Contact Details
| Organization: | Architecture, Building and Planning |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 03 8344 4898 |
| Fax: | 03 8344 5532 |
| Room: | 220 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Architecture And Planning Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Margaret Grose received her degree in Agricultural Science, working with soils and water, in 1981. Her PhD was in the ecophysiology of Australian plants in relation to water stress and disease, focussing on the Proteaceae. Margaret worked for several years as a research scientist at the Universities of Sydney, Oxford, and Cambridge. At Cambridge she focussed on theoretical ecology and was Research Fellow in the Mathematical Biology group in the Department of Plant Sciences. She returned to Australia in 1997 and graduated in Landscape Architecture in 2001. Margaret has worked as an environmental scientist/landscape architect in an environmental firm, focusing on designed environments of water.
Prior to coming to Melbourne in early 2007, Margaret was a Research Fellow at UWA, working on suburban design. Her principal area of research interest is ecological design of suburban areas, and all its facets. A passion for the Australian flora remains a key driver of all her research and she maintains a great interest in rural landscapes. Margaret’s work encompasses science, landscape ecology and landscape architecture, and planning.
Margaret is the Deputy Chair of the Course Standing Committee for the Bachelor of Environments and Undergraduate coordinator for Landscape Architecture. She coordinates the subject Constructed Ecologies in the Masters of Landscape Architecture, and oversees the subjects Landscape Practice and Landscape Assessment and Planning in the undergraduate degree. In the Bachelor of Environments she teaches into Natural Environments, Designing with Plants, and Greening Landscapes, and will be giving the capstone studio Designed Ecologies in 2010.
Research Assistant: Erin Carpenter BSc (Ecology & Sustainability)(Victoria)
PhD Supervision: Anne Bourke (with C Bull) Hospital landscapes in Melbourne 1870-1950
Masters supervision: Maria Plancarte-Fexas (with S Drake) The role of plants in sustainable architectural design
PhD supervision: Raed Dawood Public open space and children's play in Saudi Arabia
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Suburban development | ecological design, public open space | Australia |
| Ecology | ecology of built environments | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Environmental literacy | ecological knowledge | Australia |
| Colour | colour in plants, biodiversity, visual change | Australia |
| Children's unstructured outdoor play | public open space, schools, nature play | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | University of Cambridge | Research, Teaching |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) with Honours (First Class) | The University of Western Australia | 31-Dec-1981 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy, within Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | The University of Western Australia | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Bachelor of Landscape Architecture | The University of Western Australia | 31-Dec-2001 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Botany not elsewhere classified (BOTANY) (270499)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Global Change Biology (OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES) (279901)
- Urban and Regional Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310103)
- Landscape Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310104)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
- History: Australian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430101)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Housing (PLANNING) (680101)
- Other (PLANNING) (680199)
- Other (DESIGN) (680299)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Heritage not elsewhere classified (HERITAGE) (750899)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770503)
- Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770506)
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.
Additional Grant and Contract Information
Grants received:
- University of Melbourne Early Career Research Grant Scheme 2009 Establishing the diversity of colour in floras of suburbanising Australia.
- ARC Linkage Grant 2009 with Clare Newton, Tom Kvan, Dominique Hes, Kenn Fisher, Margaret Grose, Sue Wilks Future-proofing schools: using smart, green, integrated design approaches to prefabricated learning environments.
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.