People
Academic Staff
Elizabeth Aitken Rose
Senior Lecturer (Co-director)
Research Interests
- Arts and cultural policy
- Heritage
- Children’s policy
- Community and local economic development
- Planning history
- Public management
Julia Gatley
Associate Professor (Co-director)
Research Interests
- Modern and postmodern architecture
- New Zealand architecture
- Conservation of significant 20th century buildings
Elham Bahmanteymouri
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
- Planning theory
- The application of critical logic to planning
- Urban, regional and land economics
- Housing policy and urban growth
- Planning pedagogy
Andrew Barrie
Professor
Research Interests
- Contemporary Japanese architecture
- Contemporary practice and design
- Design as research
- Architectural representation
Anthony Brand
Lecturer
Research Interests
- Haptic phenomenology
- Atmosphere and affect
- Architecture and neuroscience
- Multisensory and synaesthetic perception
- Enaction and embodiment
Deidre Brown
Professor
Research Interests
- Maori art and architecture
- Pacific art and architecture
- Cultural and intellectual property rights
- Human and animal studies
- Digital culture and Indigenous peoples
Andrew Douglas
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
- Philosophy and architecture
- Cultural studies approaches to space and materiality
- Urban histories and para-literatures
- Education philosophies
- Gender and sexuality
Farzaneh Haghighi
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
- Political philosophy of Michel Foucault
- Architecture and politics Intersection of urban space and event
- Iranian modern architecture and urbanism
- Architecture of the act of trade
Bill McKay
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
- New Zealand architectural history
- Maori architecture
- South Pacific architecture
- Social housing
- War memorials
- Auckland urban design issues
- Contemporary architectural criticism
- Contemporary practice and design
Mohsen Mohammadzadeh
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
- Critical urban theory – Society of control
- Urban discontent and planning
- Smart city and the ethics of big data
- Driverless cars and their impacts on the built environment
Karamia Muller
Lecturer
Research Interests
- Pacific art and architecture
- Pacific understandings of space
- Intersections between art and architecture
- Drawing and representation
Current History/Theory Doctoral Projects:
Tony Barnes
‘The Architectural Expression of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Auckland’s Houses (1900-1925)’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisor: Deidre Brown.
Weian Chen
‘The Nascence of Presence: A Pilgrim’s Journey through the Sensuous in Architecture’.
Supervisor: Andrew Douglas. Co-supervisors: Anthony Brand and Becca Weber.
Saeed Haghnia
‘Architecture of the Residential Care Environments in Tehran, Iran’.
Supervisor: Farzaneh Haghighi. Co-supervisor: Andrew Douglas.
Lena Henry
‘Tino Rangatiratanga and Maori Representation on Local Authority Boards’.
Supervisor: Deidre Brown. Co-supervisor: Lee Beattie.
Jiang Jing
‘Architectures of Transitions: An Investigation on Emerging Spatialities in the Age of Experiential Augmentation’.
Supervisor: Manfredo Manfredini, Co-supervisor: Farzaneh Haghighi.
Mugdha Kulkarni
‘A Study of the Maratha Sea Forts in Konkan Region of India’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisor: Paola Boarin.
Dongxue Liu
‘Cultural Heritage and Planning for a Multicultural Society: A Case Study of Auckland, New Zealand’.
Supervisor: Elizabeth Aitken Rose. Co-supervisor: Kai Gu.
Xiaoli Liu
‘Placing Nothingness: An Investigation of Cross-Cultural Philosophical Encounters Centered on the Architecture of Courtyards’.
Supervisor: Andrew Douglas. Co-supervisor: Ross Jenner.
Annabel Pretty
‘Sublime Follies: Spatial Poetics of Follies and Architectural Photography’.
Supervisor: Manfredo Manfredini. Co-supervisor: Andrew Douglas.
Alfredo Ramos
‘The Place of the Body without Organs in Porto Maravilha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’.
Supervisor: Farzaneh Haghighi. Co-supervisor: Manfredo Manfredini.
Maqsood Rezayee
‘Architectural Concept and Urban Planning Approach to Overcome the Problems of Informal Settlement in Kabul City’.
Supervisor: Deidre Brown. Co-supervisor: Elham Bahmanteymouri.
Candida Rolla
‘Where the Natural and Cultural Unite: New Zealand’s Place in the International Development of Cultural Landscape Identification and Preservation’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisor: Paola Boarin.
Amber Ruckes
‘Te Ao o Hinepūkohurangi: The Construction of Indigenous Architecture through Māori Knowledge’.
Supervisor: Deidre Brown. Co-supervisor: Anthony Hoete.
Azra Shabbir Ahamed
‘Sustainable Social Housing Design in India: An Integrated Approach’.
Supervisor: Farzaneh Haghighi. Co-supervisor: Paola Boarin.
Nicola Short
‘Heritage Law and Planning, Heritage Ontologies and Cultural Heritage Landscapes in Aotearoa New Zealand’.
Supervisor: Elizabeth Aitken Rose. Co-supervisor: Deidre Brown.
Recent History/Theory Doctoral Completions:
2022: Joy Park
‘Heritage Interpretation in the Urban Regeneration of Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisors: Kai Gu and Farzaneh Haghighi.
2020: Phillip Hartley
‘Thoroughly Modern Heritage: Preserving the Mid-Century Architectural Heritage of New Zealand; How an Understanding of Modernist Materiality, Form and Planning Engages with Established Conservation Philosophy and Practice’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisors: Paola Boarin, Jeremy Treadwell.
2020: Milica Madanovic
‘Architectural Historicism Revisited: The Case of the 20th-Century Traditionalist Architecture in Queen Street, Auckland’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisor: Michael Milojevic.
2020: Jeremy Treadwell
‘Tuia Te Whare: The Culture of Maori Architectural Technology’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisor: Ngarino Ellis; advisor: Mike Austin.
2020: Stacy Vallis
‘Unreinforced Masonry Precincts in New Zealand: History, Heritage, and Seismic Retrofit’.
Supervisor: Julia Gatley. Co-supervisors: Jason Ingham, Michael Milojevic.