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Professor Jones, Emma Letizia

Title:
Assistant Professor

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Professor Jones, Emma Letizia

Title:
Assistant Professor

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2006University of SydneyBDesArch
2009University of SydneyMArch
2011Architectural Association School of ArchitectureMA
2016University of ZurichPhD
Biography

Emma Jones teaches the history and theory of architecture and is a founding member of TEN – an association of young architects, teachers and researchers based in Zurich, winners of the Swiss Art Awards architecture category in 2018. From 2020 to 2022 she has been awarded a Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, hosted by the Victoria and Albert Museum and UCL Bartlett, for her current research project “Built by the Book: The Global Impact of the Building Manual and Trade Catalogue in Nineteenth Century London”. She is also co-curator of the upcoming exhibition ‘Das Gesims/The Cornice’ at the Graphische Sammlung/gta exhibitions in Zurich in 2021.

An Australian-born architect, historian and writer, Emma was educated at the University of Sydney and at the Architectural Association, London, and has subsequently worked in architectural practice in both cities. She obtained a PhD from the University of Zurich, supervised by Prof. Martino Stierli, with the thesis “Schinkel in Perspective: Architecture as Representation and Experience” – a new account of the drawing practice of the Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

Her current research is focused on the perceptual translations occurring between architecture and its drawn and printed representations, particularly in early nineteenth century Berlin and London; and the relationship between books and buildings in architectural culture. She conceived of and now leads the “Re:public: Books and Buildings” Summer School in Venice, taught in collaboration with Maarten Delbeke and TEN.

Emma’s writings on architecture and its relationship to drawing have appeared in “AA Files”, “San Rocco” and the “Architectural Review” among other publications, and she has participated in exhibitions and teaching workshops in Venice, Croatia, London and Sydney.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2022-01-01Roma Calling’ Research Fellow, Istituto Svizzero, Villa Maraini, Rome, January - June 2022: Istituto Svizzero Roma
Research Achievement
2022-02-01Research Grant: Anne Marie Schindler Stiftung
Research Achievement
2021-12-01Hong Kong University Design Publishing Fund Grant: Hong Kong University
Research Achievement
2021-12-01Furthermore Publishing Grant: J M Kaplan Fund
Research Achievement
2021-12-01Publication Grant: Tavolozza Foundation
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
10/2023 – ongoingScientific ReviewerFabrications, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand
09/2021 – ongoingScientific ReviewerArchitectural Theory Review
09/2021 – ongoingEditorial Board and Scientific ReviewerArchitectural Histories
01/2020 – ongoingMemberThe Victorian Society, UK
02/2014 – ongoingMemberSociety of Architectural Historians SAH
02/2018 – ongoingMemberEuropean Architectural History Network EAHN
08/2021 – ongoingMemberCollege Art Association CAA
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