By Professor Philip Francis Oldfield

Books

Prasad D; Kuru A; Oldfield P; Ding L; Dave M; Noller C; He B, 2023, Delivering on the Climate Emergency: Towards a Net Zero Carbon Built Environment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6371-1

Oldfield P, 2019, The Sustainable Tall Building A Design Primer, Routledge, London / New York, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315695686

Book Chapters

Oldfield P, 2024, 'Poetics and Performance', in Favaro P; Freestone R (ed.), Tzannes: Adaptive Urban Architecture and Design, Thames & Hudson, pp. 226 - 235

Kuru A; Oldfield P; Bonser S; Fiorito F, 2021, 'Biomimetic adaptive building skins: design and performance', in Rethinking Building Skins Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories, pp. 181 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822477-9.00018-8

Oldfield P, 2020, 'Big: The Potential of Scale', in Bruhn C (ed.), MMXX: Two Decades of Architecture in Australia, Thames & Hudson, Melbourne, pp. 181 - 183

Oldfield P; Swinbourne R; Symons K, 2019, 'Decarbonising Commercial Buildings', in Newton P; Prasad D; Sproul A; White S (ed.), Decarbonising the Built Environment, Palgrave MacMillan, pp. 163 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_9

Wood A; Oldfield PF, 2009, 'Global Trends in High-Rise Design', in Mei H; Zhu Y (ed.), The New Trends of the Creation of High-Rise Building, China Architecture and Building Press, pp. 10 - 13

Journal articles

Nuriani N; Oldfield P; Prasad D; Thomas PC, 2025, 'Minimising the energy performance gap in Australia's commercial buildings: Energy modelling practice, process, and performance', Energy and Buildings, 339, pp. 115792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115792

Craft W; Oldfield P; Reinmuth G; Hadley D; Balmforth S; Nguyen A, 2024, 'Towards net-zero embodied carbon: Investigating the potential for ambitious embodied carbon reductions in Australian office buildings', Sustainable Cities and Society, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105702

Wong FPK; Oldfield P; Osmond P, 2024, 'Industry perceptions of mass engineered timber (MET) construction: a comparison of South-East Asia with other regions', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 20, pp. 1543 - 1565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2024.2401561

Yang H; Easthope H; Oldfield P, 2024, 'Understanding the layout of apartments in Sydney: are we meeting the needs of developers rather than residents?', Australian Geographer, 55, pp. 275 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2024.2321637

Oldfield P, 2023, 'Embodied carbon in buildings', Acumen Practice Notes, https://acumen.architecture.com.au/environment/energy/embodied-carbon-in-buildings/

Romanovska L; Osmond P; Oldfield P, 2023, 'Life-cycle-thinking in the assessment of urban green infrastructure: systematic scoping review', Environmental Research Letters, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/accfae

Julistiono EK; Oldfield P; Cardellicchio L, 2023, 'Vertical Extensions: Stakeholder Perspectives on Development Decisions and Construction Strategies', Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1474

Lee JH; Ostwald MJ; Arasteh S; Oldfield P, 2023, 'BIM-Enabled Design Collaboration Processes in Remote Architectural Practice and Education in Australia', Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29, pp. 05022012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1505

Murray A; Fox J; Sleight J; Oldfield P, 2023, 'The Online Studio: Cultures, Perceptions and Questions for the Future', International Journal of Art and Design Education, 42, pp. 108 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jade.12451

Julistiono EK; Oldfield P; Cardellicchio L, 2023, 'Up on the roof: a review of design, construction, and technology trends in vertical extensions', Architectural Science Review, 67, pp. 63 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2023.2240289

Andersen SC; Sohn J; Oldfield P; Birkved M, 2022, 'Evaluating the environmental impacts of conventional and modular buildings in absolute measures: A case study across different geographical contexts', Building and Environment, 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109509

Yang H; Oldfield P; Easthope H, 2022, 'Influences on Apartment Design: A History of the Spatial Layout of Apartment Buildings in Sydney and Implications for the Future', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050628

Robati M; Oldfield P, 2022, 'The embodied carbon of mass timber and concrete buildings in Australia: An uncertainty analysis', Building and Environment, 214, pp. 108944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.108944

Allen C; Oldfield P; Teh SH; Wiedmann T; Langdon S; Yu M; Yang J, 2022, 'Modelling ambitious climate mitigation pathways for Australia's built environment', Sustainable Cities and Society, 77, pp. 103554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103554

Kuru A; Oldfield P; Bonser S; Fiorito F, 2021, 'Performance prediction of biomimetic adaptive building skins: Integrating multifunctionality through a novel simulation framework', Solar Energy, 224, pp. 253 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.06.012

Wu X; Kou Z; Oldfield P; Heath T; Borsi K, 2021, 'Informal learning spaces in higher education: Student preferences and activities', Buildings, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060252

Robati M; Oldfield P; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG; Kuru A, 2021, 'Carbon value engineering: A framework for integrating embodied carbon and cost reduction strategies in building design', Building and Environment, 192, pp. 107620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107620

Wu X; Oldfield P; Heath T, 2020, 'Spatial openness and student activities in an atrium: A parametric evaluation of a social informal learning environment', Building and Environment, 182, pp. 107141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107141

Kuru A; Oldfield P; Bonser S; Fiorito F, 2020, 'A framework to achieve multifunctionality in biomimetic adaptive building skins', Buildings, 10, pp. 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/BUILDINGS10070114

Yu M; Robati M; Oldfield P; Wiedmann T; Crawford R; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG, 2020, 'The impact of value engineering on embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment: A hybrid life cycle assessment', Building and Environment, 168, pp. 106452 - 106452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106452

Criado-Perez C; Collins CG; Jackson CJ; Oldfield P; Pollard B; Sanders K; Criado-Perez Chanin C, 2020, 'Beyond an ‘informed opinion’: evidence-based practice in the built environment', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16, pp. 23 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1617670

Kuru A; Oldfield P; Bonser S; Fiorito F, 2019, 'Biomimetic adaptive building skins: Energy and environmental regulation in buildings', Energy and Buildings, 205, pp. 109544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109544

Oldfield P; Doherty B, 2019, 'Offset Cores: Trends, Drivers and Frequency in Tall Buildings', CTBUH Journal, 2019, pp. 40 - 47, https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/4186-offset-cores-trends-drivers-and-frequency-in-tall-buildings.pdf

Hammad A; Akbarnezhad A; Oldfield PF, 2018, 'Optimising Embodied Carbon and U-value in Load Bearing Walls: A Mathematical Bi-Objective Mixed Integer Programming Approach', Energy and Buildings, 174, pp. 657 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.061

Goad P; Wittenoom S; Oldfield P; Demirbilek O; Bergdoll B, 2018, 'Gold medallist Alexander Tzannes', Architecture Australia, 107, pp. 89 - 112, https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=662823444603411;res=IELAPA

Lochhead H; Oldfield PF, 2017, 'The Role of Design Competitions in Shaping Sydney's Public Realm', CTBUH Journal, IV, pp. 34 - 39, http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/3410-the-role-of-design-competitions-in-shaping-sydneys-public-realm.pdf

Ghabra N; Rodrigues L; Oldfield PF, 2017, 'The impact of the building envelope on the energy efficiency of residential tall buildings in Saudi Arabia', International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 12, pp. 411 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctx005

Hadi Y; Heath T; Oldfield PF, 2017, 'Gardens in the sky: Emotional experiences in the communal spaces at height in the Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore', Emotion, Space and Society, 28, pp. 104 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2017.09.001

Ghabra N; Rodrigues L; Oldfield PF, 2017, 'Improving Energy Performance in Gulf Residential High-Rises', CTBUH Journal, pp. 38 - 43, http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/3372-improving-energy-performance-in-gulf-region-residential-high-rises.pdf

Oldfield PF, 2017, 'A "Fabric-First" Approach to Sustainable Tall Building Design', International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, 6, pp. 177 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.21022/IJHRB.2017.6.2.177

Santamouris M; Ding L; Fiorito F; Oldfield P; Osmond P; Paolini R; Prasad D; Synnefa A, 2016, 'Passive and active cooling for the outdoor built environment – Analysis and assessment of the cooling potential of mitigation technologies using performance data from 220 large scale projects', Solar Energy

Wu X; Oldfield PF, 2015, 'How the “Civic” Trend Developed in the Histories of the Universities', Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, pp. 11 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jss.2015.36003

Nicholson-Cole D; Oldfield P, 2012, 'Design research', Ctbuh Journal, pp. 40 - 41

Oldfield P; Nicholson D, 2011, 'Design research', Ctbuh Journal, pp. 46 - 47

Oldfield P, 2011, 'Real life data to support environmental claims for tall buildings', Ctbuh Journal, pp. 61

Oldfield PF; Wood A, 2011, 'From the Orthogonal to the Irregular: The Role of Innovation in Form of High-Rise Buildings', Urbanism and Architecture, pp. 27 - 31

Oldfield P; Trabucco D; Wood A, 2009, 'Five energy generations of tall buildings: An historical analysis of energy consumption in high-rise buildings', Journal of Architecture, 14, pp. 591 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602360903119405

Oldfield PF; Wood A, 2009, 'Tall Buildings in the Global Recession: 2008, 2020 and Beyond', CTBUH Journal, pp. 20 - 26, http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/329-tall-buildings-in-the-global-recession-2008-2020-and-beyond.pdf

Wood A; Oldfield PF, 2008, 'Global Trends in High-Rise Design', Urbanism and Architecture, pp. 14 - 16

Wood A; Oldfield P, 2005, 'Bridging the gap: An analysis of proposed evacuation links at height in the world trade centre design competition entries', Ctbuh 2005 7th World Congress Renewing the Urban Landscape Proceedings

Conference Papers

Kuru A; Fiorito F; Oldfield P; Bonser S, 2018, 'Multi-functional biomimetic adaptive facades: A case study', in Luible A; Gosztonyi S (ed.), Proceedings of the COST Action TU1403 - Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference: Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, TU Delft Open, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, pp. 241 - 250, presented at Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 26 November 2018 - 27 November 2018, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329196292_Facade_2018_-_Adaptive_Proceedings_of_the_COST_Action_TU1403_Adaptive_Facades_Network_Final_Conference

Kuru A; Fiorito F; Oldfield P; Bonser S, 2018, 'Multi-functional biomimetic adaptive facades: Developing a new framework', in Luible A; Gosztonyi S (ed.), Proceedings of the COST Action TU1403 - Adaptive Facades Network Final Conference: Facade 2018 - Adaptive! Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 26-27 November 2018, Lucerne, Switzerland,, TU Delft Open, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, pp. 231 - 240, presented at Facade 2018 - Adaptive!, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 26 November 2018 - 27 November 2018, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329196292_Facade_2018_-_Adaptive_Proceedings_of_the_COST_Action_TU1403_Adaptive_Facades_Network_Final_Conference

Bansal K; Varshneya H; Oldfield PF, 2017, 'The History of the Skygarden: A Chronological Analysis of Socio-Communal Spaces at Height in Tall Buildings', GSTF, Singapore, pp. 25 - 33, presented at 5th Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2017), Singapore, 08 May 2017 - 09 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/2301-394X_ACE17.42

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