Professor Savage has led various members of this large team in various achievements, including
- Restructured, documented and implemented three new undergraduate degrees (first and second year have phased in) to replace previous 20 courses
- Restructured, documented and currently implementing 6 new coursework Masters courses to replace 30 ‘old’ courses with average enrolment of 3 per unit
- Diagnosed the character of BEE’s teaching quality deficits (BEETL Wellness Project) and led the development and implementation of a targeted plan to address these deficits (Teaching Quality Improvement Plan) - this work is ongoing
- Worked across the Faculty’s portfolios and operations to ensure that student service delivery and teaching practice is aligned with student needs, the needs of academic staff and the Faculty’s and University’s service provision standards
- Responded to a shifting landscape, at University level and beyond, particularly in relation to data collection, interpretation and action-based-on-data
- Successfully made bids for Carrick Discipline-Based Initiative Funds ($100,000 contribution to research quantum) and mentored others in applying for Australian Learning and Teaching Council Awards
- Advocated successfully for the extension of staffing in the Faculty to include specialist consultants in learning and teaching
- Accreditations, large and small, statutory and non-statutory, regularly and irregularly. On an annual basis the Faculty participates in accreditation visits and, every five years or so, significant visits from major professions are held.
Experience
2009: Invited Keynote Workshop
Savage, Susan M. and Davis, Rebekah M. and Miller, Evonne (2009) Exploring graduate transition from university to the workplace : employer, academic and graduate perspectives. In: 34th AUBEA Annual Conference: Managing change - challenges in education and construction for the 21st century, 7 - 10 July, 2009, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
2001: Invited Keynote Speaker, 'Remaking the Framework of Architectural Education', Hong Kong, (Commonwealth Association of Architects, Architects Regional Council Asia, Hong Kong Institute of Architects).
Read more
Savage, Susan M. and Davis, Rebekah M. and Miller, Evonne (2009) Exploring graduate transition from university to the workplace : employer, academic and graduate perspectives. In: 34th AUBEA Annual Conference: Managing change - challenges in education and construction for the 21st century, 7 - 10 July, 2009, Barossa Valley, South Australia.
2001: Invited Keynote Speaker, 'Remaking the Framework of Architectural Education', Hong Kong, (Commonwealth Association of Architects, Architects Regional Council Asia, Hong Kong Institute of Architects).
Publications
- Savage, S., Davis, R. & Miller, E. (2009). Exploring graduate transition from university to the workplace: employer, academic and graduate perspectives. Proceedings of the 34th Australasian Universities Building Educators Conference, 1–18. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/20645
- Wallis, L., Whitman, P. & Savage, S. (2005). Collaboration and Coalition: Creating Architectural Knowledge in Contemporary Practice (Take 4) [Textual]. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225673
- Savage, S., (2005). Organised Chaos: Collaborating with Hands and Minds. Take 4, 4, 43–49. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21164
- Savage, S., (2005). Baz, Bill and Spud: Knowledge from Connection with Making. Take 4, 4, 19–23. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21163
- Crowther, P. & Savage, S. (2005). Strange Bedfellows: Collaborative Course Development Across the Disciplines. Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA), 1–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/2891
- Savage, S. & Betts, M. (2005). Boyer Reconsidered: Priorities for Framing Academic Work. Higher Education in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 2005 Annual International Conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc (HERDSA), 462–470. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/20880
- Savage, S., (2005). Urban Design Education: Learning for Life in Practice. Urban Design International, 10(1), 3–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/19387
- Savage, S., Betts, M. & Sidwell, A. (2004). Reorganising a Faculty: Consultative Processes and Theoretical Underpinnings. AUBEA 2004: Higher Education Shaping the Built Environment, 215–231. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21165
- Savage, S., (2003). Practice: A Useful Source of Theory for Architecture Students. Proceedings of the 2nd Int'l Conference of the Assoc. of Architecture Schools of Australasia, 1–11. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21167
- Savage, S., (2000). Learning by Working : Curriculum Developments in Architecture. Architecture + Education 2000 Proceedings, 33–38.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Susan, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- 2000 Australian Award for University Teaching (Physical Sciences and Related Studies)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- ALTC Discipline Scholar Architecture
Selected research projects
- Title
- Equity and Diversity in the Australian Architecture Profession: Women, Work and Leadership
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP100200107
- Start year
- Keywords
- Architectual Practice; Architectual Office Culture; Architectual Mamagement; Gender and Architecture
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.