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PROF TOM KVAN



Contact Details

Organization: Architecture, Building and Planning
Position: DEAN OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & PLANNING
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Work: +61 3 8344 5865
Fax: +61 3 9347 2514
Level: 01
Building: Architecture And Planning Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Digital design cognition; collaboration Australia, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), United States of America, United Kingdom

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong Exchange, Research, Teaching
China Wuhan University Technical Assistance/Training
Netherlands Eindhoven University of Technology Exchange, Research, Teaching

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education The University of Hong Kong 10-Oct-2000
Doctor of Philosophy England 31-Dec-1999
Masters Architecture University of California - Los Angeles 31-Jul-1982
Master of Arts University of Cambridge 31-Jul-1982
Bachelor of Arts University of Cambridge 25-Jun-1978

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Royal Australian Institute of Architects Affiliate 01-Jan-2007 31-Dec-2009
Member Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Fellow 01-Jan-2007 31-Dec-2009

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) 14-Jul-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
A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF LARGE SCALE PUBLIC WORKS Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 11/12/2007

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.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Conclusion: A future for the past
    Year: 2008
    Book: New Heritage: New Media and Cultural Heritage
    Publisher: Routledge(London)
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  • Memory capsules: Discursive interpretation of cultural heritage through new media
    Year: 2008
    Book: New Heritage: New Media and Cultural Heritage
    Publisher: Routledge(London)
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Journal Articles

  • A virtual community as the context for discursive interpretation: a role in cultural heritage management
    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Heritage Studies
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 268-280
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  • The emergence of a profession: development of the profession of architecture in China  
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 203-219
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Adapting Cellular Automata to Support the Architectural Design Process
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Automation in Construction
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 61-69
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  • The Experience of Burnout among Future Construction Professionals:  A Cross-national Study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Construction Management and Economics
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 4-6
    Page numbers: 345-357
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Indexing and retreival of visual design representations
    Year: 2007
    Event name: eCAADe Conference 2007
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the eCAADe Conference 2007
    Page numbers: 319-326
    Publisher: eCAADe, education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in europe(Brussels)
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  • Information standardization from a design perspective
    Year: 2007
    Event name: CAADRIA 2007
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Aided Design Research in Asia
    Page numbers: 475-481
    Publisher: CAADRIA(Hong Kong)
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  • The role of virtual communities in heritage interpretation
    Year: 2007
    Event name: International conference on Digital Applications in Cultural Heritage (DACH 2007)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the International conference on Digital Applications in Cultural Heritage (DACH 2007)
    Page numbers: 275-285
    Publisher: National Centre for Research and Preservation of Cultural Properties, Taiwan(Tainan City)
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • A comparative study of problem framing in multiple environments
    Year: 2006
    Book: Design Computing and Cognition '06
    Publisher: Springer
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Journal Articles

  • CoBlocks: an improved voxel-based design tool by object structuring design process


    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 35-55
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  • Competence-based assessment in professional education validation
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Quality in Higher Education
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 315-327
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Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Using Cellular Automata to Generate High-Density Building Form
    Year: 2005
    Book: Learning from the Past - A Foundation for the Future
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(Dordrecht)
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Journal Articles

  • Enhancing interaction in architectural presentations with laser pointers
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 503-517
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  • Professor Tsuyoshi Sasada 1941-2005
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 519-526
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  • Student's learning styles and their correlation with performance in architectural design studio
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Design Studies
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 19-34
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A computer-supported participative design jury
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CAADRIA 2005
    Conference Publication: CAADRIA 2005:Digital Opportunities Education, Processes, Innovation
    Page numbers: 154-164
    Publisher: TVB School of Habitat Studies(New Delhi)
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  • Architectural presentation with laser pointers on a projection screen
    Year: 2005
    Event name: eCAADe 23 - Digital Design: the quest for new paradigms
    Conference Publication: eCAADe 23 - Digital Design: the quest for new paradigms
    Page numbers: 449-456
    Publisher: Instituto Superior Tecnico(Lisbon)
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  • Examining the distribution of framing in design communication
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CAADRIA 2005
    Conference Publication: CAADRIA 2005:Digital Opportunities Education, Processes, Innovation
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 458-464
    Publisher: TVB School of Habitat Studies(New Delhi)
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  • Idea improvement in different design environments
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Computational and cognitive models of creative design VI
    Conference Publication: Computational and cognitive models of creative design VI
    Page numbers: 251-274
    Publisher: University of Sydney(Sydney)
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  • Job burnout within Hong Kong construction industry: a cultural perspective
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CIB W92/T23/W107 International Symposium on Procurement Systems
    Conference Publication: CIB W92/T23/W107 International Symposium on Procurement Systems
    Page numbers: 383-391
    Publisher: CIB W92(Rotterdam)
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  • Reinterpreting virtual heritage
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CAADRIA 2005
    Conference Publication: CAADRIA 2005:Digital Opportunities Education, Processes, Innovation
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 169-178
    Publisher: TVB School of Habitat Studies(New Delhi)
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  • Supporting objects in voxel-based design environments
    Year: 2005
    Event name: CAADRIA 2005
    Conference Publication: CAADRIA 2005: Digital Opportunities Education, Processes, Innovation
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 105-113
    Publisher: TVB School of Habitat Studies(New Delhi)
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • Procurement


    Year: 2004
    Book: Architect's Handbook of Construction Project Management
    Publisher: Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)(London)
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  • An analysis of problem framing in multiple settings
    Year: 2004
    Book: Design Computing and Cognition '04
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers(Dordrecht)
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Journal Articles

  • 3D Crossover: exploring objects digitalisé
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 475-490
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  • Ditching the Dinosaur: Redefining the Role of Digital Media in Education
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Design Computing
    Volume: 7
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  • Editorial
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 427-428
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  • From interaction to generation: supporting creativity in design
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1-103
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  • Modes of Representation
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Architectural Review Australia
    Volume: AR090
    Page numbers: 82-83
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  • Problem framing in multiple settings
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 443-462
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  • The dual heritage of CAAD research
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 12-17
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • 3D Crossover
    Year: 2004
    Event name: eCAADe 22
    Conference Publication: eCAADe 22
    Page numbers: 304-311
    Publisher: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts(Copenhagen)
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  • Frames, knowledge and media: An investigated study of frame systems within computer and paper supported collaborative design process
    Year: 2004
    Event name: eCAADe 22
    Conference Publication: eCAADe 22
    Page numbers: 410-417
    Publisher: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts(Copenhagen)
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  • Morphologies in a high density Asian city: morphologies of a three dimensional shopping street
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Great Asian Streets Symposium 2004
    Conference Publication: Great Asian Streets Symposium 2004
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: National University of Singapore
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  • Problem framing in multiple settings
    Year: 2004
    Event name: CAADRIA 2004
    Conference Publication: CAADRIA 2004
    Page numbers: 456-466
    Publisher: Yonsei University Press(Seoul)
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  • Tangible interfaces in design computing
    Year: 2004
    Event name: eCAADe 22
    Conference Publication: eCAADe 22
    Page numbers: 159-166
    Publisher: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts(Copenhagen)
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Computer and Architecture
    Year: 2003
    Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture Vol. 1
    Publisher: Routledge(New York)
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  • Hong Kong
    Year: 2003
    Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture Vol. 2
    Publisher: Routledge(New York)
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  • Hong Kong International Airport
    Year: 2003
    Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture Vol. 3
    Publisher: Routledge(New York)
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  • Reasons to stop teaching CAAD
    Year: 2003
    Book: Digital Design Education
    Publisher: Garden City Publishing(Taipei)
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  • The role of accreditation
    Year: 2003
    Book: Building the Link: Integrating teaching with research and practice in the Built Environment
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(South Melbourne)
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Journal Articles

  • Rapid Prototyping and its Application in Architectural Design


    Year: 2003
    Journal: Automation in Construction
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 277-278
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  • The Contribution of Structural Activities to Successful Design


    Year: 2003
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 2/3
    Page numbers: 122-126
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  • Spatial Understanding in Immersive Virtual Environments
    Year: 2003
    Journal: International Journal of Architectural Computing
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 435-448
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Agent support for monitoring collaborative design knowledge
    Year: 2003
    Event name: eCAADe 2003
    Conference Publication: Digital Design, eCAADe 2003
    Page numbers: 75-82
    Publisher: eCAADe, education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in europe(Brussels)
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  • Immersive 3D architectural worlds: How to get in and out again
    Year: 2003
    Event name: 20th eCAADe
    Conference Publication: 20th eCAADe
    Page numbers: 604-608
    Publisher: eCAADe, education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in europe(Brussels)
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  • Models in the design conversation: architecture vs engineering
    Year: 2003
    Event name: AASA Conference
    Conference Publication: Design + Research: Project Based Research in Architecture
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Design, Communication & Collaboration in Immersive Virtual Environments
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Design Computing
    Volume: 4
    Issue: Special Issue on Designing Virtual Worlds
    Page numbers: 1-
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  • Rapid Prototyping of Architectural Models
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Rapid Prototyping
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 91-99
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Interaction in virtual building space
    Year: 2002
    Event name: CIB W78 2002
    Conference Publication: CIB W78
    Page numbers: 91-98
    Publisher: CIB, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction(Rotterdam)
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  • Learning through structural activity in collaborative computer aided design
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Seventh Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
    Page numbers: 355-360
    Publisher: Prentice Hall(New Jersey)
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Reports

  • The Use of Rapid Prototyping for Architectural Concept Modelling
    Year: 2002
    Customer: The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
    Report No:: Technical Paper PE02-222
    Publisher: Society of Manufacturing Engineers(Dearborn)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Introduction to CAADRIA Special Issue
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Automation in Construction
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 293
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  • The pedagogy of virtual design studios
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Automation in Construction
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 345-354
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • 3D Maze: Getting Lost in Virtual Reality
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 5th IberoAmerican congress of digital graphic SIGRADI 2001
    Conference Publication: 5th IberoAmerican congress of digital graphic SIGRADI 2001
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: SIGRADI(Buenos Aires)
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  • Design communication in immersive virtual environments: an initial exploration
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 19th eCAADe Conference
    Conference Publication: 19th eCAADe Conference Proceedings: Architectural Information Management
    Page numbers: 472-478
    Publisher: eCAADe, education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in europe(Brussels)
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  • Implementing the first virtual environment design studio
    Year: 2001
    Event name: First ACAE Conference on Architectural Education
    Conference Publication: Architectural education for the Asian century - First ACAE Conference on Architectural Education
    Page numbers: 157-199
    Publisher: National University of Singapore
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  • Rapid Prototyping for Architectural Models
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 10th European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
    Conference Publication: Euro RP, 10th European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
    Page numbers: 9
    Publisher: University of Loughborough(Leicestershire)
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  • The First Virtual Environment Design Studio
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 19th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
    Conference Publication: Architectural Information Management - 19th Conference on Education in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
    Page numbers: 472-478
    Publisher: eCAADe, education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in europe(Brussels)
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  • The problem in studio teaching - revisiting the pedagogy of studio teaching
    Year: 2001
    Event name: First ACAE Conference on Architectural Education
    Conference Publication: Architectural education for the Asian century - First ACAE Conference on Architectural Education
    Page numbers: 157-166
    Publisher: National University of Singapore
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  • The use of rapid prototyping for architectural concept modelling
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 2nd Annual Conference on Rapid Technologies
    Conference Publication: 2nd Annual Conference on Rapid Technologies
    Page numbers: 27-35
    Publisher: University of Stellenbosch(Stellenbosch)
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