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Prof. Michael Ostwald

Work Phone(02) 4921 5776
Fax(02) 4921 6913
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OfficeA105, Architecture

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions11
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL0.65
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL3.3

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

CommencedProposed
Completion
ProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
20132019PhD (Architecture)Principal SupervisorExamining Prospect-Refuge Theory in Architecture: The Impact of Spatial Dimensions and Style on Preference Ratings for Interiors
20132015PhD (Architecture)Principal SupervisorLessons From the Counterculture: Interior Architecture for Altered Perceptions
20122014M Philosophy (Architecture)Co-SupervisorControlling Novelty in Generative Design of Architectural Forms
20122020PhD (Architecture)Co-SupervisorAn Investigation of Neurological Spatio-Affective Responses of the Visually Impaired to Residential Ceiling Heights Using Non-Invasive Brain Imaging Devices
20122015PhD (Architecture)Principal SupervisorKafka and the Crisis of the Emerging Modern Interior
20112019PhD (Architecture)Co-SupervisorEffects of Small Scale Insertions Within an Existing Urban Fabric to Enhance the Visual Characteristics and Social Use of a Streetscape
20112013PhD (Computer Science)Co-SupervisorMachine Learning for Signal Processing
20102015M Philosophy (Architecture)Principal SupervisorThe Ontology of Contructivism: Constructing and Construing the Tectonic and the Cult of Materials in the Russian Constructivist Project
20102014PhD (Architecture)Co-SupervisorEvaluating Parametricism. Does parametric Design Environments Enhance/Hinder Design Creativity
20102017PhD (Architecture)Principal SupervisorMeasuring Fallingwater
20072015PhD (Architecture)Co-SupervisorThe State of Design Instruction in Architectural Education: An Australasian Case Study (2007-2010)

Past Supervision

YearProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
2012PhD (Computer Science)Co-SupervisorTime Series Classification for Analysing the Impact of Architectural Design on Pedestrian Spatial Behaviour
2011Architecture
RMIT University
Co-SupervisorLogic and intuition in architectural modelling: Philosophy of mathematics for computational design
2011PhD (Architecture)Sole SupervisorDisfigured Ground: Architectures of Dada and Surrealism
2010M Philosophy (Architecture)Principal SupervisorDeveloping Computational Image Segmentation Techniques for the Analysis of the Visual Properties of Dwelling Facades within a Streetscape
2010PhD (Design)Principal SupervisorThe Australian Wine Label: An Analysis of the Impact of Graphic Design and Visual Communication Strategies in the Wine Industry
2009M Philosophy (Architecture)Principal SupervisorQuestioning "Authentic" Aboriginal Architecture: An Analysis of Recent Cultural Centre Designs
2008M Philosophy (Architecture)Co-SupervisorThe Development of a Habitus Shock Model For Architect - Client Relationships on House Projects
2006PhD (Architecture)Co-SupervisorThe Event of Appropriation: a method derived from the work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari for the analysis of deployments of body constructs from biological to architectural theory
2003M Architecture [R]Co-SupervisorAssessing Building Interventions: A Comparative Study of the Criteria used by Professional and Community Groups for the Assessment of Building Interventions
2003M Architecture [R]Principal SupervisorCritical Regionalism in Contemporary Indian Architecture: An analysis of selected works by RMA and MGA
2003PhD (Architecture)Principal SupervisorThe Bed Maker's Model