18 Facts About Elizabeth Farrelly

Elizabeth Farrelly has contributed to current debates about aesthetics and ethics; design, public art and architecture; urban and natural environments; society and politics, including criticism of the treatment of Julian Assange.

Elizabeth Farrelly was elected to the 2021 board of the National Trust of Australia.

Elizabeth Farrelly's portrait by Mirra Whale was a finalist in the 2015 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Elizabeth Farrelly was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, and trained as an architect in Auckland.

Elizabeth Farrelly left New Zealand in 1983 for London, moved to Sydney in October 1988 and became an Australian citizen in 1991.

Elizabeth Farrelly holds a PhD in architecture from the University of Sydney.

Elizabeth Farrelly's thesis examined of the intellectual, cultural and political background to development control in Sydney's city centre from 1900 to 1960.

Elizabeth Farrelly practised as an architect in London until 1988, working at Pollard Thomas and Edwards Architects, London; at JASMaD Architects, Auckland; and Warren and Mahoney, Christchurch.

Elizabeth Farrelly's interest focussed on the quality of the city's public spaces.

Elizabeth Farrelly served as a juror for design awards such as Parramatta Design Excellence Awards and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Awards.

Elizabeth Farrelly was an independent candidate for the Legislative Council in the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Elizabeth Farrelly has taught at the University of Sydney as well as the University of New South Wales where she is Associate Professor in the UNSW Graduate School of Urbanism; the University of Technology, Sydney, where she was Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture; the University of Auckland; the Royal College of Art, London; the Humberside Polytechnic and the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London.

Elizabeth Farrelly has set writing for Wikipedia as a task for post-graduate students, and has commented that its demand for every input to be traceable and published, enables "genuine crowd-sourcing of scholarship" and is both "a revelation and a revolution".

Elizabeth Farrelly has been interviewed by the television and radio media, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC World Service.

Elizabeth Farrelly has been invited to speak at a wide range of public events, including panels, symposia, conferences, and festivals.

Elizabeth Farrelly Independents is a political party founded by Farrelly to compete in the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Elizabeth Farrelly led the party's Legislative Council ticket after rebadging The Open Party, formerly known as Keep Sydney Open, to run after the party largely became dormant.

Elizabeth Farrelly is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Better Cities Initiative, which operates in New South Wales and was registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission on 12 October 2023.