David Kroll

Research Interests

Architectural Design Architectural Heritage and Conservation Architectural History and Theory Architectural Science and Technology Architecture Built Environment and Design Design Innovation Building & Construction

Teaching Strengths

Architectural Design and Construction

APrf David Kroll

Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture and Built Environment

College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities

PhD (University of London), MA, Dip Arch., Architect (UK), Certified Passive House Designer
 
Research focus on sustainable design, housing and built heritage, with a background in architecture, applied design research and architectural history and theory
 
Publications in leading national and international academic and industry journals, books and conferences (see publications).
Books: 'Good Houses: Environmental Design and Evaluation', 'Mobilising Housing Histories: Learning from London's Past' (Routledge)
 
PhD on London housing, AHRC-funded, supervised by the Survey of London (The Bartlett, UCL/English Heritage) and the Centre for Metropolitan History (IHR, University of London)
PhD thesis shortlisted for the RIBA President’s Medal for Research 2015
Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Innovation in Applied Design (IAD) Lab, University of Sydney, in 2017-18
 
Architectural practice experience includes Athletes’ Village London (designed to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4), Darwin Centre Two, Natural History Museum (nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award), for CF Møller Architects, and Brisbane Airport for Bligh Voller Neild.
 
20+ years of academic teaching experience in Australia and the UK at the University of South Australia, University of Sydney, Anglia Ruskin University, University College London, University of Kent and the University of East London

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Associate Professor Adelaide University
2020 - 2025 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
2017 - 2018 Research Fellow University of Sydney
2015 - 2020 Lecturer University of South Australia
2013 - 2015 Lecturer Anglia Ruskin University
2002 - 2013 Lecturer University of East London

Date Institution name Country Title
2009 - 2013 University of London United Kingdom PhD
2006 - 2007 University of Westminster United Kingdom RIBA Part 3
2000 - 2002 University of East London United Kingdom MA
1997 - 2000 Technical University of Berlin Germany Vordiplom (Degree)

Date Title Institution name Country
2019 Passive House Designer International Passive House Association -

Year Citation
2026 Nazarzadeh Ansaroudi, F., Kroll, D., Charles, P., & Burry, J. (2026). Geometric Feasibility of Kinetic Islamic Geometric Patterns: A Case Study of Ten-Point star Configurations in Five Mosques in Isfahan, Iran. Nexus Network Journal, 28(1), 89-119.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2026 Chen, E., Kroll, D., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2026). Energy Efficiency of Older Houses: A Parametric Optimisation Study on Retrofitting a 1930s House in Adelaide, Australia. Buildings, 16(1), 131-1-131-24.
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2026 Lionar, R., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Sharifi, E., & Aburas, M. (2026). Optimising thermal performance of steel façades through self-shading: Calibration, sensitivity analysis, and climatic implications. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 1-24.
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2026 Joseph, A., Kroll, D., Srivastava, A., Datey, A., & Sharifi, E. (2026). Collaboration in architectural design studios: a document analysis of professional and institutional policies in Australia. International Journal of Architectural Research: Archnet-IJAR, 1-27.
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2026 Xia, L., Kroll, D., Sharifi, E., & Schut, S. (2026). Street tree species selection under climate change: linking public perception and climate suitability in Adelaide. Arboricultural Journal, 1-23.
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2025 Kroll, D., Sharifi, E., Arakawa Martins, L., Croffi Calixto, J., & Soebarto, V. (2025). Flipped townhouses: the impact of layout changes on heating and cooling energy load and occupants’ thermal comfort. Architectural Science Review, 69(1), 1-16.
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2025 Joseph, A., Kroll, D., Srivastava, A., Sharifi, E., & Datey, A. (2025). Collaboration in architectural design studio pedagogy: a literature review. Co-Design: International Journal of CoCreation in Design and Art, 1-28.
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2025 Lionar, R., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Sharifi, E., & Aburas, M. (2025). Thermal Performance of Steel Facade Profiles: An Experimental Setup and Self-Shading Assessment. Journal of Building Engineering, 114, 114208.
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2025 Morita, M., & Kroll, D. (2025). Confident Empathy: collaborating and working through problems in architectural practice. CoDesign, 1-25.
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2025 Croffi, J., Soebarto, V., Kroll, D., & Barrie, H. (2025). A machine-learning approach for evaluating occupants’ indoor environment satisfaction in high-rise mixed-use buildings. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 1-30.
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2024 Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., Sharifi, E., Liu, Y., Liu, Q., & Kroll, D. (2024). Outdoor thermal performance of urban development patterns in Greater Adelaide since the late 19th century.. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 29207-1-29207-20.
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2024 Lionar, R., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Sharifi, E., & Aburas, M. (2024). A review of research on self-shading façades in warm climates. Energy and Buildings, 314, 21 pages.
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2024 Kroll, D. (2024). London’s Other Architects: Building Applications for Housing in Richmond, 1886–1939. The London Journal, 49(2), 188-205.
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2023 Croffi, J., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Barrie, H., & McDougall, K. (2023). Wellbeing fostered by design: a framework for evaluating indoor environment performance. Buildings and Cities, 4(1), 507-523.
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2022 Kroll, D., Morris, D., Weijers-Coghlan, J., & Brambilla, A. (2022). Architectural Education in Unfamiliar Territory: The Fish River Aboriginal Ranger Accommodation Project. Charrette, 8(1), 59-77.
2020 Kroll, D. (2020). Speculative House Builders as Designers: The Case of the Reader Brothers 1898-1939 in Greater London. Construction History, 35(2), 67-88.
2020 Kroll, D., Breen Lovett, S., Jimenez-Bescos, C., Chisnall, P., & Aitchison, M. (2020). Passive house vs. passive design: sociotechnical issues in a practice-based design research project for a low-energy house. Architectural Science Review, 63(3-4), 361-371.
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2019 Breen Lovett, S., & Kroll, D. P. (2019). Expanding Architectural Practice through Contemporary Art: Case Study on the Kandos Art Facility. Scroope: Cambridge Architecture Journal, 28, 80-92.
2018 Kroll, D. (2018). Architect-surveyors as designers of speculative housing: The case of Norfolk & prior 1901–1923. London Journal, 43(2), 163-188.
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Year Citation
2025 Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Brambilla, A., & Sharifi, E. (2025). Good Houses Environmental Design and Evaluation. Routledge (Taylor & Francis).
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2017 Guillery, P., & Kroll, D. (Eds.) (2017). Mobilising Housing Histories Learning from London's Past for a Sustainable Future.
- Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand (2022). . SAHANZ.
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Year Citation
2025 Kroll, D., Galavan, S., & Soebarto, V. (2025). CHANGING CULTURES: Sustainability in architectural education and design teaching. In Architectural Thinking in A Climate Emergency (pp. 136-150).
2025 Kroll, D., Galavan, S., & Soebarto, V. (2025). Changing cultures. In Architectural Thinking in a Climate Emergency (pp. 136-150). Routledge.
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2017 Kroll, D. P. (2017). Urban Design in Victorian London: The Minet Estate in Lambeth 1870 to c. 1910. In P. Guillery, & D. Kroll (Eds.), Mobilising Housing Histories Learning from London's Past (pp. 17-35). London, United Kingdom: Routledge/RIBA Publishing.
2017 Kroll, D., & Pelsmakers, S. (2017). Victorian Houses: Recent Approaches to Sustainable Retrofit. In P. Guillery, & D. Kroll (Eds.), Mobilising Housing Histories Learning from London's Past. London, United Kingdom: Routledge/RIBA Publishing.
2016 Pelsmakers, S., & Kroll, D. (2016). The sustainable retrofit challenge: What does it mean for architecture?. In K. L. Thomas, T. Amhoff, & N. Beech (Eds.), Industries of Architecture (Vol. 1, pp. 316-323). Abingdon, Oxon; United Kingdom: Routledge.
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Year Citation
2025 Nolan, M., Bartsch, K., & Kroll, D. (2025). Pastoral Terrains and the Industrial Vernacular: Mapping Port Adelaide's Woolstores in a Global Network of Trade. In Mapping Vernacular Terrains TBC. Adelaide.
2025 Nolan, M., Bartsch, K., & Kroll, D. (2025). Riding on the Sheep's Back: Material Narratives of the Prosperity and Liability of Port Adelaide's Woolstores. In Real Estate Agency: Land, Housing and Finance in Urban and Planning History, Urban History Planning History Group. Sydney.
2025 Joseph, A., Kroll, D., & Srivastava, A. (2025). Interdisciplinary collaboration in architectural design studios: a literature review. In Proceedings of the AMPS Research & Teaching Conference - Research & Teaching Exploring Academia – From Practice to Publishing Vol. 43.2 (pp. 54-64). United Kingdom: Architecture Media Politics Society.
2025 Joseph, A., Kroll, D., Datey, A., Srivastava, A., & Sharifi, E. (2025). Collaboration in Architectural Design Studio Pedagogy: Educators' Perspectives and Practices. In Proceedings of the 58ᵗʰ International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (pp. 243-252). Australia: The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
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2025 Chen, E., Martins, L. A., & Kroll, D. (2025). Learning from the past: a systematic literature review of energy efficiency of older buildings in Australia. In Proceedings of the 58th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (pp. 675-684). Australia: The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
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2025 Croffi, J., Soebarto, V., Kroll, D., & Barrie, H. (2025). SpinyLeaf App: A Tool for Human-Centric Assessment of High-Rise Building Performance in Fostering Wellbeing. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 986-995). The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
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2024 Lionar, R., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Sharifi, E., & Aburas, M. (2024). Thermal performance of three common steel facade profiles. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 122-129). Gold Coast, Australia: Architectural Science Association.
2023 Lionar, R., Kroll, D., Soebarto, V., Sharifi, E., & Aburas, M. (2023). Enhancing thermal performance: self-shading steel facades to reduce heat gain in hot to warm climates. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 262-275). Launceston: Architectural Science Association.
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2023 Croffi, J., Soebarto, V., Kroll, D., & Barrie, H. (2023). Indoor environmental quality and occupants' satisfaction in highrise mixed-use buildings: Preliminary results from a case study. In Proceedings of the 56th International Conference of Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA 2023) (pp. 390-405). Australia: Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA).
2023 Shtykov, A., Gu, N., Barrie, H., Soebarto, V., Faulkner, D., & Kroll, D. (2023). Live data-driven digital twin approach for assessing social and environmental building performances in high-rise mixed-use developments: a conceptual framework and evaluation of the operational platforms for its implementation. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association (pp. 508-521). Australia: Australia The Architectural Science Association ANZAScA.
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2023 Chen, E., Kroll, D., & Arakawa Martins, L. (2023). Can older houses be net zero? A case study of a 1930s house in Adelaide, Australia. In The 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment. Nottingham, UK.
2022 Kroll, D., Weijers-Coghlan, J., & Brambilla, A. (2022). Thermal performance of student-built naturally ventilated remote accommodation in Fish River, NT. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Architectural Science Association Vol. 2022-December (pp. 570-579). Australia: Architectural Science Association.
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2018 Kroll, D., Breen Lovett, S., & Aitchison, M. (2018). Sustainable Prefab Houses: Challenging Conventions in Design, Construction and Occupation. In http://zemch.org/proceedings/2018/ZEMCH2018.pdf (pp. 1-19). online: Zemch Network.
2018 Kroll, D. P. F., Breen Lovett, S., & Aitchison, M. (2018). Sustainable prefab houses: challenging conventions in design, construction and occupation. In Proceedings of the ZEMCH 2018 International Conference (pp. 751-768). Australia: ZEMCH Network.
2017 McGinley, T., Abroe, B., Kroll, D., Murphy, M., Sare, T., & Gu, N. (2017). Agile X UniSA Pavilion: Agile principles and the parametric paradox. In CAADRIA 2017 - 22nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Protocols, Flows and Glitches (pp. 169-178). Hong Kong: CAADRIA.
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2016 Madigan, D., & Kroll, D. (2016). Alternative Infill Strategies for Established Residential Suburbs in Adelaide and London. In AMPS Proceedings Series 7 (pp. 102-112). online: AMPS.
2016 Kroll, D. (2016). Lessons from Victorian housing for open building: a study of the Minet Estate in London, c. 1870-1910. In ETH Conference; The future of open building (pp. 1-11). Switzerland: ETH Zürich.
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Year Citation
2024 Morita, M. (2024). Confident Empathy - Collaborating with Irresolution. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide).

Year Citation
2026 XIA, L., Kroll, D., Sharifi, E., & Li, Z. (2026). Optimal visible greenery levels for pedestrian dwell time: A behavioural mapping case study of four main streets in Adelaide.
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2025 Chen, E. Q., Kroll, D., & Martins, L. A. (2025). Energy Efficiency in Older Houses: A Parametric and Optimisation Study on Retrofitting a 1930s House in Adelaide, Australia.
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ARC Centre for ‘Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing’    2024 – 2028

Ageing Well Community and Research Grants - 2025 - 2026 

Mawson Lakes Fellowship 2025 – 2026

Sustainability FAME Strategy, 'Accelerate' Project    2021 – 2024

Adelaide-Nottingham Alliance Education Seed Fund    2023

Research Consultancy, AusOcean Research Facility, Experiential Studio Project    2023

ARC Linkage: 'Determining the Social Value of Extreme, Mixed-use Urban Developments'    2021 – 2025

Smart Steel Facades Research Project with Fielders and Bluescope Steel    2021 – 2025

Investigation into the Impact of Glass Façades on Indoor/Outdoor Microclimates    2021

Stratco Pop-up Pavilion, Teaching Support Funding, Experiential Studio     2020

Downsizing to the City: Older Australians’ Mobility Patterns, RTIS Funding   2019

Statutory Planning for Sustainable Development in Australian Capital Cities, EASS URIPA Funding    2019

Fish River Aboriginal Ranger Accommodation, URIPA Seed funding    2018

Seed Funding for ‘Cementa’ Art Centre, Collaborative Design Research Project    2017
 

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Rethinking Design Guidelines for Australian Nursing Homes Maximising the Therapeutic Benefits of Outdoor Access for Patients with Dementia Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mrs Priya Rachel Boby
2026 Co-Supervisor Thermal performance of nineteenth-century buildings in South Australia: can we learn from them to achieve sustainable building design? Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Echo Chen
2026 Co-Supervisor Rethinking Design Guidelines for Australian Nursing Homes Maximising the Therapeutic Benefits of Outdoor Access for Patients with Dementia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Priya Rachel Boby
2025 Principal Supervisor Predicting and Optimizing Socio-Spatial Behavior Patterns in Complex Public Spaces Using Space Syntax Theory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Beheshteh Gharaei
2025 Co-Supervisor Additive Manufacturing of Waste Wood Sawdust for Modular Load-Bearing Composite Building Structures Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohamed Aboeloyoon Mohamed Farouk Abdelaal Ahmed
2024 Principal Supervisor The role of green infrastructure design in mitigating the urban heat island effect and the impact on the health of older people Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Linglue Xia
2024 Co-Supervisor Feasibility of sustainability in robotically performance of kinetic structural designs in architecture Generated by Artificial Intelligence - Interfacing parametric design Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Farnaz Nazarzadeh Ansaroudi
2024 Principal Supervisor Investigating an Agile Model for Sustainable Interior Design in Housing for Older People in South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Delaram Ordoukhani
2024 Principal Supervisor Hybrid live-work architectural morphologies: Exploring resilient housing design strategies in South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Hossein Mosavi
2024 Co-Supervisor Feasibility of sustainability in robotically performance of kinetic structural designs in architecture Generated by Artificial Intelligence - Interfacing parametric design Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Farnaz Nazarzadeh Ansaroudi
2023 Principal Supervisor Interdisciplinary & Cross-cultural Collaborative Design Studios for Community Architecture Projects Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Annette Joseph
2023 Co-Supervisor A Digital Twin-enabled approach to determining and visualising building performances incorporating social considerations: a case study of U City, a mixed-use vertical housing development Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Adii Shtykov
2022 Co-Supervisor Investigating the relationship between the Built Environment, Wellbeing and Social Value: A case study of a high-rise mixed-use building in the City of Adelaide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Juliana Croffi Calixto
2022 Principal Supervisor Self-shading steel facades for buildings in warm climates Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ricardo Lionar
2020 Co-Supervisor Aiming to establish an innovative and sympathetic way to undertake issues of abandonment in neglected heritage buildings. The objective is to overcome the barriers which have instigated these buildings to become dormant un-utilised and undeveloped. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Madeline Nolan
2020 Principal Supervisor The houses of the architectural practice of F. W. Dancker & Son (1880-1944): An international perspective and the search for a South Australian style. Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Kenan Reece Henderson

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Confident Empathy: Collaborating with Irresolution Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr Mirai Morita

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