Helene Frichot

Helene Frichot is Professor of Architecture and Philosophy and Director of the Bachelor of Design at the Melbourne School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne. Previously, she held the position of Professor of Critical Studies and Gender Theory and Director of Critical Studies in Architecture at KTH School of Architecture, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. As an architectural theorist, philosopher, writer, and critic trained in architecture and philosophy, Frichot develops creative practice methodologies and concept-tools that engage feminist new materialisms, posthumanities, environmental humanities, and affect theory. Her research emphasizes the intersections of architecture with philosophy, particularly the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, exploring how architecture is theorized and practiced at the periphery through creative ecologies and ficto-critical approaches.

Frichot's major publications include the monographs Creative Ecologies: Theorizing the Practice of Architecture (Bloomsbury, 2018), Dirty Theory: Troubling Architecture (AADR, 2019), Deleuze and Architecture (Edinburgh University Press, 2013), and Gilles Deleuze: Image and Text (Edinburgh University Press, 2009). She has edited key collections such as Writing Architectures: Ficto-Critical Approaches (Bloomsbury, 2020), Architectural Affects after Deleuze and Guattari (Routledge, 2021), Infrastructural Love (Birkhäuser, 2022), Architecture and Feminisms: Ecologies, Economies, Technologies (Routledge, 2017), Deleuze and the City (Edinburgh University Press, 2016), and Resist, Reclaim, Speculate: Situated Perspectives on Architecture and the City (2018). These works, with titles like Stealing into Deleuze's Baroque House (2013) and How to Make Yourself a Feminist Design Power Tool (2016), have significantly impacted architectural theory, feminist perspectives in design, and discussions on urbanism and ecological practices. At the University of Melbourne, she teaches courses such as Design-Philosophy-Architecture and contributes to the academic community through her scholarly output and leadership roles.

Professional Email: helene.frichot@unimelb.edu.au