Architecture & Allied Arts

Research Areas

Architectural Computing and Digital Media

  • Digital Architecture
  • Generative Architectural Design
  • Parametric Modelling
  • Digital Design Generation
  • Building Information Management (BIM)
  • Architectural Animation

Architectural History and Theory

  • Twentieth Century history and theory
  • Contemporary architectural theory
  • Australian architecture
  • East Asian architecture
  • European architecture
  • Urban history and theory
  • History and theory of sustainable architecture

Heritage Conservation

  • Landscape conservation
  • Conservation of render and decorative plasterwork
  • Façade retention
  • Conservation of 19th and 20th Century architecture
  • Social and aesthetic values in heritage
  • Acknowledging and evaluating the social and aesthetic values of heritage landscapes
  • Urban places and their assessment in World Heritage terms

Housing

  • Aboriginal housing
  • Student housing
  • Owner-building
  • Homeless youth
  • High-rise housing for the elderly
  • Medium density housing
  • Measurement of local and regional economic impacts
  • Regional development and planning
  • Computer applications in planning and measuring housing need
  • Allocating government resources for low income housing