Biography
Dr Hannah Lewi's areas of expertise lie in architectural design, history and theory. Her research interests include Australian and modern history, heritage and place-making, and new media for publishing history. Dr Lewi currently teaches 19th- and 20th-century history and design; architectural and urban theory; and research methods. She is a registered architect with the ARAIA, is the current President of SAHANZ, and member of DOCOMOMO international and the AA (UK).
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Australian and modern history |
Australia |
| Heritage and place-making |
Australia |
| New media and techniques of representation for architectural history |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Arts |
The University of Western Australia |
31-Dec-1992 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
The University of Western Australia |
31-Dec-1999 |
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| Bachelor of Architecture |
The University of Western Australia |
31-Dec-1989 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Unspecified |
Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and NZ |
President |
01-Jan-2006 |
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| Unspecified |
Docomomo Australia and International |
Co-editor of Fabrications Journal |
01-Jan-2002 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Prize |
Institute of British Architects |
Recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects Supervisor Medal for best Honours Thesis - international competition 2002 |
01-Jan-2002 |
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 |
| To attend the VIII international DOCOMOMO conference in New York, September 2004. Theme: "Import/export: postwar modernism in an expanding world" |
Chief Investigator |
THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION |
Travel and Conference Grants |
06/08/2004 |
| "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: Designing Everyday Modernism for Australian Communities 1920-1970" |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2006 |
| Keeping the Past Public: The Conservation of Modern Places |
Chief Investigator |
THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION |
Travel and Conference Grants |
01/08/2008 |
| Designing Australian Schools: a spatial history of innovation, pedagogy and social change |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2011 |
| NEW TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR LEARNING IN THE FIELD: STUDYING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & WORKPLACE RELATIONS |
Innovation and Development Grants Program (AUST LEARNING AND TEACHING COUNCIL LTD) |
12/09/2011 |
| THE MODERN HOUSE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY - MELBOURNE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANT SCHEME 2006 |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme |
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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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