Liam Colquhoun

Specialization

Retail Design, Branded Environments, Architectural Illustration

Education

Masters of Design (MDes), Communication Design (passed with distinction)

RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2009 – 2011

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Interior Design

Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1990 – 1994

Biography

Liam graduated from Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1994 with a BA degree in Interior Design, before moving to the United States to take a position with a small specialist entertainment design firm in Florida. In 1998, Liam began working with global architectural firm RTKL Associates in their multidisciplinary internal retail/entertainment-focused Id8 Group. Working alongside designers and artists from many different fields and backgrounds on a vastly diverse range of projects from architectural design, retail and entertainment projects to illustration, storyboarding and other, more conceptual work, had an important impact on Liam’s professional portfolio and areas of interest. This interest in interdisciplinary design, and in particular those ‘gray’ areas where illustration, graphic design and architecture meet, has influenced subsequent professional and academic work. Liam completed his Masters of Design degree in Communication Design from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2011, focusing on graphic communication as it exists within the context of retail interiors.

Research Interests

Retail Design, Branded Environments, Kiosk Design, Interdisciplinary Design Pedagogy.

Publications

Journal Article (Published)

Colquhoun, L., Holmes-Dallimore, M. P. (2019). Kiosk DNA: Modes of Vernacular Street Retail. The International Journal of Design in Society, 13(1). https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/kiosk-dna

Book Chapter (Published)

Colquhoun, L., Holmes-Dallimore, M. (2021). Digital Platforms as a Means of Hosting and Assessing Interdisciplinary Design Studios. Effective Design Critique Strategies Across Disciplines, edited by Stephanie Watson Zollinger, Ed.D., Jody Nyboer, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2021 https://doi.org/10.24926/edc.102
ISBN/ISSN: 9781946135896
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/edc.102

Presentations

Colquhoun, Liam (Presenter), Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew (Presenter), 5th International Conference on New Trends in Teaching and Education, “Effective Methods of Communication within a Interdisciplinary Design Studio,” (NTTECONF) from ETCONF, Barcelona, Spain. (September 16, 2022).

Colquhoun, Liam (Presenter/Author), Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew (Author), SPACE International Conference on Architecture and Design Education, “New Realities for an Interdisciplinary Brand Design Studio Instruction,” SPACE Studies (Studies of Planning, Architecture, Consulting and Education), London, United Kingdom. (July 9, 2022).

Colquhoun, Liam, Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew Peter, 13th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, “Incorporating Industry Collaborations as part of an Interior Design Retail Studio,” Design Principles and Practices, St. Petersburg, Russia. (March 3, 2019).

Colquhoun, Liam, Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew Peter, Hammett, Levi John, Hill, Leland Michael, 7th World Conference on Design and Arts, “Virtual Environments for an Interdisciplinary Design Studio,” Berlin, Germany. (June 28, 2018).

Ventura, Roberto (Main Presenter/Author), Colquhoun, Liam, Al-Mumin, Maysaa, IDEC 2017 Annual Conference, “Face to Waijah: Collaborating Across Diverse Cultures via Social Media,” Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC), Chicago, IL, United States. (March 11, 2017).

Colquhoun, Liam, DEC 2015 Annual Conference, “Fostering Effective Collaborative Partnerships in a Retail Design Studio,” Fort Worth, TX. (2015).

Colquhoun, Liam, Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew Peter, HICAH 2015 International Conference of Arts and Humanities, “Mobile, Ad-Hoc, Impromtu Retail Structures,” Wakiki, HI, United States. (2015).

Colquhoun, Liam, Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew Peter, IDEC 2013 Annual Conference, “Creative Scholarship: Retail Without Walls, Presentation of Research,” Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC), Indianapolis, IN, United States. (February 14, 2013).

Colquhoun, Liam, Holmes-Dallimore, Matthew Peter, IDEC 2013 Annual Conference, “Pecha Kucha: Retail Without Walls, Process,” Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC), Indianapolis, IN, United States. (February 14, 2013).

Colquhoun, Liam, GlobalShop, “Souks and Super Malls: Retail Development in the Arabian Gulf,” Las Vegas, NV, United States. (March 25, 2009).

Exhibitions

Retail Without Walls: Kiosk Culture

Exhibition.

Venue: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art,

Performers/Exhibitors: Colquhoun, L., Holmes-Dallimore, M. P.

Invited

April 2012

A Library Reimagined

Student Interdisciplinary Studio Project.

Venue: VCUarts Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Performers/Exhibitors: Colquhoun, L., Suleiman, M., Holmes-Dallimore, M. P., El-Hammali, H., Hill, L. M.

Accepted

January- March 2020

Funded Research Projects and Grants

VCUarts Faculty Research Grant, 2010-2012, (internal, juried research grant)

Retail Without Walls: Kiosk Culture

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.

VCUarts Faculty Research Grant, 2008, (internal, juried research grant)

Modern Retail Design Principles in the Gulf Region.