Biography
Associate Professor Julie Willis is an authority on the history of Australian architecture 1890-1950 and has undertaken significant projects researching 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 modern hospital architecture in Australia and the importance of small public buildings in community and civic identity. With Professor Philip Goad, she is an editor of the proposed Encyclopaedia of Australian Architecture.
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 member 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 |
| Australian architectural history |
Australia |
| History and theory of 20th century architecture |
Australia |
| Architecture and modernism |
Australia |
| History of government and public architecture |
Australia |
| History of health and hospital architecture |
Australia |
| Architecture and war |
Australia |
| History of architectural practice |
Australia |
| History and theory of women in architecture |
Australia |
| Architectural historiography |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Planning & Design |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1993 |
|
| Bachelor of Architecture |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1993 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1998 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Society of Architectural Historians |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
| Member |
National Association of Women in Construction |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
| Member |
DoCoMoMo (International Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Building, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement) |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1999 |
|
| Member |
Society of Architectural Historians Australia & New Zealand |
Ordinary member |
01-Jan-1995 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning Teaching Excellence Award |
|
31-Dec-2005 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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