Biographical Note

Lindsay worked with Professor Paul Oliver on the compilation of the Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and subsequently as a Research Associate in the Department of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England. She completed her PhD in 2003 and worked as an Architectural Design Consultant in the UK housing sector and freelance writer for Ideal Home before moving to Sydney In January 2006. Recently she co-edited with Marcel Vellinga Vernacular Architecture in the Twenty-First Century: Theory, Education and Practice.( London and New York: Taylor and Francis, 2006).

Research Interests

Lindsay is currently researching spatial preference and gender in the modern office environment. She is also continuing her work on domestic space use and in particular developing new methods for housing research.

Consultancy Work

Lindsay is also involved in some research consultancy with the architectural firm Woods Bagot here in Sydney as well as exploring research ideas with DEGW in relation to generational impacts on workplace design.

Publications

Books

Asquith, L.,& Vellinga, M. (Eds.) (2006).  Vernacular Architecture in the Twenty-First Century: Theory, Education and Practice. London and New York: Taylor and Francis. 

Chapters in Books published by Major Publishers

Asquith, L. (2006).  Lessons from the vernacular: Integrated approaches and new methods for housing research.  In Vernacular Architecture in the Twenty-First Century: Theory, Education and Practice. London and New York, Taylor and Francis (as above), pp 128-144.

Conference Papers

Asquith, L. (2006). Evaluating and Illustrating Domestic Space Use: Collecting and Analysing Behavioural Data for Space Syntax Analysis. Workshop on Space Syntax and Spatial Cognition held at Spatial Cognition 2006, 24-28 September 2006, Universität Bremen, Germany.

Reviews of Books

Asquith, L. (1998). Review of S C. Aitken, Family Fantasies and Community Space. Urban Design International, 3(2), p.79.

Magazine Articles:

Asquith, L. (2006). Why this 3 bed semi has as much living space as this 4 bed detached.  Ideal Home Magazine, May 2006, pp 108-110.

Asquith, L. (2006). Four kids into one kitchen won’t go. Ideal Home Magazine. October 2006, pp. 109-111.

Doctoral Theses and Dissertations:

Asquith, L. (2003) Space Use and Claim: An Evaluation of the Domestic Spatial Arrangement in Family Homes. (PhD Dissertation, Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2003).

Unpublished Reports:

Asquith, L. (March 2005). Plans for Living.  Design for Homes, Building Centre, London, UK. 

Asquith, L. (May 2005). Home Design for the Modern Family. House Builders Federation, UK

Asquith, L. (June 2005).  Matching Homes to Families. Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd., Solihull, UK.

Asquith, L., Birkbeck, D. & Smith, G. (November 2005). Car Parking: What Works Where. English Partnerships, London, UK.

News Articles

The following are all articles published on the Internet referring to my research following a press release on my PhD on March 10th 2005 by The New Homes Marketing Board.

“Has your house wasted you £25,000 or more? New Homes News, Thursday March 10, 2005. http://ww.new-homes.co.uk/press_centre/news_32.htm?table=new_homes_news.

“Great value thanks to good design”.  The West Sussex County Times, Friday March 25, 2005, p.26. http://www.propertytoday.co.uk.

“Changing rooms: How homes are evolving”.  in2perspective, Wednesday April 6 2005.             http://www.in2perspective.com/nr/20054/6/changing-rooms-how-homes-are-evolving.

“Project: Life from David Wilson Homes”. House Builders Federation News. Monday March 20  2006.             http://www.basements.org.uk/i_page.php?t=1&p=17.