Dr Julie Collins is Research Associate and Collections Manager at the Architecture Museum, which is located at the City West Campus in the Kaurna Building within the School of Art, Architecture and Design.
The Architecture Museum is a research facility for the acquisition and preservation of South Australian architectural records. Its invaluable research collection of architectural design documentation, drawings, photographs, artefacts and ephemera currently comprises over 200,000 items. The Architecture Museum promotes intellectual enquiry the state’s built environment history, supporting research undertaken by internal and external researchers.
Dr Collins researches various aspects of architectural history. Recent projects... Read more
About me
Dr Julie Collins is Research Associate and Collections Manager at the Architecture Museum, which is located at the City West Campus in the Kaurna Building within the School of Art, Architecture and Design.
The Architecture Museum is a research facility for the acquisition and preservation of South Australian architectural records. Its invaluable research collection of architectural design documentation, drawings, photographs, artefacts and ephemera currently comprises over 200,000 items. The Architecture Museum promotes intellectual enquiry the state’s built environment history, supporting research undertaken by internal and external researchers.
Dr Collins researches various aspects of architectural history. Recent projects include a history of the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition building of 1887, work on the influence of climate on the colonial architecture of Adelaide, the history of psychiatric asylum landscapes, and early tuberculosis sanatoria in Australia. Past projects include a study on the South Australian Home Builders' Club 1945-1965, the Small Homes Service of South Australia and the modern postwar house, the emergence of tall buildings in Adelaide 1912-1939, women in the architectural profession 1910-1960, and analysis of the cultural significance of architectural records. Julie is also a researcher for the 'Architects of South Australia' database which documents the lives and works of a selection of the state's architects from colonial times to the present day.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Arts, Architecture and Design University of South Australia
Bachelor of Architecture University of South Australia
Adelaide’s Jubilee International Exhibition 1887-1888
In collaboration with the Professional Historians Association (SA), History SA and Crossing Press, Sydney, the Architecture Museum produced a book about the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition and Building. Christine Garnaut, Bridget Jolly (PHA (SA)) and Julie Collins are the co-editors. With over thirty people are involved as authors, the book includes chapters and cameo pieces on the building, the event and its legacy. It was published in 2016 and launched in conjunction with an exhibition in the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery at the University of South Australia.
Garnaut, C, Collins, J and Jolly, B, (eds) 2016 Adelaide’s Jubilee International Exhibition 1887-1888,... Read more
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or ResearcherID or
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Collins, J 2019, 'The houses that Jack built: architect Jack McConnell's modern residences, 1939-1945', Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, vol. 47, pp. 91-112.
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Research
Adelaide’s Jubilee International Exhibition 1887-1888
In collaboration with the Professional Historians Association (SA), History SA and Crossing Press, Sydney, the Architecture Museum produced a book about the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition and Building. Christine Garnaut, Bridget Jolly (PHA (SA)) and Julie Collins are the co-editors. With over thirty people are involved as authors, the book includes chapters and cameo pieces on the building, the event and its legacy. It was published in 2016 and launched in conjunction with an exhibition in the Kerry Packer Civic Gallery at the University of South Australia.
Garnaut, C, Collins, J and Jolly, B, (eds) 2016 Adelaide’s Jubilee International Exhibition 1887-1888, Crossing Press, Darlinghurst.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Architecture Board of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
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MemberAustralian Garden History Society |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Historical Association |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Society of Archivists, SA Branch |
2018 |
MemberHistorical Society of South Australia |
2018 |
MemberSociety of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand |
2018 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
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| Acres of Adelaide: everyday people, processes and patterns in a settler-colonial urban plan 1836-1881 | Completed |
| Planning for open space in postwar South Australia: open space benefits and local open space systems at Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Golden Grove | Completed |
