Associate Professor Robyn Creagh

Associate Dean Research | Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law & Business

Email: robyn.creagh@nd.edu.au
Phone: 9433 0867

  • Biography

    A/Prof Robyn Creagh is the Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law and Business. Prior to this she was the Post Graduate Research Coordinator for the School of Arts & Sciences. As ADR Robyn works to support and develop the research environment of the Faculty and the University. Robyn is passionate about the intersection of university, community and industry; and the learning and teaching of applied research skills for professional contexts.

  • Teaching areas

    Robyn leads the Architectural Research and Context stream of the Architecture program at UNDA. This stream includes the courses Architectural Research Methods, Architectural Contexts, Architectural Research & Critique, and Analysing Architecture.

  • Research expertise and supervision

    Robyn is an experienced higher degree research (MPhil & PhD) supervisor in both traditional and project-based research approaches. She particularly welcomes supervision inquiries for projects around place experience and placemaking; or an ethic of care in architecture.

  • Research interests

    Robyn's research interests are in the experience and production of place. She has led cross-disciplinary teams in both traditional and non-traditional research outputs (NTROs) such as exhibition of creative works and industry reports.

  • Books

    • Creagh, R., S. McGann (eds). 2019. Visual Spatial Methods: Diagrams and Metaphors for Architects and Spatial Thinkers. Routledge Research in Architecture Series. Routledge: London.

  • Book chapters

    • Creagh, R., C. Babb, 2020. “Place Based Local Government and Developer Engagement: their role, value and alignment”. Placemaking Fundamentals for the Built Environment, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Creagh, R. 2019. “Diagrams and Metaphors for Seeing, Doing and Making Space.” Visual Spatial Enquiry: Diagrams and Metaphors for Architects and Spatial Thinkers, Robyn Creagh and Sarah McGann (eds). Routledge Research in Architecture. Routledge: London.
    • Creagh, R., T. Kerr, S. Cox, P. Ryder. 2016. “Securing Space for Hospitality in a Colonial Landscape” Indian Ocean Futures: Communities, Sustainability and Security Thor Kerr and John Stephens (eds), Cambridge Scholars.

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Creagh, Robyn, Sarah McGann, Jonine Jancey, Krysten Blackford, Marian Tye, Rachel Tindall, and Anahita Sal Moslehian. 2024. “Workplace Circulation Design and Movement: A Case Study of Three Australian Campus Buildings.” Architectural Engineering and Design Management, August, 1–16. doi:10.1080/17452007.2024.2384993.
    • Creagh, R. 2019. “Design Tactics for Urban Places: Fragmentation and Malleability in Attachment to Contested and Changing Cities” Home Cultures 15, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/17406315.2018.1555120.
    • Willson, M., M. Tye, S. Gorman, K. Ely-Harper, R. Creagh, T. Leaver, M. Magladry, and O. Efthimiou. 2018. “Framing the Women’s AFL: Contested Spaces and Emerging Narratives of Hope and Opportunity for Women in Sport” Sport in Society 21:11, 1704-1720. DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2017.1409727
    • Creagh, R., S. McGann, M. Tye, J. Jancey, C. Babb. 2017. “Greenstar is not a Physical Activity Star: Findings of a pre-post building activity study.” Facilities. 35:1, 81-98. DOI: 10.1108/F-12-2015-0092
    • Jancey, J. M., McGann, S., Creagh, R., Blackford, K. D., Howat, P. and Tye, M. 2016. “Workplace building design and office-based workers' activity: a study of a natural experiment.” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 40:1, 78–82. DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12464
    • McGann, S., R. Creagh, M. Tye, J. Jancey & K. Blackford. 2014. “Stationary in the office: emerging themes for active buildings,” Architectural Science Review 57:4,260-270. DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2014.958127

  • Original creative works

    • Creagh, R., M. Tye (exhibition curators) Contesting Space 1: Women in Sport. John Curtin Gallery. 27 July – 2 September, 2018. Winner: Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) MAGNA Awards, Research Award for projects with a budget of less than $20,000.
    • Creagh, R. 2017. They are myriad. Approx. 4400 postcard blanks. Overall dimensions variable. Exhibited: Creagh, R., S. Pendal, S. Lyons. Moments of Place. Paper Mountain Gallery, Perth. October 6-22.
    • Irvine, L., R. Creagh, M. Robertson. 2015. (untitled entry: finalist) Tapestry Design Prize for Architects, Exhibited: Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, June; Stylecraft, Sydney. August.
    • Matthews, L., R. Creagh (exhibition curators) Still Life: Extraordinary, Everyday. Mundaring Arts Centre. 21 August- 27 September 2015.
    • Creagh, R., S. McGann, and Tarbett, M. (2015) Space of Migration: Being in Two Places at One Time, Dublin and Perth. (Short film) Shown in Urban Screenings 2015-2016 Curated M. Cho, F. MacFarlane, R. Cameron. Urban Screenings toured nationally: Federation Square 13 March 2016, Pavilion X Canberra ACT, 27 November 2015; The Autumn Co, Brisbane QLD, 6 November 2015; Perth Cultural Centre, WA 1-31st October 2015; Office of Design and Architecture, Adelaide SA, 9-12 October 2015.
    • Creagh R. 2014. Unfixed Connections. Curated by Leonie Mathews. Perth Centre for Photography, WA. 4 April -5 May.
    • Creagh, R., S. Lyons. (curators) Go Away and Come Back: an exhibition of architecture, travel, research, experience. The Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA. 12-20 October 2013.
    • Creagh, R., S. Cox, T. Kerr, P. Ryder and the Nyoongar Tent Embassy. 2013. I’m Not Going Anywhere. I’m Here All the Time. NAIDOC Week, State Library, WA. 7-14 July. Awarded 2014 Curtin University Faculty of Humanities Award for Creative Work (Minor).
    • Creagh, R. 2012. Postcards for Perth: An Exhibition of Works Exploring Memories of Place as Shapers of Urban Experience. Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC), WA. 5-19 October.

  • Community engagement

    • Invited Industry Awards Juror. Place Leaders Awards, Place Leaders Asia Pacific 2022.
    • Architecture Awards WA, Australian Institute of Architects 2018.
    • Editor The Architect, with Fiona Giles. 2017-2019.
    • The Architect is the official journal of the Australian Institute of Architects WA Chapter, chronicling architecture in WA. Cohen Connect, Management Team. Cohen Connect is a not-for-profit network of built environment professionals seeking to contribute to community-based endeavors focused on supporting disadvantaged members of our professions (both practitioners and students) and advocating for and improving the general understanding of good design.

  • Awards

    • 2022 Vice Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence, Postgraduate Teaching Category.
    • 2020 Research Award for projects with a budget of less than $20,000, Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) MAGNA Awards. Awarded to the Centre for Sport and Recreation Research and John Curtin Gallery for the research exhibition Contesting Space 1: Women in Sport.
    • 2019 Place Leaders Asia Pacific Place Leadership Award. Awarded to Place Agency & The University of Melbourne for the Place Agency national teaching and learning collaboration.
    • 2019 Awards for Planning Excellence WA. President’s Award. Awarded to Future Bayswater and Curtin University for Bayswater Living Lab teaching and learning collaboration.
    • 2019 Awards for Planning Excellence WA. Cutting Edge Research & Teaching. Awarded to Future Bayswater and Curtin University for Bayswater Living Lab teaching and learning collaboration.
    • 2016 Finalist Parks and Leisure Association Awards, in the Inclusive and Connected Communities category. Awarded to Katherine Ashe, Robyn Creagh and Pip Munckton for the Masters of Architecture studio Architecture it Grows in collaboration with North Perth Community Garden.
    • 2016 Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award, Faculty of Humanities WIL Educator Award Category. Awarded to Katherine Ashe, Robyn Creagh and Pip Munckton with the North Perth Community Garden, allied professionals, Centre for Sport and Recreation Research, and Department of Sport and Recreation
    • Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and Curtin Research Scholarship (CRS) over 3yrs, 2010-12, $90,000 .
    • Peter Hunt Travel Prize. Annual graduate prize awarded for program of overseas travel and research 2007, $10,000.
    • 2015 Best Paper Award - Runner Up: Architectural Science Association Conference.
    • 2013 Best Paper Award: Architectural Science Association Conference.
    • 2007 E. G. Cohen Medal, Bronze Medal of the Australian Institute of Architects WA.
    • 2007 Peter Hunt Travel Prize.