Dr Paola Leardini

Paola Leardini

Position:

Director of Teaching and Learning & Associate Professor

Department:

School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Areas of research & interest:

  • Built environment
  • Circular economy
  • Sustainability

Topics:

  • Industry & business solutions
  • Technology solutions

Research Institution:

The University of Queensland

Profile:

https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/12909

Email:

p.leardini@uq.edu.au

BIO

Dr Paola Leardini is the Program Convenor of the Master of Urban Development and Design and the Bachelor of Design of the University of Queensland's School of Architecture; she is a leading researcher of the Centre for Future Building Structure, and a member of the Australian Government funded Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive. She studied architecture with a focus on green technologies in Milan, Berlin, Leicester and Copenhagen, and holds a PhD on building energy efficiency and environmental quality from the Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Her current professional and academic work aims at dissolving the apparent dichotomy between design and performance in architecture and urban design, promoting smart and resilient built environments through integrated water and energy design strategies for engaged communities and multifunctional public space. This overarching goal has driven her latest research on circular economy in construction with a focus on mass timber prefabrication and adaptable/scalable housing, water sensitive urban design and flood resilience.