Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

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
2012-2014 ARC Discovery Project Prof Paul Walker, Dr Anthony Moulis, Prof Philip Goad, Dr Peter Scriver, A/Prof Mary Lobsinger, Ast Prof Paolo Scrivano Making architectural identity: the architecture of John Andrews
2012-2014 ARC Linkage Project * A/Prof Jodie McVernon, Prof Philippa Pattison, Prof Terence M Nolan, Dr Rebecca Bentley, Dr Deborah Warr, Dr Clare Mouat, Dr James McCaw. With partner organisations Broadmeadows Uniting Care, City of Boroondara, Victorian Department of Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Networks, neighbourhoods and newborns: defining household and local area influences on social connectedness, to understand pathways to health
*Led by the School of Population Health
2012-2014 ARC Linkage Project * A/Prof Mark Lawrence, Prof Chris Ryan, A/Prof Sharon Friel, A/Prof Marjory Moodie, Dr Graham Turner. With partner organisations Australian Egg Corporation , Horticulture Australia , Meat and Livestock Australia, SA Department of Health, SA Department of Primary Industries and Resources, Victorian Department of Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Modelling policy interventions to protect Australia's food security in the face of environmental sustainability challenges *Led by Deakin University
2011-2013 ARC Discovery Project Prof Bharat Dave Digital fabrication technologies: analysing patterns of adoption and innovative transformations in architectural design and practice
2011-2013 ARC Discovery Project * Prof Terry W Burke (Swinburne University of Technology), Dr Paul A Mees (RMIT), Dr John Stone New paradigms for urban public transport planning in Australia: assessing the capacity of institutions and infrastructure
*Led by Swinburne University
2011-2013 ARC Discovery Project Prof Julie Willis, Kate Darian-Smith, David Nichols, Elain Harwood, Julie McLeod, A/Prof Hannah Lewi and Prof Philip Goad Designing Australian schools: a spatial history of innovation, pedagogy and social change
2011-2012 Department of Human Services (DHS) Dr Kate Shaw, Dr Peter Raisbeck Evaluation of the Kensington redevelopment model, the Urban Communities Ltd (place management) model, and outcomes to date
2011-2012 Australia-India Institute Prof Bharat Dave Preservation and Diffusion of Sustainable Indigenous Building Practices in Himachal Pradesh
2010-2013 ARC Linkage Project Dr Naomi Stead, Prof Julie Willis, Prof Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, A/Prof Gillian Whitehouse, Prof Susan Savage, Ms Justine Clark, Dr Karen L Burns, Dr Amanda Roan.

Partner Organisations: Architecture Media, Bates Smart Architects, BVN Architecture, PTW Architects, The Australian Institute of Architects
Equity and diversity in the Australian architecture profession: women, work, and leadership*

*Led by the University of Queensland
2010-2013 ARC Linkage Project Dr Lu Aye, Dr Tuan Ngo, Dr Robert Crawford, Prof Priyan Mendis

Partner Organisation: Fender Katasalidis Architects
Prefabricated reusable building modules: reducing building life cycle environmental impacts*

*Led by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
2010-2013 ARC Linkage Project Chief Investigators: Kim Dovey (University of Melbourne); Shane Murray (Monash University). Partner Investigators: Geoffrey London (OVGA, University of WA); Rob Adams (City of Melbourne, University of Melbourne). Research Fellow: Ian Woodcock. Industry partners: Office of the Victorian Government Architect; Department of Planning and Community Development; Department of Transport; Cities of Melbourne, Moreland and Darebin; MGS Architects, David Lock Associates, Aspect Studios. Intensifying Places: Transit-oriented urban design for resilient Australian cities
2010-2013 ARC Discovery Project Professor Sun Sheng Han, Associate Professor Ray Green, Professor Nick Low, Professor Kevin O’Connor, Dr M Wang Configuring Low Carbon Cities: an Exploration of the Role of Spatial Parameters in Monocentric and Polycentric Examples in China
2010-2013 ARC Discovery Project Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman with Professor Carey Curtis, Curtin University of Technology (lead institution) Dr Matthew Burke, Professor William Mummery, Dr Mitchell Duncan, and Dr Paul Tranter CATCH: Children, Active Travel, Connectedness and Health
2010-2013 ARC Linkage Project Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman with Professor Brendan Gleeson, Griffith University (lead institution), Dr Matthew Burke, Professor William Mummery, Dr Mitchell Duncan, Dr Paul Tranter, Professor Carey Curtis and Dr Christine Armit, and partner organizations Moreland City Council, Moreland Community Health Service, QLD Dept of Transport and Main Roads, QLD Health iMATCH: Independent Mobility, Active Travel and Children's Health
2010-2013 AusAID Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman and Dr Jennie Day, with the Nossal Institute for Global Health, CBM Australia, Cardo-Acil, Divine Word University and the National Disability Resource and Advocacy Centre Access to Public Services and Infrastructure for People with Disabilities in PNG
2010-2012 ARC Linkage Project Dr Jonathon Barnett, Dr Anna Hurlimann, Professor Ruth Fincher, with partner organizations Dept of Sustainability and Environment, East Gippsland Shire Council, Gippsland Coastal Board, Dept of Planning and Community Development, Wellington Shire Council Equitable local Outcomes in Adaptation to Sea Level Rise
2010-2012 ARC Linkage Project Dr Janet McGaw, Dr Anoma Pieris, Professor Graham Brawn, Dr Emily Potter (Deakin University) with Melbourne City Council, Reconciliation Victoria and the Victorian Traditional Owners Land Justice Group Indigenous Placemaking in Central Melbourne: Representations, Practices and Creative Research
2010-2012 ARC Linkage Project Dr Scott Drake, Prof. Arsen Melikov, Technical University of Denmark Impact and Effectiveness of Personal Ventilation in Open Plan Offices: a Study of the Task Air System
2010 UN-Habitat Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman, Dr Jennie Day, Dr Crystal Legacy Safer Cities On-line Toolkit
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
2009-2010 UNIFEM Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman with partners Women in Cities International, Women in Habitat Network in Latin America & the Caribbean, and the International Centre for Research on Women Global Program on Cities Free of Violence Against Women and Girls
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

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