Contact Details
| Organization: | Architecture, Building and Planning |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/staff/pierisa.html |
| Work: | 48366 |
| Room: | 133A |
| Building: | Architecture And Planning Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Moratuwa | 31-Dec-1989 | |
| Master of Architecture | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 31-Dec-1993 | |
| Master of Science | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 31-Dec-1994 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of California - Berkeley | 31-Dec-2003 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Society of Architectural Historians | 31-Dec-2004 | |
| Other (Award) | Institute of Postcolonial Studies | 31-Dec-2005 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Architecture (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310101)
- Heritage and Conservation (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310102)
- Urban and Regional Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310103)
- History of the Built Environment (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310105)
- Architecture and Urban Environment not elsewhere classified (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310199)
- Building Construction Management (BUILDING) (310202)
- Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building (OTHER ARCHITECTURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING) (319999)
- Social Theory (SOCIOLOGY) (370101)
- Social Policy and Planning (SOCIOLOGY) (370102)
- Urban Sociology and Community Studies (SOCIOLOGY) (370104)
- Social and Cultural Geography (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370402)
- Design History and Cultural Theory (DESIGN STUDIES) (410405)
- Other Asian Languages (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420120)
- Postcolonial and Global Cultural Studies (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420306)
- History: Australian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430101)
- History: Asian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430102)
- Buddhist Studies (RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS) (440202)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Housing (DESIGN) (680201)
- Commercial (DESIGN) (680202)
- Civil (DESIGN) (680203)
- Other (DESIGN) (680299)
- Other (CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES) (680499)
- Tourism infrastructure (TOURISM) (710503)
- Religion and society (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750401)
- Understanding political systems (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750601)
- Civics and citizenship (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750604)
- Preserving the built environment (HERITAGE) (750801)
- Preserving movable cultural heritage (HERITAGE) (750802)
- Urban planning (HERITAGE) (750803)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
- Understanding the pasts of other societies (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750902)
- Languages and literature (COMMUNICATION) (751001)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANGI: THE POLITICS IF P.O.W. HERITAGE SITES | Chief Investigator | AUST ARMY | Army History Research Grants Scheme | 02/08/2006 |
| ASIAN SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS | Chief Investigator | ARC ASIA PACIFIC FUTURES RESEARCH NETWORK | Project Grant | 10/04/2008 |
| INTERNATIONAL PLANNING AND HISTORY SOCIETY CONFERENCE CHICAGO USA JULY 2008 | Chief Investigator | THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION | Travel and Conference Grants | 19/05/2008 |
| Avian Geographies: Understanding ethno-nationalism in medieval Lanka | Chief Investigator | GRAHAM FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN THE FINE ARTS | Research and Development Grants | 01/05/2009 |
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.