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Our people

Meet our academic, research and professional staff

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Dean and Head of School

Professor Donald McNeill

Professor Donald McNeill commenced as Dean and Head of School of the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning in January 2025.Ìý

Donald is Professor of Urbanism and an internationally recognised leader in scholarship on the design and governance of cities, with an academic career spanning over 25 years in the UK and Australia.Ìý

Appointed to the University of Sydney in early 2020, he served as Associate Dean Research at the School of Architecture, Design and Planning between 2021 and 2024. His teaching specialisms include urban design, urban theory and the history of cities. He has been a Chief Investigator on seven Australian Research Council grants, including a Future Fellowship. He is currently working on ‘The university and the city’ and ‘Indigenising the built environment’ ARC projects.

Donald has previously held academic appointments at Strathclyde, Southampton, King’s College London, and Western Sydney University.

Read the Dean's welcome message.

Professor Donald McNeill

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  • Bachelor of Design in Architecture, ²Ñ°ùÌýMichael MuirÌý
  • Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design), Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Interaction Design),Ìý¶Ù°ùÌýCallum Parker, Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýRicardo Sosa
  • Design Major (Table S),ÌýÌý¶Ù°ùÌýCallum Parker,ÌýAssociate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýRicardo Sosa
  • Bachelor of Architecture and Environments,ÌýDr Aysu Kuru
  • Master of Architecture, ¶Ù°ùÌýRizal Muslimin
  • Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture,Ìý¶Ù°ùÌýJennifer Ferng
  • Master of Design,ÌýDr Rodrigo Hernandez (S2, 2025), Dr Phillip Gough (2026)
  • Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts, ¶Ù°ùÌýLuke Hespanhol
  • Master of Heritage Conservation,ÌýAssociate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýCameron Logan
  • Master of Urban Design,ÌýMs Deena Ridenour
  • Master of Urbanism,ÌýDr Catherine Gilbert
  • Master of Urban and Regional Planning,ÌýDr Catherine Gilbert
  • Urban Studies Major (Table S), ¶Ù°ùÌýVera Xia
  • Master of Architectural Science,ÌýDr Chirag Deb
  • Master of Building Performance and Sustainable Design,Ìý¶Ù°ùÌýChirag Deb

  • ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýTooran Alizadeh,ÌýAustralian Research Council Future Fellow
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýThomas Astell-Burt, Professor of Cities and Planetary Health,ÌýAustralian Research Council Future Fellow
  • Dr Claire Daniel, Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • MsÌýElle Davidson, Lecturer in Planning
  • Dr Lauren Del Rosario,ÌýResearch Fellow in Geographic Information Systems
  • ²Ñ°ùÌý, Lecturer in Heritage Conservation
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýRobyn Dowling, Professor of Urbanism
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýRae Dufty-Jones,ÌýProfessor of UrbanismÌý
  • Professor Chris Gibson, Urbanism
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýCatherine Gilbert, Lecturer
  • ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýNicole Gurran, Director Halloran Trust
  • Dr Raju Kanukula,ÌýResearch Fellow in Evidence Synthesis
  • Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýAdrienne KeaneÌý
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýJennifer Kent, Senior Research Fellow
  • Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýCameron Logan, Director Heritage Conservation
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýSophia Maalsen, Senior Lecturer
  • Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýNancy Marshall, Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Planning
  • ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýDonald McNeill, Head of School and Dean
  • ¶Ù°ùÌý, Housing Researcher
  • Professor Alexandra O’Mara,ÌýProfessor of Practice
  • MsÌýDeena Ridenour, Senior Lecturer
  • Associate ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýDallas Rogers,ÌýHead of Urbanism
  • ¶Ù°ùÌý, Lecturer
  • ¶Ù°ùÌý,ÌýLecturer in Urbanism
  • Dr Yvonne Tran,ÌýSenior Research Fellow in Biostatistics
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýLaurence Troy,ÌýAssociate Professor in Urbanism
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýGreta Werner,ÌýPostdoctoral Research Associate
  • ¶Ù°ùÌý, Senior Lecturer in Urbanism
  • ¶Ù°ùÌýVera Xia,ÌýLecturer in Design & Urban Technology

Emeritus Professors

  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýWarren Julian, MSc PhDÌýSydney
  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýRichard de Dear
  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýGary Moore, MA PhDÌýClark, RAIA PIA FAPA
  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýPeter Phibbs
  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýJohn Redmond
  • Emeritus ±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌýGeoffrey Webber

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