Lynda Fischer

Lynda Fischer is a Lecturer in the School of Architecture & Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She holds a Graduate Diploma in Interior Design from QUT and has over 25 years of combined academic and professional experience. Her research focuses on design process methodologies, curriculum development, and creating inclusive interior spaces through social interaction frameworks. She has taught across all levels of QUT's Interior Design programs, emphasizing real-world industry engagement in design studios.

• Education: Graduate Dip Interior Design (Queensland University of Technology)
• Professional Memberships: Design Institute of Australia (MDIA), Colour Society of Australia

Her work explores how design methodologies can create socially cohesive environments, with a particular interest in workplace, retail, and community space design. She has contributed to pedagogical innovations such as virtual site visit tools through a 2021 grant. Fischer has received awards for teaching excellence and long-term service at QUT.

• Key Awards:
  • 2020 Teaching Innovation and Excellence Award
  • 2016 Vice Chancellor's Performance Award

Her grant-funded project ('Virtual Site Visits') focuses on remote learning tools using 360-degree camera technology, part of a team effort to enhance design education accessibility.