Biography
Kim Dovey is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design in the faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. His research on social issues in architecture and urban design has focused on experiences of place and practices of power. These including investigations of housing, shopping malls, corporate towers, urban waterfronts and the politics of public space. Books include 'Framing Places: Mediating Power in Built Form' (Routledge 1999, 2008) 'Fluid City: Transforming Melbourne's Urban Waterfront' (Routledge 2005) and 'Becoming Places' (Routledge 2009). Current research projects include those on urban place identity, creative cities, learning environments and the morphology of squatter settlements. He has worked with government, industry and community groups and has written and broadcast widely in the mass media.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Social issues in architecture and urban design |
Australia |
| Spatial and morphological analysis |
Australia |
| The politics of public space |
Australia |
| Theories of 'Place' and urban character |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Master of Architecture |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1979 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of California |
31-Dec-1987 |
|
| Associateship in Architecture |
Curtin University of Technology |
31-Dec-1976 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
RAIA |
|
31-Dec-1997 |
| Other (Award) |
Planning Institute Australia |
|
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 |
| What is urban character? Defining, constructing & regulating urban place identity |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2003 |
| The Character of Urban Intensification: Protecting and Creating Place Identity in Activity Centres |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/02/2006 |
| Smart Green Schools: Educational and Environmental Outcomes of Innovation in School Building Design |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
15/08/2007 |
| Planning the creative city: reconciling global strategies with local subcultures |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2009 |
| Intensifying Places: Transit-Oriented Urban Design for Resilient Australian Cities |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/07/2010 |
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.
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