Professor Michael J. Ostwald is head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle and a noted scholar of computer design and architectural history and theory.
Professor Michael J. Ostwald's Latest contributions
Competition
Michael Ostwald explores the possibilities and outcomes of the Green Square Town Centre Design Competition.
Students
What are they feeding students at the University of Tasmania? Some remarkable stimulus is annually powering them to international success in the Graphisoft Prize for computer visuals of architectural scenes from books or songs. Michael Ostwald reports on this phenomenon.
Edge Conditions
In competitions for Wagga Wagga and Sydney’s Cockatoo Island, entrants suggest futures for two ambigous sites: an inland lake and a harbour island. Winning schemes are discussed here by Michael Ostwald and Rod Simpson.
