Dr Jack Tooley is an innovative academic in architectural and interior design with over a decade of internationally recognised lecturing, research, and design experience. His research explores how the built environment influences human behaviour across various scales, from domestic spaces to urban environments, employing a highly interdisciplinary approach that blends architectural and psychological disciplines. His work covers key psycho-architectural issues such as improving client-architect communication and designing civic spaces that are more inclusive, open-minded, and economically sustainable.
Dr Tooley’s research interests span aesthetics, discriminatory design, and convivial design, from interior to urban scales. He applies ... Read more
About me
Dr Jack Tooley is an innovative academic in architectural and interior design with over a decade of internationally recognised lecturing, research, and design experience. His research explores how the built environment influences human behaviour across various scales, from domestic spaces to urban environments, employing a highly interdisciplinary approach that blends architectural and psychological disciplines. His work covers key psycho-architectural issues such as improving client-architect communication and designing civic spaces that are more inclusive, open-minded, and economically sustainable.
Dr Tooley’s research interests span aesthetics, discriminatory design, and convivial design, from interior to urban scales. He applies his interdisciplinary expertise to address real-world challenges by integrating interior, architectural, urban, and psychological theories. His innovative approach to education and research has been acknowledged through numerous awards, showcasing his profound impact on both students and the wider academic community. Additionally, his non-traditional research outputs demonstrate the practical applications of his ideas, advancing the discourse within interior design education and setting new benchmarks for academic excellence.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Curtin University
Master of Philosophy (Architecture) Curtin University
Bachelor of Arts (Interior Architecture) Curtin University
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
MINE SITE DESIGN FOR WELL-BEING RESEARCH PROJECT, Grounded Construction Group Pty Ltd, 19/07/2024 - 18/07/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
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| 2024 |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
2
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2023 |
Tooley, J 2023, Stiffening the bathhouse: celebrating a queer typology.
Open access
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| 2022 |
Tooley, J 2022, MISTy House, MISTy House Project, Australia, 23 March 2023.
Open access
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| 2020 |
Tooley, J 2020, The big black, 512a Charles Street, North Perth, Australia, 31 October 2020.
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
New Colombo Plan: Establishing a pollination programme with large-scale multinational architectural and planning firms across Asia to take young designers to work in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and ShenzhenDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
2019 |
National Teaching Commendation, For Innovative PedagogyInterior and Spatial Design Educator's Association |
2018 |
New Colombo Plan: Establishing a pollination programme with large-scale multinational architectural and planning firms across Asia to take young designers to work in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and ShenzhenDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
2018 |
New Colombo Plan: Establishing a pollination programme with large-scale multinational architectural and planning firms across Asia to take young designers to work in Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong and ShenzhenDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision