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DR DAVID JAMES O'BRIEN



Contact Details

Organization: Architecture, Building and Planning
Position: LECTURER
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Homepage: http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/staff/obriend.html
Work: 48761
Room: 130
Building: Architecture And Planning Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Sustainable housing developments in both Australian and Asian communities based upon both theoretical and design underpinnings Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 31-Dec-2006
Bachelor of Architecture University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1992
Bachelor of Planning and Design University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1992

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Australian Government, DEST, Endeavour Australia Award 31-Dec-2005
Other (Award) Architeam Award for `Best use of timber? 31-Dec-2005

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
SUSTAINABLE AND ADAPTABLE HOUSING PROTOTYPES FOR THAILAND'S POOR RURAL COMMUNITIES Chief Investigator DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE Australia - Thailand Institute Research Grants 01/07/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Conference Publications/Papers

  • International Temperature Variations in Hot/Humid Climates
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 41st Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Architectural Science Association ANZAScA
    Page numbers: 174-181
    Publisher: The Architectural Science Association(Adelaide)
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  • The Third Way: Developing low environmental impact housing prototypes for hot/humid climates
    Year: 2007
    Event name: XXXV IAHS World Congress on Housing Science 2007
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the XXXV IAHS World Congress on Housing Science 2007. Planning, Design, Construction, Performance
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: RMIT University(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Reality/Television: Hype, Traditional and Everyday Life in Rural Thailand


    Year: 2006
    Event name: Hyper-Traditions. Tenth Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
    Conference Publication: International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments Traditional Dwelling and Settlements. Working Papr Series. Urban Real Estate and the Commodification of Tradition
    Volume: 180
    Page numbers: 173-189
    Publisher: International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments
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  • Lightweight Tropical: Reconnecting Construction Technologies with Thermal Comfort
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates
    Conference Publication: Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates
    Page numbers: 151-158
    Publisher: The Architectural Science Association(Adelaide)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Selling Your Design: Oral Communication Pedagogy in Design Education
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Communication Education
    Volume: 54
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 6 - 19
    Publisher: Routledge(New York)
    Author(s):
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Can New Construction Technologies Drive a Sustainable Housing Industry in Rural Thailand?
    Year: 2005
    Event name: The Conference on Sustainable Building in South East Asia (SB04 Series)
    Conference Publication: Conference on Sustainable Building South East Asia
    Page numbers: 484-492
    Publisher: Construction Technology and Management Centre, Universiti Teknologi Ma(Johor)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Eurocentrism: Do Thai and Australian housign Developers Have a Case to Answer?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 130-138
    Publisher: Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University(Bangkok)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Modeling Asian Modernity: New Technologies and their Impact on Rural Spatial Structures
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Modern Asian Architecture Network 4th International Conference: Safeguarding and Revitalizing Local Heritage
    Conference Publication: Modern Asian Architecture Network 4th International Conference Proceedings: Safeguarding and Revitalizing Local Heritage
    Page numbers: 346-351
    Publisher: College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University(Shanghai)
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  • Regionalism and the Global Suburb in Southeast Asia
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Sipakorn Architectural Discourse 3rd Mini Symposium
    Conference Publication: Current: Reflection of Society. Silpakorn Architectural Discourse 2003: 3rd Mini Symposium
    Page numbers: 23.1-23.15
    Publisher: Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University(Bangkok)
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Hybrid space: New housing prototypes in north-eastern Thailand
    Year: 2003
    Book: Liveable communities
    Publisher: Black Swan Press(Perth)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Modernity's Legacies: from Corb to CBIRD
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Modernity, tradition, culture, water
    Conference Publication: Modernity, tradition, culture, water: Proceedings of an international symposium, Bangkok 29-31 October 2002
    Page numbers: 269-274
    Publisher: Kasetsart University Press(Bangkok)
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  • Regional housing development: pitfalls and possibilities
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Creating better cities in the 21st century
    Conference Publication: Creating better cities in the 21st century
    Page numbers: 550-556
    Publisher: Hanoi Architectural University(Hanoi)
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  • Timber, earth or concrete? Towards a new housing industry in South-East Asia
    Year: 2003
    Event name: Postgraduate Construction Research Conference
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Postgraduate Construction Research Conference
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: RMIT University(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Moderated influence: Globalisation and Thai Housing


    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
    Volume: 18
    Page numbers: 59-75
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Publications in 2001

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Mediating Cross-Cultural Exchange: Curriculum Design for Teaching Programs in South East Asia
    Year: 2001
    Event name: The Australasian University Building Educators Association 26th Annual Conference. Constructing and Managing the Built Environment: Education and Research for the Future.
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Australasian University Building Educators Association 26th Annual Conference. Constructing and Managing the Built Environment: Education and Research for the Future.
    Page numbers: 27-31
    Publisher: Australasian University Building Educators Association (AUBEA)(Perth)
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