Upcoming keynote – ENCAC/ELACAC 2025
Next September I will be in Brazil to deliver a keynote at ENCAC/ELACAC 2025.
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The art of finishing (and publishing) research projects
This slide is from a presentation delivered last year by Professor Maria Raciti at the UniSC Research Conference.
As so many academics I’ve had many (many!) publications in the pipeline to be (just) finished. The main challenge is when they really just depend on me and no one is waiting for feedback or relying on it to carry on with their life plans – like when my PhD students need me to read their work, for example.
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Upcoming presentation in Cairns (Australia)
I am very honoured to be a speaker in this week’s Urban Heat Seminar in Cairns. The seminar will take place this Friday 8th July 2022 from 12pm to 4:30pm at the Civic Reception Rooms in the Cairns Regional Council Chambers.
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Two recent book chapters published in the book ‘Architecture in Millieu Tropical’
In October 2019 I have the great honour of being a keynote speaker at the conference ‘Architecture in Millieu Tropical: Construire le Paysage, entre Pratique et Recherche’ which took place at ENSAM (École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Montpellier) in La Réunion. Read more…
Science at the Shine Dome
I am extremely honoured to have been nominated by James Cook University to attend the Science at the Shine Dome hosted by the Australian Academy of Sciences. Read more…
International Conference on “Architecture in tropical environments: constructing the landscape. Between practice and research”
The International Conference “Architecture in tropical environments: constructing the landscape. Between practice and research” has an open call for abstracts until 30th April.
Presentation at the IPWEAQ 2018 Conference
A few weeks ago, on the 19th April, I presented a 3-part project I have been working on at the IPWEAQ 2018 Conference (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia North Queensland Branch), here in Cairns. Read more…
Month in review: November and December 2017, and January 2018
This condensed month in review post is unusual – a first to be fair! – and these past three months have been eventful ones. On 12th November I left Cairns to atend the International Urban Design Conference in the Gold Coast. From there I flew to Brazil where I participated in an examination panel in my old Architecture and Urbanism School where I did my Masters and was a keynote speaker in an event in the Architecture School where I undertook my Bachelor in Architecture and Urbanism. Read more…
Coming up next week: Presentation at the 10th International Urban Design Conference
Next week I will be presenting the study ‘Urban Climate Adaptation through Design and Planning: A New Zealand Perspective’ at the International Urban design Conference, which will happen in the Gold Coast here in Queensland. Read more…
QPIA – 2017 Tropical North Queensland Planning Symposium
The 2017 Tropical North Queensland Planning Symposium took place yesterday (30th May) at JCU. Read more…
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