Biography
Professor Julie Willis is an authority on the history of Australian architecture 1890-1950 and has undertaken significant projects researching the development of modern hospital architecture in Australia; the importance of small public buildings in community and civic identity; architecture during wartime and its subsequent impact on practice and production; and the embodiment of nationalism and identity in Australian government architecture. She is currently involved in major projects examining the development of innovative school architecture in Australia; and equity and diversity in the Australian architectural profession. With Professor Philip Goad, she is Editor of the Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2012, 832pp), to which she contributed 10% of the entries as author. Her work on the history of women architects in Australia garnered significant attention, being awarded a commendation in the category of Best Art Book Published in 2001, by the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand, the National Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media in 2002, and named a Year of the Built Environment Exemplar in 2004. Julie is past editor of the refereed journal Fabrications and now a Chair of its editorial board, and a member of the advisory board of Architectural Theory Review.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Architectural historiography |
Australia |
| Architecture and modernism |
Australia |
| Architecture and war |
Australia |
| Australian architectural history |
Australia |
| History and theory of 20th century architecture |
Australia |
| History and theory of women in architecture |
Australia |
| History of architectural practice |
Australia |
| History of government and public architecture |
Australia |
| History of health and hospital architecture |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Architecture |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1993 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1998 |
|
| Bachelor of Planning & Design |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1993 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Society of Architectural Historians Australia & New Zealand |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1995 |
|
| Member |
Society of Architectural Historians |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
| Member |
National Association of Women in Construction |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
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| Member |
DoCoMoMo (International Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Building, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement) |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
National Association of Women in Construction City of Melbourne Crystal Vision Award |
|
31-Dec-2002 |
| Other (Award) |
The Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the Media |
|
31-Dec-2002 |
| Other (Award) |
Year of the Built Environment Exemplar, RAIA |
|
31-Dec-2004 |
| Other (Award) |
Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning Teaching Excellence Award |
|
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 |
| "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Designing Everyday Modernism for Australian Communities 1920-1970" |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2006 |
| Setting the Standard: Australia's role in modern hospital design 1925-1960 |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2007 |
| Designing Australian Schools: a spatial history of innovation, pedagogy and social change |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2011 |
| EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION: WOMEN, WORK AND LEADERSHIP |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
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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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