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Conference Papers
, 2019, '"Enthusiasm, Energy and Originality": The Influence of Harry Rembert's European Architectural Investigations on Australian Post-War University Design', in Leach A; Stickells L (ed.), Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 36, Distance Looks Back, Sydney, pp. 324 - 338, presented at
, 2018, 'Evolution of spatial planning strategies at Australian university campuses 1949-2017', in Proceedings of the 18th International Planning History Society Conference, Yokohama, pp. 801 - 812, presented at
, 2018, 'Adaptive Master Planning: Making and Remaking the UNSW Campus 1949-1959', in McShane I; Taylor E; Porter L; Woodcock I (eds.), Remaking Cities:: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, RMIT Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, pp. 143 - 156, presented at
, 2018, 'Professionalising Planning: The Town and Country Planning Institute of NSW 1934-1953', in McShane I; Taylor E; Porter L; Woodcock (eds.), Remaking Cities: Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, RMIT Centre for Urban Research, Melbourne, pp. 157 - 167, presented at
, 2017, 'The state of the art: New Zealand planners reflect on education, capabilities, and confronting the future', in Miller C (ed.), The Proceedings of the 2017 Rodney Davies Symposium, New Zealand Planning Institute, Wellington, pp. 5 - 18, presented at
, 2016, 'Public and private benefits of competitive design processes in central Sydney', in International Urban Design Conference Proceedings 2016, Association for Sustainability in Business, Canberra, pp. 294 - 312, presented at
, 2016, 'Institutionalising Design Excellence in Central Sydney 1988-2000', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings: History-Urbanism-Resilience, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 165 - 173, presented at
, 2016, 'The Australian Metropolis 2000-2015', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 83 - 92, presented at
, 2016, 'The renaissance of post-war metropolitan planning in Melbourne, Australia 1949-1954', in Hein C (ed.), International Planning History Society Proceedings, TU Delft, Delft, pp. 311 - 317, presented at
, 2016, 'David L. Davidson: Early town planning reformer and administrator', in Bosman C; Dedekorkut-Howes A (ed.), Icons: The making, meaning and undoing of urban icons and iconic cities, Australasian Urban History Planning History Group and Griffith University, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, pp. 128 - 138, presented at
, 2016, 'Pursuing Design Excellence in a Global CBD: The City of Sydney's strategic plans, 1988-2008', in Bosman C; Dedekorkut-Howes A (ed.), Icons: The making, meaning and undoing of urban icons and iconic cities, Australasian Urban History Planning History Group and Griffith University, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, pp. 182 - 197, presented at
, 2015, 'The Regulation of Excellence: Design Competitions in Sydney', in Burton P; Shearer H (ed.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings, Gold Coast, presented at
, 2015, 'From Wilkinson to Winston: Towards a Planning Degree at the University of Sydney 1919-1949', in Hogben P; O'Callaghan J (ed.), Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: 32, Architecture, Institutions and Change, Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, pp. 157 - 169, presented at
, 2014, 'The beginnings of tertiary planning education in Australia 1949-1950', in Silver C (ed.), Proceedings of the 16th International Planning History Society, St. Augustine, Florida, Vol. 1 (on line)., University of Florida, St AUgustine, Florida, pp. 389 - 403, presented at
, 2014, 'Auckland Calling at the Bottom of the Dial: The Journey of British Architect-Planner R.T. Kennedy,', in Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand: 31, Translation, SAHANZ and Unitec e-Press, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 681 - 690, presented at
, 2014, 'The Contributions of R.T. Kennedy to New Zealand Planning', in Gjerde M; Petrović E (ed.), UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Australasian Urban History/Planning History Group, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 147 - 161, presented at
, 2014, 'Town Planning on Display: A timeline of Australian planning exhibitions 1912-1951', in Gjerde M (ed.), UHPH_14: Landscapes and ecologies of urban and planning history, Proceedings of the 12th conference of the Australasian Urban History/Planning History Group, Wellington, NZ, pp. 163 - 178, presented at
, 2013, 'Airports as Development Generators: A reconnaissance of employment trends in the Sydney airport region 1996-2011', in Ruming K; Randolph B; Gurran N (eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, Sydney, presented at
, 2013, 'From Hope to Productivity: The Funding Crisis in the NSW Heritage Sector', in Ruming K; Randolph B; Gurran N (eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, Sydney, presented at
, 2013, 'The yard goes on forever: Community initiatives in maintaining and
revitalizing local open space', in Ruming K; Randolph B (ed.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2013: Refereed Proceedings, Sydney, presented at
, 2012, 'Advocacy and Antagonism in Australian mid-20th Century Planning: The paradox of Florence Taylor’', in 15th IPHS Conference Proceedings, Sao Paolo Brazil, pp. 1 - 12, presented at
, 2012, 'Post-war Reconstruction and Planning Promotion in 1940s Australia', in 15th IPHS Conference Proceedings, Sao Paolo Brazil, pp. 1 - 12, presented at
, 2012, 'Reinvigorating 20th century residential pocket parks for the twentieth century', in 5th Healthy Cities, AST Management, Melbourne, pp. 108 - 124, presented at
, 2012, 'From Carr to Keneally: The business of planning in New South Wales 1995-2011', in Urban Transformations: Booms, busts and other catastrophes. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, pp. 115 - 130, presented at
, 2012, 'Making Heritage a National Responsibility: The Commonwealth and the national estate 1969-1974', in Urban Transformations: Booms, busts and other catastrophes. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, pp. 365 - 378, presented at
, 2011, 'Current problems and new departures in conserving private heritage resources within Australia's urban planning frameworks', in State of Australian Cities National Conference, Australian Sustainabile Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN), Melbourne, presented at
, 2011, 'Policy Challenges for Metropolitan Greenspace in Sydney', in State of Australian Cities National Conference, Australian Sustainabile Cities and Regions Network (ASCRN), Melbourne, presented at
, 2011, 'Planning for Man and Motor: Gordon Stephenson’s experimental Canberra neighbourhoods', in World Planning Schools Congress 2011, University of Western Australia, WA Australia, presented at
, 2009, 'Establishing a federal presence in Australian cities: Reflections on the role of the department of urban and regional development in urban regeneration in the 1970s', in 4th State of Australian Cities Conference, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Perth, presented at
, 2009, 'Green Regional Design: Philosophies, policies and products in the evolution of metropolitan open space in Sydney 1948-2008', in 4th State of Australian Cities Conference, Promaco Conventions Pty Ltd, Perth, presented at
, 2008, 'Quantifying student perceptions of work experience to assess the effectiveness of practice-based learning', in Planning Education in a Globalised World, Conference Proceedings, ANZAPS Conference 2008, Sydney, presented at
, 2008, 'From the corridors of power to the community soapbox: the town planning association of New South Wales in postwar Sydney', in Public versus Private Planning: Themes, Trend and Tensions. Proceedings, International Planning History, 13th Biennial Conference, Chicago, USA, presented at
, 2008, 'Reconciling public and private interests in the planning and development of airports: the Australian experience,. 1995-2008', in Public versus Private Planning: Themes, Trend and Tensions. Proceedings, International Planning History, 13th Biennial Conference, Chicago, USA, presented at
, 2008, 'Henry F Halloran`s Coastal Town Planning projects of the 1920s', in Sea Change: New and renewed urban landscapes, proceedings, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, Caloundra, presented at
, 2008, 'Spreading the good news about town planning: the educative role of the town planning association of New South Wales 1913-1928', in Sea Change: New and renewed urban landscapes, proceedings, 9th Australasian Urban History/ Planning History Conference, Caloundra, presented at
, 2007, 'Understanding the Australian Airport Metropolis', in State of Australian Cities: National Conference 2007, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at
, 2007, 'A Spatial History of Planned Cold War Towns 1945-1970', in Garnaut C; Freestone R (ed.), Woomera Symposium 2007, Woomera, pp. 1 - 58, presented at
, 2007, 'Measuring the Effectiveness of Practice-Based Learning: Monitoring Student Perceptions of Work Experience', in 3rd Built Environment Education Conference(BEECON 2007), University of Westminster, Central London, presented at
, 2006, 'The Internationalisation of the City Beautiful', in Binayak Rath (ed.), 12th International Planning History Society Conference, New Delhi, India, presented at
, 2006, 'Contribution of the Plan of Adelaide to modernn town planning theory', in Adelaide Parklands Symposium, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at
, 2006, 'Florence and Marion: Friendship and Enmity between Australia`s Pioneering Women Architects', in XXIVth International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand, Freemantle, Australia, presented at
, 2006, 'Modernism in the Desert: The planning and design of Woomera Village 1947-1967', in XXIVth International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand, Freemantle, Australia, presented at
, 2006, 'Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Monitoring Work Based Learning', in CEBE (ed.), 2nd Annual Built Environment Education Conference (BEECON 2006), London, England, presented at
, 2006, 'Public Spaces and Urban Beautification in Australia 1900 - 1930', in 8th Australasian Urban History/Planning History Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presented at
, 2004, 'Work Based Learning: Industry Placement in the UNSW Planning Program', in 2004 Meeting of Australian and New Zealand Planning Sch, Perth, WA, pp. 12 - 37, presented at
, 2004, 'Future Sydney: The Mid-Twentieth Century Visions of Florence Taylor', in AUBEA 2003: Working Together, School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, presented at
, 2004, 'Canberra: From history to heritage in a modern planned capital city', in Beijing Studies, Beijing, China, pp. 426 - 449, presented at
, 2003, 'A Consultative Approach to Curriculum Reform: The BPlan at University of New South Wales', in ANZAPS 2003 Conference: From Hippies to Highrise, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at
, 2002, 'Planning Woomera Village 1946-1947', in Southern Crossings, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at
, 2001, 'Internal Parkland in early planned suburbs', in 2001 ICOMOS Conference, Adelaide, Sth Aust, presented at