Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

Research by Higher Degree - PhD

Student Name Thesis Topic Supervisor/s
Abdul Jalil Omar Strategic Marketing of Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) in the Corporate Organisation Dr Chris Heywood/
Dr Greg Missingham
Alan Davies Spatial structure of employment concentrations in Melbourne Professor Kevin O'Connor/
Dr Paul Mees
Anne Bourke The Social and Cultural Influences in the Design of the Outdoor Landscape of Health Instituions in Melbourne from 1850's to the present Professor Catherin Bull/
Dr Margaret Grose
Ann Maudsley Walkability in Ancient and Modern Cities: A Comparison Dr David Nichols/Prof Kevin O'Connor/Dr Frank Sear
Andrew Dodd John James Clark: Public architect Professor Miles Lewis
Andrew Martel Relationship between the experience of place and the morphology of housing for international students Assoc Professor Paolo Tombesi
Angela Fandino Sepulveda The Performance of Environmentally Sustainable Design features in Commercial Buildings Professor Jon Robinson
Dr Eckhart Hertzsch/
Dr Robert Crawford
Angela Alessi Occupant Comfort in Naturally Ventilated and Mixed-Mode Spaces within Air-Conditioned Offices Dr Scott Drake
Anil Thakur Migrancy and transforming planned city spaces: a case study of Chandigarh Professor Ross King
Anna Sophie Sturup Managing mentalities of mega projects Assoc Professor Nick Low/
Professor Bill Russell
Anthony Worm Describing architecture: Language as part of intent and projection Assoc Professor Paul Walker
Arash Arbab Jolfaei Rethinking Higher Education Learning Environments Professor Kim Dovey
Beatriz Maturana Being an architect in Australia: How does architectural education shape future practitioners, their capacity for collaboration with other related professions and their understanding of the built environment Dr Greg Missingham
Ben Cleveland Smart Green Schools – Exploring the Use and perception of the Built Environment for Learning and as a 3D text book:  An investigation into Educational and Environmental Sustainability opportunities through Innovative School Design Dr Sue Wilks/Dr Dominique Hes/ Dr Clare Newton
Boonanan Natakun Transformations of housing, culture and environment: In search of impact of urban poor housing upgrading movement on its community and surrounding in Thailand. Assoc Professor Darko Radovic/
Dr David O'Brien
Catherine Tate The architectural program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital 1934-1944 Dr Angela Hass/
Dr Jeff Trurnbull/
Dr Chris Heywood
Chen-Yu Chiu Jorn Utzon and China: The role of traditional Chinese Art and Architecture in the work of Jorn Utzon Professor Philip Goad
Chia-Hui Lin Image impression and phenomenon - the correlation of picture, concept and form Assoc Professor Jianfei Zhu/
Professor Philip Goad
Christina Dyson A Comparative and Critical Analysis of Australian Landscape Design Between 1950 and 1970 Dr Andrew Saniga
Christine Phillips New Interpretations of Modern Hydro Architecture Dr Peter Raisbeck/
Dr Hannah Lewi
Crystal Legacy Planning for an alternative urban transport policy model: An exploration of the relationship between deliberative democracy and urban transport policy Assoc Professor Nick Low
Daniela Casanella Frisius Creative Play in Designed Urban Open Spaces based on Children's Preferences for Natural Environments in Santiago, Chile Assoc Professor Ray Green
Dyah Idawati A study of housing patterns of squatter settlements Professor Ross King/
Dr Carolyn Whitzman
Emma Rowden Gateways to Justice: Improving Video-Mediated Communications for Justice Participants

Dr Greg Missingham/
Professor Graham Brawn

Endang Triningsih The Role of Outdoor Cafes & Restaurants as Places for social Interaction in Creating Livelier Urban places in Motorized Societies

Dr Sidh Sintusingha/
Professor Ross King

Farid Ahmed Fair access to environmental justice in poor nations: Case studies in Bangladesh Assoc Professor Nick Low
Gavin Alford The application of infrastructure planning and provision to changing spatial forms: An assessment of the links between urban planning, urban governance, budget cycle and capital works Dr Paul Mees/
Professor Kevin O'Connor
Georgia Myers An investigation into the relationship between the implementation of the Melbourne 2030 urban growth boundary and property prices Dr Richard Reed/
Professor Jon Robinson
Gethin Davison Changing Places: Urban Intensification and Conceptions of Place Professor Kim Dovey
Giorgio Marfella Antipodes: The idea of practice versus the practice of ideas Assoc Professor Paolo Tombesi
Hanif Agharazy A place-based approach to imageability in a multi-cultural community:  Case Study: Melbourne Professor Catherin Bull/
Assoc Professor Darko Radovic
Helen Norrie Marking the past in the future: Architecture in Museums Assoc Professor Paul Walker
Ilan Vizel Housing for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Victoria: Diversity and Choice Professor Ruth Fincher
Inger Mewburn Construcing bodies: Language, representation and gesture in the design studio Dr Scott Drake
Iris Levin The physical form of housing in the process of settlement: Home-building practices of migrants Professor Ruth Fincher
Jennifer Mitchelhill Japanese architecture and the modern movement: significant events in the transfer of Japanese themes to the west 1920-1970 Professor Philip Goad
Jia (Jane) Xu Urban space and social life in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of Southern Song (1127-1279), China Assoc Professor Jianfei Zhu
Jieqiong (Echo) Wang Sustainable Management of Landscape Resources in Tourism Professor Catherin Bull
Jim Georgiou Legislative control and quality of housing Dr Peter Raisbeck/
Professor Jon Robinson
John Ting Policy, Practice & Built Form: The Architecture and Urbanism Of The Brooke Administration In Sarawak, 1849 - 1917 Dr Anoma Pieris/
Professor Ross King
Juan Pablo Blanco Emergent Frontiers In Urban Design: Operative Sustainability for Central Areas in Regeneration Assoc Professor Justyna Karakiewicz
Jules Moloney Field conditions, membranes and screens: Towards emergent performance in architecture Assoc Professor Bharat Dave
Julie Rudner Construction of Risk and Children's Independent Mobility Assoc Professor Nick Low/
Dr Leigh Glover
Kate Alder Role of physical changes in activity centres in facilitating mode shifts from car to public transport Assoc Professor Nick Low/
Dr Paul Mees
Kenneth Woodman Smart Green Schools - Architecture, Sustainability and Education Dr Dominique Hes/Dr Clare Newton & Dr Sue Wilks

Leonardo Nogueira de Moraes

Inheriting Sustainability: World Heritage Enlistment, Complex Adaptive Systems and the Design of Tourism Development in Small Oceanic Islands

Associate Professor Ray Green
Ling-Ye She Real time control for lighting of buildings Dr Toong-Khuan Chan / Dr Lu Aye

Luciana Fornari Colombo

Theoretical Projects of Architecture by Mies van der Rohe

Associate Professor Julie Willis
Maggie McCormick The Transient City: Mapping urban consciousness through contemporary art Dr Angela Hass/
Assoc Professor Darko Radovic
Maloti Ray Kuala Lumpur streets: Experience, occupation, control and representation (transitions at a time of significant social tension and change) Professor Ross King
Marianna Nigra From Sydney to Canberra:  The impact of the Sydney Opera House on the construction of the new Parliament House Assoc Professor Paolo Tombesi/
Dr Andrea Hutson
Marjan Hajjari Improving urban life through urban public spaces, comparison between Iranian and Australian cases Assoc Professor Justyna Karakiewicz
Matthew Webb Progression or Biomimicry for Sustainable Building Design and Low Energy Facades Assoc Professor Eckhart Hertzsch/ Associate Prof Ray Green
Maxwell Chiazor Tools and methods for optimising and analysing environmentally sustainable design concepts in commercial buildings Professor Jon Robinson
Meredith Dobbie Perceptions of Wetlands Dr Ray Green/
Dr Kathryn Williams
Myles Bunning A Systemised approach to computer usage in environmentally sustainable commercial building design Dr Eckhart Hertzsch/
Assoc Professor Ray Green
Michael Anderson The Architecture of Alistair Knox Professor Philip Goad
Milinda Pathiraja The function of 'robust technology' in the construction of a 'third world' practice: Design interventions in post-Tsunami Sri Lanka Professor Paolo Tombesi
Ming Wu The production of landmarks: Shanghai from 1992 onwards Assoc Professor Jianfei Zhu/
Assoc Professor Darko Radovic
Mirjana Ristic Towards Planning And Designing Public Spaces As Socially Qualitative Urban Places: Public Open Spaces At Melbourne Docklands Professor Kim Dovey/
Assoc Professor Darko Radovic
Mohammad/Yazah Mat Raschid Sustainable design principles in Malaysian sustainable eco-tourism development eco-lodge design Dr Scott Drake/
Dr David O'Brien
Mohammadreza Bazldjou Architectural Conservation in Iran Professor Miles Lewis
Mojgan Taheri Tafti Sustainable Reconstruction after Disasters Professor Richard Tomlinson
Morteza Mirgholami Social interaction and forms of co-presence in public spaces Professor Catherin Bull
Nafiseh Hamidi Monazam Association between naturally ventilated spaces in air-conditioned offices, improvement in employee health and productivity, reduction in energy usage and thermal boredom Dr Scott Drake/
Dr Dominique Hes
Neda Abbasi A Pathway to a better social and individual life through architecture Dr Greg Missingham/
Dr Kenn Fisher
Nicole Porter Landscape architecture, mass media communications and the nature of representation Professor Catherin Bull

Patrick Love

Social Capital and Children's Independent Mobility in Catholic Schools in VictoriA

Dr Carolyn Whitzman
Paula Villagra Fire and the Perception of Ecological Processes in Botanic Gardens Assoc Professor Ray Green
Peter Lawther Post Tsunami housing reconstruction in the Maldives Assoc Professor Paolo Tombesi
Philip Goldswain Photographic Cities: Kalgoorlie Western Australia 1893 - 1917 Dr Hannah Lewi/
Dr Andrew Saniga
Philippa McMahon De-naturalizing native plants: Indigenous flora, colonization and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne Professor Catherin Bull/
Assoc Professor Paul Walker/
Assoc Professor Don Garden
Quoc Phuong Dinh In Search Of Hanoi’s Sense Of Place: The Influences Of Local Culture On Architecture Dr Derham Groves/
Professor Ross King
Raed Dawood Public Open Space: Youth Recreation in Jedda, Saudi Arabia Dr Margaret Grose
Rebecca Leshinsky Urban tool: social impact assessment as a knowledge instrument for significant land use and development in Victoria, Australia Dr Carolyn Whitzman
Richard Aitken Delineating the Australian garden Dr Andrew Saniga/
Professor Philip Goad
Robyn Clinch Making more informed decisions about heritage buildings; with case studies from inner Melbourne Dr Peter Raisbeck/
Dr David Nichol
Rosemary Cousin Market based water governance and sustainability Assoc Professor Nick Low/
Dr Robert Argent
Rowena Delgado Does Professional Aid Strengthen or Erode Culture-Sensitive Design: Establishing a Framework for Collaborative Community Design Assoc Professor Ray Green
Rupert Summerson Assessment of wilderness and aesthetic values in Antarctica Professor Catherin Bull/
Professor Ian Bishop
Seng Fatt Wong Walkable city: Planning strategies, design principles and urban design guidelines for transforming motor vehicle dependant people into walking oriented community in the city Professor Ross King

Sharon Shafer

The problem of modernism: A comparative study of Australian modernist architecture that denotes the architecture of Le Corbusier and Mies van de Rohe and socialist and capitalist ideals

Dr Peter Raisbeck & Assoc Professor Julie Willis
Simon Chun Kwan Chui How can design processes and tools be made to enable sustainable community-led urban design of neighbourhoods in a way that improves the urban built environment and reduces governance gaps? Assoc Professor Ray Green
Steven Whitford Immanence, reference and composition: Deleuze, Complexity and Urbanism Professor Kim Dovey
Stuart King Colony and climate: Place and identity in Queensland civic architecture 1859-1914 Assoc Professor Julie Willis
Sung Jun Kim A Study of Integrated Environment-friendly Smart Home Assoc Professor Bharat Dave
Ten Yu-Shen Chen A Buddhist Approach Towards Reconceptualised Model of Disaster Planning and Recovering in Developing Countries Professor Richard Tomlinson / Dr David O'Brien
Thieu Minh Tuan Monumental National Buildings and Ideology in the History of Modern Architecture of Vietnam Assoc Professor Julie Willis
Tim Petersen Low Frequency Transport Networks For Dispersed Urban Settlements Dr Leigh Glover/
Dr John Stone
Toby Adams Taming an urban frontier? Metropolitan plans and urban expansion in Perth - a regulation theory perspective Professor Kevin O'Connor
Tracey Avery Comfort and identity: Furnishing Australian domestic interiors (1880- 1920) Professor Philip Goad/
Assoc Professor Julie Willis
Tracy Castelino Participatory Action Research in Local Governance, Gender and Violence Prevention Dr Carolyn Whitzman/
Dr Marion Frere
Trinh Hong Viet No so transparent: The use of glass in contemporary Vietnamese architecture Dr Derham Groves
Valerie Francis Women and their career progression in the Australian Construction Industry Professor Jon Robinson/
Assoc Professor Graham Treloar
Victoria Gurr Inter-war, 1919-1940, Industrial Architecture in Australia Assoc Professor Julie Willis
Virginia Brook Rhetoric, rigour and realpolitik in landscape architectural practice: Residential subdivisions and remnant systems Professor Ruth Fincher/
Dr Ruth Beilin
Wiryono Raharjo Speculative Settlements: built forms and tenure ambiguity in the Javanese Kampung Professor Kim Dovey

Xin Liu

Cultural Industrial Clusters and Urban Development

Assoc Professor Sun Sheng Han
Yina Sima Urban morphological evolution: From colonial to immigratory culture, Australia Professor Philip Goad
Yun Zhang Nature and picture - the starting point of landscaping Professor Catherin Bull/
Dr Andrew Saniga

 

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