Funded Research
ABP researchers have enjoyed considerable success in winning external funding to support their work. Current Faculty projects are supported by grants from the Australian Research Council and from government, cultural, industry and community organisations.
| Date | Funding Source | Researchers | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2012 | ARC Linkage Project | Ms Clare Newton, Professor Tom Kvan, Dr Dominique Hes, Dr Kenn Fisher, Dr Margaret Grose, Dr Sue Wilks, with Dept of Education & Early Childhood Development (Vic), Dept of Education & Training (WA), NSW Dept of Education & Training, Council of Education Facility Planners Intl (Vic), Rubida Research, Hayball Architects, Mary Featherston Design, Victorian Gvt Architect, Dept of Employment, Education & Training (NT), Dept of Education, Training & the Arts (QLD), Catholic Education Office Melbourne | Future Proofing Schools: Using Smart Green Integrated Design Approaches to Prefabricated Learning Environments |
| 2009–2012 | ARC Linkage Project | Dr Hemanta Doloi, Dr Robert Crawford with Professor C. Langston, Professor J. Smith, Assoc. Professor G. Herath and Dr S. Datta, Bond University (lead institution) | Making Better Decisions about Built Assets: Learning by Doing |
| 2009–2011 | ARC Discovery Project | Professor Kim Dovey, Dr Kate Shaw, with Dr Stephen Wood, UNE | Planning the ‘Creative City’: Reconciling Global Strategies with Local Subcultures |
| 2009–2011 | ARC Discovery Project | Dr David Nichols and Professor Kate Darian-Smith, with Dr C. Driscoll, University of Sydney (lead institution) et al. | Cultural Sustainability in Australian Country Towns: Amenity, Mobility and Everyday Life |
| 2009 | Rafael Vinoly Architects | Dr David O’Brien with Dr Iftekar Ahmed | Transformation of Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects |
| 2008–2010 | VicHealth | Dr Carolyn Whitzman | Vertical Living Kids |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Discovery Project | Associate Professor Bharat Dave, Mr Jules Moloney, with collaborators from University of Canterbury, NZ | Design in Context: Augmented Reality Technology to Improve the Quality and Performance of Architecture |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Discovery Project | Associate Professor Paolo Tombesi, Mr Blair Gardiner, with Associate Professor H. Lingard and Dr N. Blismas, RMIT (lead institution) | From Finger Pointing to Life Saving: Defining Professional Responsibility for Health and Safety in Construction Design |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Discovery Project | Dr Scott Drake, with Associate Professor R. de Dear, Macquarie University (lead institution) | Occupant Comfort in Naturally Ventilated and Mixed-Mode Spaces Within Air-Conditioned Offices |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Discovery Project | Dr Anna Hurlimann, with Professor S. Dolincar, University of Wollongong (lead institution) | Water for Australia's Future - Reducing Fears and Increasing Acceptance of Alternative Water Sources Through Public Information |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Linkage Project | Ms Valerie Francis, with Associate Professor H. Lingard, RMIT (lead institution), with Industrial Relations Victoria, Contexx Pty Ltd, Baulderstone Hornibrook | Fluctuating Demands and Unexpected Events: An Action Research Approach to Improving Work-Family Interaction in Project-Based Construction Work |
| 2008–2010 | ARC Linkage Project | Professor Graham Brawn, Dr Greg Missingham, with Dr D. Tait, University of Canberra (lead institution) and partner organizations | Enhancing Court Safety by Managing People, Places and Processes |
| 2008-2009 | Construction Industry Institute of Australia | Dr Ajibade Aibinu, Ms Valerie Francis | Professional Skills Shortage and Turnover in the Australian Construction Industry |
| 2008-2009 | The City of Melbourne | Associate Professor Qinghua Guo | Melbourne’s Chinatown Gateways |
| 2008 | Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors | Dr Hemanta Doloi | Cost Overruns in Project Management |
| 2008 | Women’s Planning Network | Dr Carolyn Whitzman, Dr David Nichols | A History of Women’s Planning in Victoria |
| 2008 | Volvo Research and Educational Foundation | Professor Kevin O'Connor | The Impact of Freight Logistics for Urban Development and Sustainable Future Transport |
| 2007–2010 | The Grollo Foundation and Lovell Chen Pty Ltd | Professor Philip Goad, Associate Professor Julie Willis | The Encyclopaedia of Australian Architecture |
| 2007–2010 | ARC Linkage Project | Ms Clare Newton, Dr Dominique Hes, Dr Sue Wilks, Professor Kim Dovey, with Department of Education & Training, H2o Architects, McGauran Giannini Soon Pty Ltd, Hayball Leonard Stent, Government architect, Sustainable Built Environments, Mary Featherston Design, Rubida Research, McBride Charles Ryan | Smart Green Schools: Educational and Environmental Outcomes of Innovation in School Building Design |
| 2007–2010 | ARC Linkage Project | Professor Graham Brawn, Dr Greg Missingham, with Dr D. Tait, University of Canberra (lead institution) and partner organizations | Gateways to Justice: Improving Video-mediated Communications for Justice Participants |
| 2007–2010 | ARC Linkage Project | Associate Professor Graham Treloar, with Professor C. Langston, Deakin University (lead institution), with Uniting Church Australia and Williams Boag Architects | Strategic Assessment of Building Adaptive Reuse Opportunities |
| 2007–2009 | ARC Discovery Project | Associate Professor Julie Willis, Professor Philip Goad | Australia's Role in Modern Hospital Design 1925–1960: Developing a Heritage Framework |
| 2007–2009 | ARC Discovery Project | Associate Professor Paolo Tombesi, Mr Andrew Hutson | A Special Talent for Technological Innovation? Analysing the Other Public Function of the Australian Parliament House |
| 2007–2009 | ARC Discovery Project | Professor Kevin O'Connor, with Dr G. Searle, University of Technology, Sydney (lead institution) | Reconceptualising Industry Sector Development within the Contemporary Australian City: the Case of the Information Technology Centre |
| 2007–2009 | ARC Discovery Project | Professor Tom Kvan, with Dr A. Dong, The University of Sydney (lead institution) | A Study of the Potential for the Public to be Involved in the Design of Large Scale Public Works |
| 2007-2008 | The Sydney Myer Foundation | Dr Derham Groves | The Architecture of Arthur Purnell |
| 2007-2008 | Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Reserach (APN) | Dr Hemanta Doloi, with Dr D. Dutta, Monash University (lead institution) | Climate Perturbation and Coastal Zone Systems in Asia Pacific Region: Holistic Approaches and Tools for Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Management Strategy |
| 2007 | ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Associate Professor Bharat Dave, Associate Professor Graham Treloar, with collaborators from RMIT and Deakin University | Advanced Computational Modelling Infrastructure Network in Built Environment |
| 2007 | Australia – Thailand Institute | Dr David O'Brien | Sustainable and Adaptable Housing Prototypes for Thailand's Rural Communities |
| \2007 | CRC for Water Quality and Treatment | Dr Anna Hurlimann | Community Attitudes to Recycled Water Use: an Urban Case Study |
| 2007 | Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Professor Kevin O'Connor | The Spatial Effects of Public Sector Intervention in Land use Distributions on Land Prices: a Case Study of Urban Consolidation in Melbourne |
| 2007 | Australian Academy of the Humanities | Dr Kate Shaw | Whose Urban Renaissance? An International Comparison of Policy Drivers and Responses to Urban Regeneration Strategies |
| 2007 | Army History Research Unit | Dr Anoma Pieris | Changi: the Politics of PoW Heritage Sites |
| 2006–2010 | Volvo Research and Educational Foundation | Associate Professor Nicholas Low, Professor Bill Russel, Dr Leigh Glover | Australasian Centre for Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT Centre) |
| 2006–2009 | ARC Linkage Project | Dr Carolyn Whitzman Partner Organisation: VicHealth – Victorian Health Promotion Foundation |
Gender, Local Governance, and Violence Prevention: Making the Links |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Discovery Project | Professor Paul Carter, Dr Emily Potter | Recreating Public Space: Poetics in the Production of Public Space |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Discovery Project | Dr Hannah Lewi, Professor Philip Goad, Associate Professor Julie Willis, with Professor Kate Darian-Smith & Associate Professor John Murphy, the (Australia Centre, University of Melbourne) | Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Designing Everyday Modernism for Australian Communities 1920–1970 |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Linkage Project | Professor Kim Dovey, with Department of Sustainability and Environment, City of Yarra, City of Moreland, City of Melbourne | The Character of Urban Intensification: Protecting and Creating Place Identity in Activity Centres |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Linkage Project | Associate Professor Graham Treloar, Dr Robert Crawford, with Dr S. Datta & Professor C. Langston (Deakin University), Williams Boag Architects | Modelling Environmental and Financial Performance of Construction |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Discovery Project | Mr Andrew Hutson, with Professor Frank Sear (lead CI: Centre for Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne) | Technological Advances in Large-scale Roman Concrete Buildings during the Second and First Centuries B.C. |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Discovery Project | Dr Greg Missingham and Mr Alex Selenitsch, with Mr L. Harvey & Dr Michael Fowler, RMIT University (lead institution) | Teimu (The Garden of Dreams): Aural and Aesthetic Attributes of Japanese Gardens as Models for Spatial Environments |
| 2006–2008 | ARC Linkage Project | Professor Graham Brawn, with Dr D. Tait, University of Canberra (lead institution); Australian Federal Police; Australian Institute of Judicial Administration; PTW Architects; Integrated Media Pty Ltd; Lyons Architects; Director of Public Prosecutions | Juries and Interactive Visual Evidence: Impacts on Deliberation Processes and Outcomes |
| 2006–2007 | Housing Guarantee Fund | Mr Peter Williams, Mr Peter Ashford | Victorian Housing Defects Research |
| 2006–2007 | ARC Linkage Project | Professor Paul Carter, Associate Professor Paolo Tombesi, Professor Ruth Fincher (School of Social and Environmental Enquiry, University of Melbourne), Dr Kate Shaw, with Department of Victorian Communities, City of Melbourne | Transnational and Temporary: Place-making, Students and Community in Central Melbourne |
Past Funded Research Projects
- From Tourist Siren to Technological Beacon: Analysing the Industrial Function of the Sydney Opera House Thirty Years after its Completion
- Digital Outsourcing in Architecture: Opportunities for Australian Firms or Perils for Australian Workforce?
- What is Urban Character? Defining, Constructing and Regulating Urban Place Identity
- Involving Local Communities in Defining Town Character in Victorian Coastal Towns
- The Performance of Environmentally Sustainable Design Features in Commercial Buildings
- Sustaining Places: Public Space Design in a Time of Loss
- Discursive and Institutional Barriers to Urban Environmental Sustainability: a Comparative Study of Infrastructure Policy in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
- Building Difference: Architectural Strategies in Colonial Museums
- Community Exploration of Changing Landscape Values
- Translations between Multiple Design Representations
- Digital Experiences of 'Place'
- Perceptions of Local Government Facilities
- Nationalism and Identity: Government Architecture in Australia 1901–1951