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Alex Brown is a senior lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Deputy Associate Dean, Education, in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University. She earned her PhD in Architectural History and Theory from the University of Queensland, with a thesis entitled "Radical Restructuring: Autonomies in Italian Architecture and Design, 1968-73." She also holds a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours I) and a Bachelor of Design Studies from the University of Queensland. Brown's research explores twentieth-century and contemporary art-architecture relationships, architecture exhibitions, and architecture and radicality from the 1960s onwards. Her scholarship contributes to understandings of sustainable cities and communities (UN SDG 11) and peace, justice, and strong institutions (UN SDG 16).

Brown has produced 40 research outputs, including peer-reviewed articles such as "‘from the horror of us and our surroundings’: architectures of unbuilding in le dodici città ideali" co-authored with T. Morgan and C. Edwards (IDEA Journal, 2024), "Incanting Twelve Ideal Cities" with C. Edwards (Scroope, 2023), and "‘To Heal a Wound’: Superstudio and the Western Wall Plaza at the Israel Museum, 1982" with A. Alba (Architectural Histories, 2023). Other recent works include "Helvetia" (Houses, 2023) and "Mary Street House" (Houses, 2023). Her writing appears in journals including The Journal of Architecture, Architectural Theory Review, Cultural Studies Review, and the Electronic Melbourne Art Journal. She regularly contributes project reviews and interviews to Architecture Australia and Houses. In 2019, she co-guest edited Architectural Theory Review. In teaching, Brown has designed and delivered new undergraduate units in architectural history and theory that emphasize collaborative reading and writing, active listening, and respect for multiple histories, knowledges, and perspectives. These foster student curiosity about the world, critical reflection on media and the built environment, and openness to unfamiliar ideas.