Hamilton Wilson Architect & Managing Director, Wilson Architects Adjunct Professor in the UQ School of Architecture B.Appsc., B.Arch
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Kooroomba Chapel, Mount Alford Hamilton Wilson Architect & Managing Director, Wilson Architects Adjunct Professor in the UQ School of Architecture B.AppSc., B.Arch. (Hon), FRAIA, Registration no. 2474 Hamilton is one of Australia’s leading architects. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS Known for his architectural education work, • 2020 Life Fellow, Royal Australian Institute of Architects Hamilton has a thorough understanding of how • 2010 - Current, Adjunct Professor in the University students and staff engage within an education of Queensland School of Architecture environment. • 2018 Semester 2 Lecturer at University of Queensland School of Architecture; Dwelling & Density Hamilton is the Managing Director of Wilson Architects, a Life • 2005 Director, Queensland Chapter Architectural Awards Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and Adjunct • 2000 - 2003 Vice President of Craft Queensland, a Professor at the University of Queensland. Government funded contemporary craft and design agency. Graduating with 1st class honours in architecture from the Hamilton was on the Board for the transition into the new University of Queensland in 1985 Hamilton was awarded the AE gallery in Brunswick Street Brooks Traveling Scholarship in Architecture. From 1987 to 1989, • Registered Architect Qld, NSW, SA, Tas Hamilton worked in London as design architect with DEGW, a • 1985, B.Arch (1st Class Honours) University firm of urban planners, interior designers, space planners and of Queensland architects. Returning to Wilson Architects in 1989, Hamilton was • 1985, AE Brooks Traveling Scholarship in Architecture, appointed Managing Director in 1995. University of Queensland Hamilton is well known for his exceptional design work in • 1981, B.App.Sci., Built Environment, Queensland Institute of community and public buildings, residential architecture and Technology adaptive reuse. He builds strong relationships with his clients and leads a highly experienced and capable team. As a leader in the humanistic design approach, Hamilton applies this understanding to buildings and landscapes and centring them around the idea of creating exceptional experiences for people. Current position and title Managing Director Particularly skilled in communicating with stakeholder and user Qualification B.AppSc., B.Arch (Hon) groups, Hamilton can distil core values and interpret outcomes University of Queensland that exceed client expectations. His work within the practice Registration (QLD) 2474 has resulted in significant architectural awards from his peers throughout Australia. Years in Skill 36 years Hamilton Wilson KEY PROJECTS: Heritage & Adaptive Reuse Projects – Griffith University Film School Laboratories + Research – Adderton Mercy Heritage Rejuvenation – University of Queensland Mayne Hall Art Museum (2006) – Translational Research Institute; Active learning spaces and – Wilson Architects Office, Spring Hill connected demonstration laboratories for UQ Nursing & Midwifery students and secondary school students for SPARQ- Residential Projects ed Program – TRI Overflow Building Project Student Accommodation St Catherine’s College, University of WA Tertiary Education Projects – Indigenous Student Accommodation, James Cook University Univeristy of Queensland – Ideas Hub – Student Residential Precinct – Education Central – King’s College Centenary Building – Verandah Walk – King’s College Wensley Wing Queensland Univeristy of Technology James Cook University – Peter Coaldrake, Education Precinct Building, Kelvin Grove – Cairns Student Accommodation – Science Engineering Centre University of New South Wales Private Residents – Faculty of Medicine teaching spaces, Wallace Wurth – Sunrise Beach House Redevelopment – Eummundi House – Highgate Hill Residence Univeristy of South Australia – UniSA City West Campus Learning Hub (Education + Library Multi Residential Consultant) – Sandgate Multi-Residence University of Queensland Research Projects – University of Queensland Michie Building Refurbishment (2012) – “Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Positive Outcomes by – University of Queensland Humanities and Social Sciences Design” Proceedings of the Next Generation Learning Spaces Library (Duhig) (1995 and 2018) 2008 Colloquium; The University of Queensland, 2009 Bond University – “A design approach to pedagogical modes in university classrooms” University of Queensland, Axon Learning Lab 2010 – Multi-Media Learning Centre – QUT Prototyping - 0303A Trial Teaching and Learning Space for P-12 Schools Queensland University of Technology Science and Engineering Centre, 2011 Brisbane Grammar School – “Architectural Education and Practice in Post War Queensland: – The Lilley Centre Building and Interpreting an Oral History Archive” The University of – STEAM Building Queensland, 2013 St Andrew’s Anglican College – Learning Space Evaluation for University of South Australia Jeffrey – Learning Hub Smart Building, 2015 Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics & Technology; – “Moving toward whole-of-school flexible classroom model for the 21st Century learner.” Brisbane Boys College; Hamilton Wilson + – School Masterplan Matthew O’Brien, 2015 All Hallow’s School – “Yesterday I lectured and today I taught” Creative Inquiry Learning – Mary Place Building Spaces: Actively Connecting and Engaging with Students; Brisbane Boys College Queensland University of Technology, 2016 – Middle School Building – Redefining Schools: Education spaces for the 21st Century; Judith McLean (QUT) Debbie Spanner, Jared Lillywhite, Ben Gibbs, Lourdes Hill College Hamilton Wilson, 2016 – Masterplan – The Future Intensive Care Unit Bedspace; research project in Redlands College conjunction with Critical Care Research Group and Lendlease – Heart of Learning Building 2018-current Ripley Town Center – Vertical School Masterplan Hamilton Wilson Publications – Talking 130 Years of Practice With Wilson Architects by Stefan Mee; Open Journal Publication; 2017 – Designing the school of the future - Going up: the future is vertical. Architecture and Design; June 2015 – Libraries without walls: when students become the core design consideration. Architecture and Design; June 2015 – The Future of Education Design, Artichoke; Issue 48; Sept 2014; 116-120 – Masterplanning - grand designs delivered. Education Today; Term 4, Vol 13; Oct 2013; 4 – Interview on ABC By Design program - The Lilley Centre - Aligning space and technology to pedagogy 2010 – School Design: The New Design Partnership Teacher: The National Education Magazine; Issue Dec 2008; 18-22 Seminars and workshops – Speaker, Brickworks Melbourne (2018) – Speaker, ALIA Library Design Awards Conference “Interconnected Learning Communities, Old Buildings Made New” (2017) – Speaker, TEFMA Space Leardership and the Digital Frontier Workshop, “Interconnected Learning Spaces” (2017) – Speaker, Sector Blur, Artichoke Night School, Architecture Media (2017) – Speaker, Building within a building: The James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre, University of Queensland (2016) – Keynote, Association for Learning Environments Queensland Chapter; St Andrew’s Anglican College Learning Hub (2016) – Speaker, “Making Communities” Panel, Living in the City: New Architecture in Brisbane & the Asia Pacific, Museum of Brisbane (2016) – Keynote, CEFPI Queensland Chapter ‘Moving toward whole of school flexible classroom model for the 21st Century learner’ (2015) – Speaker, Uber-Friendly: Contemporary Library Design, Griffith University (2015).