By Professor Philip Francis Oldfield

Conference Papers

Hall S; Oldfield PF; Mullins B; Pollard B; Criado-Perez C; Criado-Perez Chanin C, 2016, 'Evidence based practice for the built environment: Can systematic reviews close the research - practice gap?', in Ding L; Fiorito F; Osmond P (eds.), Proceedia Engineering, Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 912 - 924, presented at International High- Performance Built Environment Conference – A Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2016 Series (SBE16), iHBE 2016, Sydney, 17 November 2016 - 18 November 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.04.341

Pramati L; Oldfield PF, 2015, 'Tall Building Planning Strategy and Governance: What Can Jakarta Learn from Other Cities?', in 3rd International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2015), Singapore, presented at 3rd International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2015), Singapore, 13 September 2015 - 14 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.5176/2301-394X_ACE15.95

Ghabra N; Rodrigues L; Oldfield PF, 2015, 'Energy Efficiency of Residential Tall Buildings in the Gulf Region: Trends and Solutions', in PLEA 2015, Bologne, presented at PLEA 2015, Bologne, 09 September 2015 - 11 September 2015

Ghabra N; Oldfield PF; Rodrigues L, 2015, 'Investigating the Role of Façade Design in Improving Energy Efficiency for Residential Tall Buildings in Saudi Arabia', in 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2015, Nottingham, presented at 14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2015, Nottingham, 25 August 2015 - 27 August 2015

Hadi Y; Oldfield PF; Heath T, 2014, 'Vertical Public Realms: Creating Urban Spaces in the Sky', in Wood A; Zheng S; Johnson T (eds.), Proceedings of the CTBUH 2014 Conference “Future Cities: Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism”,, Council on Tall Buildings an Urban Habitat, Shanghai, pp. 112 - 119, presented at CTBUH 2014 “Future Cities: Towards Sustainable Vertical Urbanism”,, Shanghai, 16 September 2014 - 19 September 2014, http://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/1885-vertical-public-realms-creating-urban-spaces-in-the-sky.pdf

Oldfield PF, 2012, 'Embodied Carbon and High-Rise', in Wood A; Johnson T; Li GQ (eds.), Proceedings of the CTBUH 9th World Congress “Asia Ascending: Age of the Sustainable Skyscraper City”, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Shanghai, pp. 614 - 622, presented at CTBUH 9th World Congress “Asia Ascending: Age of the Sustainable Skyscraper City”, Shanghai, 19 September 2012 - 22 September 2012, http://ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Repository/Oldfield_2012_EmbodiedCarbonHigh-Rise.6d314622-4f39-444f-83ea-aa717dfc447b.pdf

Kilaire A; Oldfield PF, 2010, 'Aluminium and Double Skin Facades', in Katgerman L; Soetens F (ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Aluminium Conference ‘INALCO’: “New Frontiers in Light Metals”, IOS Press, Einhoven University of Technology, Holland, pp. 177 - 188, presented at 11th International Aluminium Conference ‘INALCO’: “New Frontiers in Light Metals”, Einhoven University of Technology, Holland, 23 June 2010 - 25 June 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-586-0-177

Oldfield PF; Trabucco D; Wood A, 2008, 'Five Energy Generations of Tall Buildings: A Historical Analysis of Energy Consumption in High Rise Buildings', in Wood A (ed.), Proceedings of the CTBUH 8th World Congress, Dubai: ‘Tall & Green: Typology for a Sustainable Urban Future’, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Dubai, pp. 300 - 300, presented at Tall & Green: Typology for a Sustainable Urban Future, Dubai, 03 March 2008 - 05 March 2008

Wood A; Oldfield PF, 2005, 'Bridging the Gap: An Analysis of Proposed Evacuation Links at Height in the World Trade Centre Design Competition Entries', in Digital Proceedings of the CTBUH 7th World Congress: ‘Renewing the Urban Landscape’, New York, presented at CTBUH 7th World Congress: ‘Renewing the Urban Landscape’, New York, 16 October 2005 - 19 October 2005

Conference Posters

Oldfield PF, 2014, 'Vertical Farming: Architectural Design Considerations', Nottingham, presented at International Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture 2014, Nottingham, 09 September 2014 - 10 September 2014

Conference Presentations

Oldfield PF; Waldren D; Larmour-Reid J; Weismantle P, 2017, 'Panel Discussion: Regulations Impacting Height Limits for High Rise Buildings', presented at Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit, 2017, Melbourne, 28 March 2017 - 29 March 2017, http://www.skyscrapersconference.com.au/

Oldfield PF, 2017, 'Rethinking the Australian Skyscraper', presented at Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit, 2017, Melbourne, 28 March 2017 - 29 March 2017, http://www.skyscrapersconference.com.au/

Oldfield PF, 2016, 'Perfect Skyscrapers for Australia: Factors to Consider When Building Skyscrapers in Australian Cities', presented at 8th Annual NSW Major Projcts Conference, Sydney, 15 November 2016 - 16 November 2016, http://www.nswconference.com.au/

Oldfield PF, 2016, 'Towers of the Future: How can we Reinvent High-Rise Housing?', presented at HIA Building Better Cities Summit 2016: Housing 2030, Sydney, 26 October 2016 - 26 October 2016, http://hia.com.au/summit

Oldfield PF, 2016, 'A "Fabric First" Approach to Sustainable Tall Building Design', presented at CTBUH 2016 Conference: Cities to Megacities, Shenzhen, 17 October 2016 - 21 October 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26084

Oldfield PF, (ed.), 2015, 'Vertical Urbanisation: A 21st Century Phenomenon', presented at Vertigo in the City: Conversations between the Sciences, Arts and Humanities, London, 30 May 2015 - 30 May 2015, http://vertigointhecity.com/

Oldfield PF, 2011, 'PassivHaus in Higher Education – A Lecturer’s Perspective', presented at UK PassivHaus Conference, London, 24 October 2011 - 25 October 2011

Oldfield P, 2011, 'The ‘PassivHaus’ Skyscraper: Opportunities and Challenges for ‘PassivHaus’ Thinking in Tall Building Design', presented at CTBUH 2011 World Conference “Why Tall? Green, Safety and Humanity”, Seoul, 10 October 2011 - 12 October 2011

Oldfield PF, 2010, 'The Carbon Impact of Tall: Embodied Energy in High Rise', presented at CTBUH 2010 World Conference India: ‘Remaking Sustainable Cities in the Vertical Age’, Mumbai, 03 February 2010 - 05 February 2010

Reports

Liz B; Gonsalves K; Oldfield P; Kessler C; Knapp C; Stead N; Reinhardt D; Engelhardt G; Iftikhar N, 2023, Climate Action in Australian Architectural Practice: 2022 Industry Survey Results, https://www.aasa-arch.org/post/climate-action-in-australian-architectural-practice-2022-industry-survey-results

Oldfield P; Prasad D; Dave M; Kuru A; Ding L; Noller C; He B, 2022, Race to Net Zero Carbon: A Climate Emergency Guide for New and Existing Buildings in Australia, Low Carbon Living CRC, Low Carbon Institute, UNSW, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28564, https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/our-schools/built-environment/our-research/clusters-groups/high-performance-architecture/latest-news/race-to-net-zero-carbon--a-climate-emergency-guide-for-new-and-e

Brogden L; Iftikhar I; Oldfield P; Stead N; Kessler C; Knapp C; Reinhardt D, 2022, Climate Literacy and Action in Architecture Education: Australasian Perspectives, https://architecture.uq.edu.au/files/7880/AASA_AIA_Climate_Literacy_Project%20Report_March22.pdf

Davis M; Vivian P; Oldfield P, 2020, Cantebury Bankstown Tall Building Design Study, DOCUMENT NO. AA S12429/00, http://webdocs.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/api/publish?documentPath=aHR0cDovL2lzaGFyZS9zaXRlcy9Hb3Zlcm5hbmNlL0NvdW5jaWwgTWVldGluZ3MvT3JkaW5hcnkgTWVldGluZ3MvMjMuMy4yMSBMaW5rZWQgQXR0YWNobWVudCAtIERyYWZ0IENhbXBzaWUgTWFzdGVyIFBsYW4ucGRm&title=23.3.21%20Linked%20Attachment%20-%20Draft%20Campsie%20Master%20Plan.pdf

Augros R; Dixon I; Partridge L; Oldfield P; Slee B; Vasilakopoulou K, 2019, Guide to Low Carbon Commercial Buildings – New Build, CRC LCL, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27588, http://builtbetter.org/node/8177

Criado-Perez C; Pollard B; Oldfield PF; Collins C; Jackson C; Sanders K; Criado-Perez Chanin C, 2018, Building Better Decisions: Why Good Evidence is Used (and Ignored) in the Built Environment Sector, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living Ltd, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26642, http://www.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.au/sites/all/files/publications_file_attachments/building_better_decisions_final_230318.pdf

Robati M; Oldfield P; Akbar Nezhad A; Carmichael DG, 2018, Embodied Carbon and Capital Cost Impact of Current Value Engineering Practices: A Case Study, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27301, http://www.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.au/sites/all/files/publications_file_attachments/carbon_ve_project-stage_2-mr12.6.2018.pdf

Oldfield PF; Trabucco D; Wood A, 2014, Roadmap on the Future Research Needs of Tall Buildings, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, http://www.ctbuh.org/roadmap/ResearchRoadmap_CTBUH-CIB-UNESCO.pdf

Creative Written Works

Oldfield P, 2022, We must do better than 1,000 Trees, Dezeen, https://www.dezeen.com/2022/01/14/we-must-do-better-than-1000-trees-philip-oldfield-opinion/

Oldfield P, 2020, Architectural balancing act: Kambri at ANU, Architecture Australia, https://architectureau.com/articles/kambri-at-anu/

Oldfield P, 2020, Designing hope: The role of architecture education in the climate crisis, Architecture Australia, https://architectureau.com/articles/designing-hope-the-role-of-architecture-education-in-the-climate-crisis/

Oldfield P, 2020, Population and urban infrastructure in the century of cities, https://architectureau.com/articles/population-cities-urban-infrastructure/

Oldfield P, 2019, Toward a generous skyscraper, Architecture Australia

Dixon I; Oldfield P, 2019, Mainstreaming Low Carbon Design, The Fifth Estate, https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/case-studies/mainstreaming-low-carbon-design-2/

Oldfield P, 2019, Carbon Value Engineering: Reducing Carbon and Cost in Buildings, Building Economist, https://issuu.com/aiqs_be/docs/tbe19sep?fr=sNzc1ZTEwMzM0

Oldfield P, 2019, Macquarie University Incubator, Architecture Australia

Gusheh M; Oldfield P, 2018, System, Ambience, Translation, Japan Architects Co., Ltd.

Oldfield PF, 2017, The EY Centre, Architecture Australia

Oldfield PF, 2016, From Void-Deck to Skygarden, Urban Design Group Journal, Urban Design Group, http://www.udg.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/UD139_magazine.pdf

Oldfield PF, 2016, Beyond the icon: despite a construction boom, Australian skyscraper design needs to evolve, theconversation.com, https://theconversation.com/beyond-the-icon-despite-a-construction-boom-australian-skyscraper-design-needs-to-evolve-57056

Oldfield PF, 2015, Don’t Fear the Skyscraper – Why London Needs More Tall Buildings, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/dont-fear-the-skyscraper-why-london-needs-more-tall-buildings-45029

Oldfield PF, 2014, Skylines around the World, http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/skyline/skylines-around-the-world/8662090.article

Creative Works (non-textual)

Smith C; Oldfield P; Hargrave J, 2024, Randwick Creative Ward, A New Normal & Vivid Sydney 2024, 24 May 2024 - 15 June 2024, medium: Digital Image, at: https://www.normalise.it/sydney

Media

Oldfield P, 2025, Michael Kirby Building Macquarie University: Hassell, https://architectureau.com/articles/michael-kirby-building-macquarie-university-by-hassell/

Oldfield P, 2024, Why Is Spain’s Social Housing So Well-Designed?, https://www.dwell.com/article/why-is-spains-social-housing-so-well-designed-8421170b

Oldfield P, 2024, Why are Australian houses so cold, and how can we build 1.2m new ones without trashing the environment?, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/17/why-are-australian-houses-so-cold-and-how-we-can-we-build-new-ones-without-trashing-the-environment

Oldfield P, 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Thoroughly Iconic, Unsustainable City in the Desert, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/opinion/saudi-arabia-the-line.html

Oldfield P, 2024, Custodianship over consumption: Shifting the architectural proces, https://architectureau.com/articles/custodianship-over-consumpton-shifting-the-architectural-process/

Oldfield P, 2023, Timber alone cannot get us out of this mess, https://www.dezeen.com/2023/03/20/timber-revolution-philip-oldfield-opinion/

Oldfield P, 2022, Seven principles for designing low-carbon skyscrapers, https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/22/principles-low-carbon-skyscrapers-philip-oldfield/

Oldfield P, 2022, Upcycling the highrise: Quay Quarter Tower, https://architectureau.com/articles/quay-quarter-tower/

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