Davina Jackson

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Davina Gainor Jackson is a Sydney based international writer and editor of books and websites promoting satellite technologies for urban development and recording pan-Pacific architectural and maritime history. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of New South Wales.

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Biography

Jackson is from New Zealand [1] and received her undergraduate degree in 1971 after studying political history and economics at Auckland University in 1973.[ citation needed ] In 1997 she was awarded a University of New South Wales M.Arch degree in architectural history and theory with a thesis that examined the internet-era implications for pre-internet theories about the history and future of domestic living and architecture. [2] Jackson earned her Ph.D. by publications from the University of Kent School of Architecture in 2017. [3]

Jackson was the editor of Architecture Australia from 1993 until 2000. [4] From 2002-2005, Jackson chaired the Venice Architecture Biennale Task Force, [4] which sought funding from the Australian council to support the participation of Australians in the Venice Biennale. [5] In 2005 she was named an associate professor at the University of New South Wales. [6]

Jackson is known for her work on architecture in Australia, knowledge she conveys through a series of books on architecture and through directing annual city light festivals in Sydney (Vivid Sydney/Smart Light Sydney 2009) and Singapore (iLight Marina Bay 2010, 2012). [7] Her books on architecture have been reviewed by multiple publications. [8] [9]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

In 2007 Jackson was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. [10] In 2016 she was named an honorary life member of the International Society for Digital Earth, [11] and in 2018 she was named an honorary academic by Kent School of Architecture at the University of Kent. [3] In 2020 she was named a fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (2020). [12]

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  1. ↑ Lacey, Stephen (23 October 2004). "Two of us; Chris Johnson & Davina Jackson". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 18 – via ProQuest.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Davina (1997). A home: another revolution in architecture's theory of the house (Thesis). OCLC   222288250.
  3. 1 2 "Kent School of Architecture welcomes Dr Davina Jackson as first Honorary Academic – Kent School of Architecture and Planning". 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "The editors". ArchitectureAU. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Susskind, Anne (19 August 2004). "Conspicuous absence; Architecture". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8 – via ProQuest.
  6. ↑ "Davina Jackson - Routledge & CRC Press Author Profile". www.routledge.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Junqueira, Mariana (2018). "Review of Superlux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities". Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 35 (4): 358–360. ISSN   0738-0895. JSTOR   26893779.
  8. ↑ Willis, Julie (12 March 2022). "The building of Australia as we know it". The Age (Melbourne, Australia)– via Gale OneFile.
  9. ↑ Turner, Brook (10 June 2000). "A dearth in Venice". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Sale, James; Pascoe, Michael W; Foster, Joan (2007). "RSA Fellows' letters". RSA Journal. 154 (5532): 14–15. ISSN   0958-0433. JSTOR   41352011.
  11. ↑ "ISDE Award - International Society for Digital Earth". www.digitalearth-isde.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society of NSW (J)". www.royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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