Contact Details
| Organization: | Architecture, Building and Planning |
| Position: | Chair in Construction |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/staff/tombesip.html |
| Work: | 48981 |
| Room: | 133C |
| Building: | Architecture And Planning Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Syracuse University | Teaching |
| Italy | University of Rome, La Sapienza | Teaching |
| United States | Georgia Institute of Technology | Teaching |
| United States | University of Minnesota | Teaching |
| United States | Yale University | Teaching |
| Denmark | Aalborg University | Teaching |
| United States | Harvard University | Teaching |
| United States | Case Western Reserve University | Teaching |
| Costa Rica | Universidad del Diseno | Teaching |
| Italy | Polytechnic of Turin | Research, Teaching |
| Italy | Polytechnic University of Bari | Teaching |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Architecture | University of Rome, La Sapienza | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of California - Los Angeles | 31-Dec-1997 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Journal of Architectural Education Award for Outstanding Article | 31-Dec-2000 | |
| Prize | Sisalation Prize, Royal Australian Institute of Architects ($ 10,000) with Blair Gardiner and Tony Mussen | 31-Dec-2005 | |
| Other (Award) | Italian National Research Council Award for Quality of Research | 31-Dec-1998 | |
| Scholarship | University of California Dissertation Year Fellowship | 31-Dec-1995 | |
| Scholarship | Gensler Fellowship for the Advancement of Professional Studies | 31-Dec-1994 | |
| Scholarship | Phi Beta Kappa Alumni International Scholarship Award, UCLA | 31-Dec-1994 | |
| Scholarship | Graduate Division Fellowship, UCLA | 1991, 1992, 1993 | 31-Dec-1991 |
| Scholarship | Berkus Building Systems Research Fellowship | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Scholarship | Fullbright Fellowship, USIA | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Scholarship | Erasmus Program Fellowship, EC, Paris | 31-Dec-1997 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Global Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280107)
- Architecture (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310101)
- Heritage and Conservation (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310102)
- Urban and Regional Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310103)
- Landscape Planning (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310104)
- History of the Built Environment (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310105)
- Interior and Environmental Design (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310106)
- Architecture and Urban Environment not elsewhere classified (ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT) (310199)
- Building Construction Management (BUILDING) (310202)
- Building Construction Economics (incl. Quantity Surveying) (BUILDING) (310203)
- Building not elsewhere classified (BUILDING) (310299)
- Other Architecture, Urban Environment and Building (OTHER ARCHITECTURE, URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING) (319999)
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Innovation and Technology Management (BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT) (350211)
- Professional Services (Legal, Management Consulting, etc.) (SERVICES) (350604)
- Social Theory (SOCIOLOGY) (370101)
- Social Policy and Planning (SOCIOLOGY) (370102)
- Urban Sociology and Community Studies (SOCIOLOGY) (370104)
- Urban and Regional Studies (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370401)
- Social and Cultural Geography (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) (370402)
- Design Theory (DESIGN STUDIES) (410401)
- Design Innovation (DESIGN STUDIES) (410402)
- Design Management and Professional Practice (DESIGN STUDIES) (410404)
- Design History and Cultural Theory (DESIGN STUDIES) (410405)
- History: Pacific (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430103)
- History: European (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430108)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Other (CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY) (660499)
- Commercial (PLANNING) (680102)
- Civil (PLANNING) (680103)
- Other (PLANNING) (680199)
- Commercial (DESIGN) (680202)
- Civil (DESIGN) (680203)
- Industrial (DESIGN) (680204)
- Other (DESIGN) (680299)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Commercial (CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES) (680402)
- Civil (CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES) (680403)
- Other (CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES) (680499)
- Housing (BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES) (680501)
- Commercial (BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES) (680502)
- Civil (BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES) (680503)
- Telecommunications (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700302)
- Tourism infrastructure (TOURISM) (710503)
- Industry policy (MICROECONOMIC ISSUES) (720204)
- Productivity (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720404)
- Technological and organisational innovation (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729901)
- Injury control (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730220)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Employment (WORK) (750101)
- Changing work patterns (WORK) (750102)
- The professions and professionalisation (WORK) (750103)
- Preserving institutional and histories (WORK) (750104)
- The creative arts (ARTS AND LEISURE) (750202)
- Religious structures and rituals (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750402)
- Government and politics not elsewhere classified (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750699)
- Preserving the built environment (HERITAGE) (750801)
- Preserving movable cultural heritage (HERITAGE) (750802)
- Urban planning (HERITAGE) (750803)
- Regional planning (HERITAGE) (750804)
- Understanding Australia's past (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750901)
- Understanding the pasts of other societies (UNDERSTANDING PAST SOCIETIES) (750902)
- Other (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770599)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From tourist siren to technological beacon: analysing the industrial function of the Sydney Opera House thirty years after its completion. | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| DIGITAL OUTSOURCING IN ARCHITECTURE:OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUSTRALIAN FIRMS OR PERILS FOR AUSTRALIAN WORKFORCE? | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| TRANSNATIONAL AND TEMPORARY: PLACE-MAKING,STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL MELBOURNE | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, CITY OF MELBOURNE, DEPARTMENT FOR VICTORIAN COMMUNITIES |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2005 |
| A special talent for technological innovation? Analysing the other public function of the Australian Parliament House | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2007 |
| FROM FINGER POINTING TO LIFE SAVING: DEFINING PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION DESIGN | Chief Investigator | RMIT | Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 16/01/2008 |
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.