David Nielsen graduated from the Technikon Witwatersrand and the University of the Witwatersrand, where he earned Diplomas, Bachelor's Degrees and a Master's in architecture. While resident in Johannesburg, he both taught architecture, at the University of Johannesburg, and practiced as an architect. In 2006, he migrated to Brisbane, Australia and subsequently took up an appointment within the architecture discipline at the Queensland University of Technology. Here he currently teaches in the spheres of architectural technology and design. David research interests are currently focused on architectural history and he has previously undertaken research in Building Information Modelling. In 2015, he completed his PhD, from which this publication derives.
1. Introduction
2. Frederick Keppler
3. Victoria Regia
4. Gothic
5. Conclusion