Biography
Darko Radovic has received his doctorate in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He has taught, researched and practised architecture and urbanism in Europe, Australia and Asia.
His research focuses at situations where architecture and urban design overlap, where traditional ?architectural? and ?urban? scales blur, where social starts to acquire physical form. Darko?s investigations of the concepts of urbanity and sustainable development focus at culturally and environmentally diverse contexts, contexts which exemplify, expose difference and offer encounter with the other. He argues that neither the path of ecological nor that of cultural sustainability can be undertaken separately, that environmental responsibility means cultural sensitivity, that cultural sustainability must include ecological awareness ? and that there is no viable future without their harmonious synthesis. On that basis he has developed the concept of eco-urbanity, which is the main hub of his recent research activities (for details on recent activities see ecourbanity.org).
Over the last three years Darko guest-lectured in France, Japan, Serbia and Monte Negro, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and Vietnam. He has published in Europe, Australia and Asia. His research books include Green City (2005, Routledge/UNSW Press; with Low, Gleeson, Green); Urbophilia (2007 the University of Belgrade Public Art Public Space publishers), Cross-Cultural Urban Design (2007, Routledge, with Bull, Boontharm, Parin), Another Tokyo (2008, University of Tokyo and ichii Shobou). Eco-urbanity is due in 2008 (Routheldge).
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Ecological sustainability for urban and architectural design |
Australia |
| Concepts of place and urbanity |
Australia |
| Regulation of urban processes |
Australia |
| Lefebvrian analysis of space |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Masters Degree in Architecture and Urbanism |
University of Belgrade |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Belgrade |
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| Specialist degree in Energy Conscious Design and Solar Architecture |
University of Belgrade |
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| (Graduate Engineer of Architecture, d.i.a) |
University of Belgrade |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Mayor's Award for Personal Contribution to Better Design in Port Phillip |
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31-Dec-2001 |
| Other (Award) |
Research and Studies, XII Salon of Urbanism; Institute of Urbanism |
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31-Dec-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
International urban design competition for a new high technology sector for the city Xin Yu in JangXi Provence, People's Republic of China |
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31-Dec-2002 |
| Other (Award) |
International Urban Design Ideas Competition for their project `City Centre: City of Ningbo, Beilun? |
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31-Dec-2001 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
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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