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ARC Linkage Grant - LP0668231 Delivering Digital Architecture in Australia Prof Mark Burry, Prof Mike Xie 2006 : $78,000 2007 : $78,000 2008 : $78,000 Primary RFCD 4104 DESIGN STUDIES APA(I) Award(s): 1 Partner Organisation(s) Ove Arup Pty Ltd Administering Institution RMIT University Project Summary Design, documentation, and off site prefabrication of numerous recent major international architectural projects, were achieved with evolving integrated 3D digital methods. While Australian architects, engineers, manufacturers, fabricators, and constructors have participated in a few such projects using these technologies, generally, local understanding and uptake of the opportunities is still very low. Growth in this area means growth in an existing export rather than increasing reliance on importing these services and products. More fundamentally, it means a huge cultural dividend to Australia from greater affordable freedom of architectural expression. ARC Discovery Grant - DP0665744 Acts of electronic negotiation: Overcoming communication barriers to transdisciplinary innovation in design Prof Mark Burry, Assoc. Prof L Padgham, Prof Mike Xie, Mr Andrew Burrow 2006 : $150,000 2007 : $145,000 2008 : $140,000 Primary RFCD 4104 DESIGN STUDIES APD Mr Andrew Burrow Administering Institution RMIT University Project Summary Improved collaboration between the diverse contributors to design in the construction industry is urgently needed to reduce waste, streamline production and improve performance. It is also a key to better and more advanced design. The quality of human to human interaction in computer mediated environments is critical to the occurrence of innovation between design disciplines. This project will create a pool of highly qualified personnel in this area in Australia, including participating designers introduced to novel empowering approaches to network communication. It will develop and apply knowledge from other disciplines to developing tools for the design community. ARC Discovery Grant - DP0664279 Teimu (The Garden of Dreams): aural and aesthetic attributes of Japanese gardens as models for spatial environments Mr Lawrence Harvey, Assoc. Prof Peter Downton, Dr GK Missingham, Mr A Selenitsch, Dr Michael Fowler 2006 : $125,036 2007 : $80,558 2008 : $93,027 Primary RFCD 4104 DESIGN STUDIES APD Dr Michael Fowler Administering Institution RMIT University Project Summary Traditional Japanese garden design has greatly influenced both 20C Western landscape designers and composers of Western art music. By investigating the aural and aesthetic attributes of five renowned Japanese gardens, RMIT and University of Melbourne researchers will seek out spatial sound designs that could enhance sound quality in urban environments and provide a pioneering approach to architectural modeling and the built environment. This project has long term cross disciplinary implications. The results and methods contained in this project may assist in innovative sound design for new media applications, better listening environments in urban areas, unique approaches for data modeling, and a catalyst for future design strategies. | ||||||||
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