Constructions of Nature and Nationalism (post-colonialism)
Contemporary Concepts of Civic Space (urban design, landscape architecture)
Design Pedagogy (Design Studio, digital technologies)
Design Theory (Landscape Architecture and Urban Design)
Digital technologies and landscape architecture (pedagogy, practice)
Museology with a focus on the display of the natural world (Museum, exhibition)
Overview
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Jillian’s research focuses on the relationship between theory, technology, culture and contemporary design practice. She has published extensively in international journals and edited books including Space and Culture, LA +, Environment & History, Museum & Society, Landscape Review, Architecture Theory Review, and the Journal of Landscape Architecture (JoLA). She has led major collaborative research projects involving international institutions and prominent design and engineering practices. The research project Landscape Architecture and Digital Technologies: reconceptualising design and making involved eleven international design practices and academics from the GSD (Harvard), the University of Toronto, ETH Zurich, the University of Virginia and the University of Pennsylvania. The subsequent book, co-authored with Dr Heike Rahmann has been critically acclaimed by practice and academia. The book was nominated in the top 10 book of Landscape Architecture for 2016 (internationally), received favourable reviews in Australian, American and European landscape architecture journals and design blogs and was recognised by an Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Vic Award for Research Excellence. Jillian contributes widely to the intellectual development of the landscape architecture profession in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. In 2017 she was invited (in collaboration with Dr Rahmann and Ricky Ray Ricardo) to guest edit a themed edition of Landscape Architecture Australia titled ‘Embracing the Asian Century.’ Working with the lens of education, practice and discourse, the edition brought together a range of academic and practice voices, generations and locations including Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia and Australia. This work is now being developed into an edited book which documents the emerging body of contemporary Asian landscape architecture. In 2019 Jillian was appointed co-creative director of the International Festival of Land
Fiona Johnson, co-supervised with Hannah Lewi
A Comparative Study of Civic Space Design in the Contemporary Settler Societies of Australia and New Zealand
Sareh Moosavi, co-supervised with Margaret Grose
Designing Rivers in Flux: Integrating Ecology and Culture in River Rehabilitation Projects
Brent Greene, co-supervised with Heike Rahmann
Glitterosophy: The Celebratory Integration of the Anti-aesthetic in Australian Urban Renewal
Wendy Walls, co-supervised with Marcus White
Designing with Data: Developing a Landscape Architecture Design Practice in the Information Age
Dongsei Kim, co-supervised with Anoma Pieris
Visceral Borders: The everyday life of North Korean-Chinese border
Ziming Xie, co-supervised with Sidh Sintusingha
Establishing the 'right to the city' in public domain of 'gongrenxinxun': Social cultural practices of the 'proletarian class' in Shanghai 1949-2015.
Jela Ivankovic-Waters, co-supervised with Ajubade Ayodeji Aibinu
Transitional Strategies for Landscape Architecture Practice in the BIM Domain
Potential research subjects include:
Digital design practice and landscape architecture
Design pedagogy in landscape architecture and urban design
Contemporary notions of civic space
Global design practice (landscape architecture and urban design)
Post colonial design in Australia and New Zealand
Museology with a focus on the display of the natural world
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