Rate My Professor Nicholas Foulcher

Dr Nicholas Foulcher is Head of Discipline (Architecture) in the School of Architecture and Built Environment within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Architecture (Honours), and Bachelor of Design (Architecture), all awarded by the University of Newcastle. His professional trajectory at the university includes serving as Associate Lecturer from 2017, progressing to Lecturer, and now leading the Architecture discipline. In his teaching roles, Foulcher has coordinated courses including ARBE6201 Architectural Management, ARBE3220 Architecture Studio 5, and ARBE1103 Digital Communication in the Built Environment, while also acting as Studio Tutor for architectural studios.

Foulcher's research centers on the intersection of social science, architectural theory, and computational technologies, encompassing the effects of digital tools on architectural education, immersive digital projection in public spaces, computational design, artificial intelligence, and emergent technologies. His efforts are split evenly between architectural history, theory, and criticism (50%) and architectural design (50%). He received the School of Architecture and Built Environment Research Award in 2018 and the NSW Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence in 2019 for Honeysuckle Lights. Key publications include 'Disruptions: Impact of digital design technologies on continuity in established design process paradigms' (CAADRIA 2016), 'Preserving Lost Industrial Heritage: Newcastle Australia' (2015), 'The perceived effect of digital design technology on student learning in architectural technology' (2014), 'Applying augmented reality to preserving industrial heritage' (2012), and 'A study for exploring student's perceptions on the role and effect of CAD in conceptual design' (2011). Creative outputs feature 'Neural Noise' (2022), 'Lighting Activation James Street Plaza' (2021), 'Honeysuckle Placemaking' (2018-2019), and 'Lightscape' (2019). He has secured $489,626 in funding across seven grants, notably leading 'Vernacular Architecture in Tuvalu' (2024-2025, $137,815) and 'Digitalise, Revitalise & Reimagine Delprat Cottage' (2023, $64,644). Foulcher co-supervised one completed PhD in 2023 on autonomous vehicles in urban environments.