Biography
Dr. Peter Raisbeck conducts research and teaches in the fields of architectural design and practice. He has had over 20 years of professional experience as an employee and contractor in architecture and project management. Between 1992 and 1997 he was a director of Raisbeck and Klempfner Pty Ltd. Following this in 1998 he completed an MBA in finance at Melbourne Business School where he was subsequently appointed the Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for the Strategic Management of IT. Following this, he worked in business development and consulting roles for a number of Internet start-ups and was briefly the development manager for the CRC for Construction Innovation.
Peter’s research interests reflect his diverse experiences but he is nonetheless focused on the points of convergence between global finance, construction management and architectural design and practice. He believes that architects must grow their profession by understanding that research, practice and theory are inextricably linked together. His current research interests include:
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Marine architectures |
Australia |
| Utopian architectures in the 1960s and 1970s |
Australia |
| The late works of the Australian architect Robin Boyd |
Australia |
| Architectural practice and design and its relation to global finance |
Australia |
| Place branding |
Australia |
| Public Private Partnerships |
Australia |
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| English |
Speak, Read & Write |
| Korean |
Unspecified |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Architecture |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
01-Jan-1986 |
|
| Masters of Design |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
01-Jun-1992 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
15-Dec-2006 |
|
| Masters of Business Administration |
Melbourne Business School |
04-Sep-1999 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Royal Australian Institute of Architects |
Member of Victorian Education Committee |
01-Feb-2006 |
|
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
ABP Dean's postgraduate published research award, Melbourne University |
|
31-Dec-2003 |
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.
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| PROPOSAL TO NATIONAL PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FORUM - BENCHMARKING STUDY, PHASE II |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF TREASURY & FINANCE |
25/02/2008 |
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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