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Professor Katherine Moline

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Design history, theory and criticism, Cultural studies, Visual communication design (incl. graphic design), Visual cultures, Design practice and methods, Design
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Socio-cultural issues

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing

The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)

The creative arts

Keywords:

design history & theory

visual culture

visual communications

design practice

visual arts

analysis and design methods

socially engaged art practices

Katherine Moline is a Professor of Design at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Professor Tak Wing Yiu

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Building, Ethical use of new technology, Automation and technology in building and construction
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

construction management

built environment

construction contracts

construction technology

workplace health and safety

applied ethics

Dr Fatemeh Aminpour

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architecture, Urban and regional planning
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Children's/Youth Services and Childcare

Health Inequalities

Moral and Social Development (incl. Affect)

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urban and built environment research

interdisciplinary research

architecture

inclusive design

children and young people

early childhood development

school environment

agency behaviour

qualitative analysis

qualitative methodology

qualitative methods

Dr Fatemeh Aminpour is currently a Research Fellow at City Futures

Associate Professor JuHyun Lee

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architecture, Architectural science and technology, Data visualisation and computational (incl. parametric and generative) design, Design practice and methods, Architectural design
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Visual Communication

Housing

Communication across languages and cultures

Behavioural and cognitive sciences

Keywords:

architectural design

architectural visualization

analysis and design methods

algorithm/protocol design and analysis

I am an Associate Professor of Architecture and Computational Design in the School of Built Environment, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA), UNSW Sydney.

Dr Maryam Ghodrat

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
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Natural Hazards

Environmental Management Systems

Urban and Industrial Air Quality

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Materials performance and processes

Keywords:

fire

energy-aware sensing

li-ion battery

battery energy storage system

design fire

combustion

built environment

urban and built environment research

computational modelling

Dr Maryam Ghodrat is a Senior Lecturer specialised in thermal fluid and energy system with key focus on combustion science for safety and climate change impact on thermal

Associate Professor Luciano Cardellicchio

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architecture management, Architectural heritage and conservation, Building construction management and project planning, History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture)
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Heritage

Construction Design not elsewhere classified

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

construction history

building failures

heritage conservation

building life cycle

decision-making process

knowledge management

I am a researcher and educator trained as a building engineer and currently serve as Associate Professor of Architectural Construction at the University of New South

Professor Louise Ravelli

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Communication and media studies, Heritage, archive and museum studies, Applied linguistics and educational linguistics, Architectural history, theory and criticism
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Visual Communication

The Media

Higher education

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Expanding Knowledge in Languages, Communication and Culture

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I am Professor of Communication in the School of the Arts and Media at the Unive

Associate Professor Mark Ian Jones

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Design, Art history, Design history, theory and criticism, Architectural history, theory and criticism
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Cultural Understanding

The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)

Understanding Australia's Past

Understanding Europe's Past

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society

Visual Communication

Keywords:

design history & theory

architectural history

I am a design historian and a Chartered Architect in the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, School of Art and Design.

Mr Jack Barton

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Geospatial Information Systems, Urban Analysis and Development
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Environmental Management Systems

Keywords:

geo-spatial technologies

spatial 3d visualization

city and urban planning

Dr Jack Barton manages Geospatial Research Innovations and Development research cluster (GRID) at UNSW and Adjunct Professor at the Far Eastern University, Philippines.

Dr Raffaele Pernice

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Urban design, Urban and regional planning, Architectural history, theory and criticism, Architectural design, Architectural heritage and conservation, History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture), Architecture
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Urban Planning

Construction Design not elsewhere classified

Keywords:

architectural design

architectural history

city and urban planning

urban design

architecture and society

architecture

urban history

I am a researcher, educator and professional licensed architect, and my research interest lies at the intersection of the disciplines of architecture, city plan

Honorary Professor Dr Kerry London

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architecture management, Building organisational studies, Building industry studies, Building information modelling and management
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Construction Design

Construction Processes

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

sustainable development

construction

built environment

Dr. Kerry A.

Associate Professor Ali Kashani

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Construction Materials, Construction Engineering
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Construction Materials Performance and Processes

Environmentally Sustainable Construction

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

alkali-activated geopolymer concrete

automation

carbon capture and storage

Associate Professor Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Landscape architecture, History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture), Sustainable design, Global Indigenous studies environmental knowledges and management, Urban and regional planning
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Materials performance and processes

Urban Planning

Keywords:

landscape architecture

australian landscape architecture

socio-ecological landscapes

sustainable land management

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Associate Professor Sing Ly D'Arcy

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architectural History and Theory, Architectural Design, Interior Design
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Understanding Europe's Past

Music

Sing r

Dr Scott Andrew Brown

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Design, Interaction and experience design, Affective computing
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Social ethics

Ability and Disability

Learner and Learning

Health Related to Ageing

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

multisensory environment

social interaction

social inclusion

I am a Lecturer at UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture (ADA) using interactive technologies and human-centred design approaches to work with neurodiverse populations. Based in the Sch

Associate Professor Moe (Mohammad) Mojtahedi

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Building, Building construction management and project planning, Automation and technology in building and construction, Building organisational studies, Transport planning
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Civil Construction Planning

Natural Hazards in Urban and Industrial Environments

Keywords:

disaster risk reduction

urban resilience

humanitarian engineering

evacuation

lean

construction management

artificial intelligence

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Emeritus Professor Catherine Elizabeth Bridge

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Built Environment and Design, Housing Markets, Development, Management, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Care for Disabled
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Ageing and Older People

Ability and Disability

Housing

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Construction Planning

Catherine has a significant National and International reputation in the area of enabling environments, as evidenced by invited participation in: International Design Awards as a judge; Internation

Professor Reside Oya Demirbilek

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Industrial and product design, Design, Interaction and experience design, Ergonomics design, Design practice and methods, Other built environment and design
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Ageing and Older People

Other manufactured products

Keywords:

emotion-driven design

product semantics

co-design

citizen participation

Professor Alison Gwilt

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Textile and fashion design, Design practice and methods, Sustainable design
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Clothing

Consumption patterns, population issues and the en

Environmental education and awareness

Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing

The Creative Arts (incl. Graphics and Craft)

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Keywords:

clothing

design for sustainability

circular economy

consumer behaviour

textiles

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Dr Gloria Pignatta

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design), Built Environment and Design, Urban Analysis and Development, Environmental Monitoring, Landscape Planning, Building, Architecture and Urban Environment not elsewhere c, Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building, Architectural Heritage and Conservation, Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
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Residential Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Construction Materials Performance and Processes

Environmental Lifecycle Assessment

Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being)

Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing

Stone, ceramics and clay materials

Materials performance and processes

Energy Conservation and Efficiency not elsewhere classified

Keywords:

cooling

building energy management

urban heat island

life cycle assessment

microclimate

challenges and mitigation strategies

thermal comfort

climate change

energy policy

urban and built environment research

I am Scientia Senior Lecturer and City Futures Research Centre (CFRC) Fellow in the School of Built Environment (BE) - Faculty of Arts, Design

Dr Haider Akmal

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Design, Interaction and experience design, Cyberphysical systems and internet of things, Human-computer interaction, Social robotics, Philosophy, Service design, Design management
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Expanding Knowledge in Technology

Keywords:

speculative design

co-design

philosophy

human computer interaction

Haider Ali Akmal is a speculative design researcher, future-focused service designer, and practicing printmaker at UNSW Art, Design, & Architecture, specialising in playful speculative app

Professor Bill Randolph

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Urban and regional planning, Urban analysis and development, Urban and regional economics, Urban geography, Housing markets, development and management, Housing policy, Urban and Regional Planning, Human Geography
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Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society

Keywords:

city and urban planning

urban renewal

suburban renewal

affordable housing

housing affordability

housing markets

Bill Randolph joined the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of New South Wales in August 2004 as Professor and Director of the City Futures Research Centre.