Kirsten Day

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Dr Kirsten M. Day (ARBV, FRAIA) is a registered architect, Principal Architect at Norman Day + Associates, and Senior Lecturer in Architecture (Technology & Practice) at the University of Melbourne, where she leads research on digital custodianship and inclusive practice. She is a Chief Investigator on ARC-funded projects (including ARC LIEF support for the Australian Emulation Network) examining long-term access to born-digital architectural records. She also contributes to professional education and policy through committee work and industry engagement.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Senior lecturer, University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2015 
    Swinburne University of Technology, PhD

Publications

  • 2024
    The Organizer's Guide to Architecture Education, Routledge
  • 2023
    The Unintended Consequences of Novated Design Construct Procurement and the Impact on the Education of Graduate Architects in Victoria’, Architecture Science Association
  • 2022
    Beyond the Pandemic: The Role of the Built Environment in Supporting People with Disabilities’ Work-Life, Archnet_IJAR
  • 2022
    Not as Easy as ABC, Log Journal 54
  • 2021
    The Last Laugh and Its Afterlife: Emerging Narratives in 1970s Melbourne Architecture’, Fabrications
  • 2018
    Global Dimensions in Housing – Approaches in Design and Theory from Europe to the Pacific Rim, Libri Publishing
  • 2017
    Housing Solutions through Design. Housing the Future Series. , Green Frigate Books
  • 2017
    From Conflict to Inclusion in Housing: Interaction of Communities, Residents and Activists, UCL Press

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    The Australian Emulation Network Phase 2—Extending the Reach
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2024
    Empower by Design: Enabling Innovative Inclusion of People with Disability in Design
    Role:
    Lead CI
    Funding Source:
    Alastair Swayn Foundation
  • 2023
    Seed funding Project: Making space for everyone: designing the built environment with people who have an intellectual disability
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Melbourne Disability Institute
  • 2022
    Seed funding Project: Work-life in Wodonga: Co-design workshops for housing and work opportunities with people with disabilities in regional Victoria
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Melbourne Disability Institute
  • 2020
    The Australian Emulation Network: Born Digital Cultural Collections Access
    Role:
    CI
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Institute of Architects (Fellow)
  • The Architecture Lobby

Contact Kirsten for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision