Remembering Places of Pain and Shame: Conservation of the Asia-Pacific Region's 'Difficult' Heritage of Imprisonment Sites. This project will contribute to theoretical and practical discourses relevant to Australia's cultural heritage industry. Its findings will have implications for the work of national and state industry bodies (Australian Heritage Council, Australian Dept of Environment and Heritage, Heritage Victoria) and professional organisations (Australia ICOMOS). The project findings ma ....Remembering Places of Pain and Shame: Conservation of the Asia-Pacific Region's 'Difficult' Heritage of Imprisonment Sites. This project will contribute to theoretical and practical discourses relevant to Australia's cultural heritage industry. Its findings will have implications for the work of national and state industry bodies (Australian Heritage Council, Australian Dept of Environment and Heritage, Heritage Victoria) and professional organisations (Australia ICOMOS). The project findings may lead to concrete results such as the addition of new places to international, national and state heritage registers and their protection for the benefit of the community at large. The project will also provide Early Career Researcher training and enhance possibilities for future research collaboration with heritage and tourism industry partners. Read moreRead less
Australian Heritage Abroad: Managing Australia's Extraterritorial War Heritage. This project is groundbreaking in its focus on the implications of interpreting and managing sites of significance in Australia's experience of war beyond Australian territory. Addressing the problems of extraterritorial heritage in this study will open a new and rich field of inquiry in heritage studies, and help to place Australia at the forefront of debates about international heritage management. In seeking to un ....Australian Heritage Abroad: Managing Australia's Extraterritorial War Heritage. This project is groundbreaking in its focus on the implications of interpreting and managing sites of significance in Australia's experience of war beyond Australian territory. Addressing the problems of extraterritorial heritage in this study will open a new and rich field of inquiry in heritage studies, and help to place Australia at the forefront of debates about international heritage management. In seeking to understand the multiple stories that surround those sites, from Australian, local, and international perspectives, this project exposes the potential for enriched understanding, interpretation and preservation of these crucial sites in Australia's cultural heritage and in the heritage of our neighbours.Read moreRead less
Making architectural identity: the architecture of John Andrews. The important Australian architect John Andrews had a career unique for its success, first in Canada and the United States and then in Australia. Research into his design work and how it has been understood will develop new knowledge of design practices of the 1970s, how architecture is understood in terms of nationality, and how design has become globalised.
The influence of Indian Antecedents on the geometry of Southeast Asian temples. Australia is an emerging player in the field of heritage and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will greatly improve the ability of Australian cultural heritage institutions to address the preservation and conservation initiatives in the region.
A successful Australian heritage export industry will foster improved diplomatic relations with Asia. It will provide momentum to a vital and expanding na ....The influence of Indian Antecedents on the geometry of Southeast Asian temples. Australia is an emerging player in the field of heritage and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will greatly improve the ability of Australian cultural heritage institutions to address the preservation and conservation initiatives in the region.
A successful Australian heritage export industry will foster improved diplomatic relations with Asia. It will provide momentum to a vital and expanding national industry, broadening the scope of Australian trade in cultural heritage and allied professional services and enhancing the nation's image in Asia. This corresponds with the key objectives of the Australian government's foreign affairs and trade portfolios.
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Vietnam: heritage of a nation. This project will contribute to our understanding of Vietnam's cultural history and to protection of Vietnamese cultural heritage. The findings will be relevant to the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and national industry bodies and to professional organizations such the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The project may lead to the addition of new items to UNESCO and Vietnamese heritage regi ....Vietnam: heritage of a nation. This project will contribute to our understanding of Vietnam's cultural history and to protection of Vietnamese cultural heritage. The findings will be relevant to the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and national industry bodies and to professional organizations such the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). The project may lead to the addition of new items to UNESCO and Vietnamese heritage registers (both tangible and intangible) for the benefit of the global community at large. The project will enhance Australia's reputation in the region as a producer of innovative approaches to heritage conservation and will strengthen the 'Asia literacy' of Australian heritage professionals. The project fits the ARC's research priority goal 'Understanding Our Region'.Read moreRead less
A Reception History of Early Modern Landscape Design. This project aims to address the problem of how to develop a reception history of designed landscapes. It expects to generate new knowledge in the area of landscape history through an innovative history of early modern gardens focused on reception rather than design, a detailed case study of the experiential dimensions of the Sacred Wood in Bomarzo (Italy), and the initiation of a global reception history of gardens. Expected outcomes of this ....A Reception History of Early Modern Landscape Design. This project aims to address the problem of how to develop a reception history of designed landscapes. It expects to generate new knowledge in the area of landscape history through an innovative history of early modern gardens focused on reception rather than design, a detailed case study of the experiential dimensions of the Sacred Wood in Bomarzo (Italy), and the initiation of a global reception history of gardens. Expected outcomes of this project include new methods and techniques for the analysis of landscape and enhanced capacity to build international collaborations. This should provide significant benefits for the understanding of the socio-cultural uses and preservation of heritage landscapes by both scholars and the public.Read moreRead less
The monster in the garden: reframing renaissance landscape design. This project argues that the Renaissance garden was much more than a benign Arcadian paradise. Most important gardens of the period incorporated statues and other images of monsters, reflecting contemporary fears about abnormality and difference, and troubling the simplistic view of the garden as a bucolic idyll.
The Enchanted Garden in Early Modern England. This project aims to significantly expand and augment prevailing historical concepts of landscape design. It will be the first to examine early modern gardens in terms of contemporary experience. The written responses of contemporary visitors to Elizabethan and Jacobean gardens will be compared with literary motifs of the time. Research will explore the proposition that gardens were complex cultural constructions capable of eliciting a wide range of ....The Enchanted Garden in Early Modern England. This project aims to significantly expand and augment prevailing historical concepts of landscape design. It will be the first to examine early modern gardens in terms of contemporary experience. The written responses of contemporary visitors to Elizabethan and Jacobean gardens will be compared with literary motifs of the time. Research will explore the proposition that gardens were complex cultural constructions capable of eliciting a wide range of responses.Read moreRead less
Indigenous Placemaking in Central Melbourne: Representations, practices and creative research. This project will contribute to making a place of belonging, gathering and cultural exchange for and with Indignenous Australians in Melbourne, through dialogic research processes aimed at generating a more inclusive and dynamic understanding of Indigenous identity. It will provide a platform for reconciliatory activities in Victoria with the support of Victorian Indigenous Communities, Reconciliation ....Indigenous Placemaking in Central Melbourne: Representations, practices and creative research. This project will contribute to making a place of belonging, gathering and cultural exchange for and with Indignenous Australians in Melbourne, through dialogic research processes aimed at generating a more inclusive and dynamic understanding of Indigenous identity. It will provide a platform for reconciliatory activities in Victoria with the support of Victorian Indigenous Communities, Reconciliation Victoria, and the Melbourne City Council and educate the public regarding the need for such a facility. It will increase Melbourne's national and international profile by contributing to the provision of a world class cultural centre that engages international tourists and informing future institutional programs.Read moreRead less
The architecture of Australia's Muslim pioneers. This project will survey the remnant architecture of Australia's Muslim cameleers who played a vital role in the discovery, exploration and settlement of Australia. The project will generate three-dimensional visualisations of these settlements and academic publications in addition to material for the public education programs operated by the South Australian Museum.