Lewi has been actively involved with the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ). In 2003, she co-edited Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, first alongside Julie Willis and later Deidre Brown. From 2005 to 2007, she served as president of SAHANZ.[2] Additionally, Lewi has held leadership roles within Docomomo Australia, serving as both chair and vice chair.[3]
Lewi is a co-director of the Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage.[4]
Research and contributions
Lewi's research focuses on heritage and placemaking, with a particular emphasis on Australian 20th-century architecture and expertise in the history of Western Australian architecture. Her work frequently engages with new media, including the design of digital applications for history and heritage projects.[5]
She co-led an international research project, Citizen Heritage, funded by the Australian Research Council.[6] A key outcome of this project was the co-design and implementation of PastPort, a digital platform for sharing stories and memories.[7]
Lewi served as a historical advisor and contributor to the Australian Architecture exhibition and book at the 2016 Venice Biennale, specifically for The Pool.[8] She has also published numerous articles on the history of swimming pools in Australia.[9]
Lewi co-led the project Campus: Building Modern Australian Universities, also funded by the Australian Research Council.[10][11] The project culminated in the publication of a book by the same name in 2023.[citation needed]
Selected publications
Lewi, Hannah. 'Paradoxes in the Conservation of Modernism' in Henket, and Heynen. Back from Utopia: The Challenge of the Modern Movement. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers, 2002.
Lewi, Hannah 'Designing a virtual museum of digital heritage', in, New Heritage: new media and cultural heritage, Y Kalay, T Kvan and J Affleck (eds), London: Routledge Press, 2007.
Lewi, Hannah and Wally Smith. "Hand-held Histories: Using Digital Archival Documents on Architectural Tours." Architectural Research Quarterly 15, no. 1 (2011): 69-77.
Lewi, Hannah 'Back to School: understanding the evidential value of the modern documentary', in TheJournal of Architecture, Routledge, Vol 20:2, 193-214., 2015.
Lewi, Hannah and Cameron Logan, 'A Stimulus for Education: Global Economic Events and the Design of Australian Schools' in Economy and Architecture:, eds J Odgers, M McVikar, S Kite, (eds) London: Routledge, 2015.
Lewi Hannah, W Smith, A Murray and S Cooke, 'Visitor, Contributor and Conversationalist: multiple digital identities of the heritage citizen', Historic Environment Journal, special issue 'Citizen Heritage', Vol 28: No 2, 2016.
Lewi, Hannah and A Peckham, "Transcribing The Journal of Architecture: research, representation and publication 2004–2013", The Journal of Architecture, Routledge, 20th anniversary anthology, Vol 21: 4, 479-489, 2016.
Lewi, Hannah and Andrew Saniga. "Carte Blanche on Campus?" Fabrications 27, no. 3 (2017): 322-51.
W Smith, H Lewi & D Nichols, 'PastPort: reflections on the design of a mobile application for local history sharing in Port Melbourne', Australian Historical Studies 49, no. 1, 2018.
Lewi, Hannah 'A Return to the Production of Annotation' in Production Sites: Resituating the Culture of Architectural Knowledge, S Psarra (ed), London: Routledge, 2019.
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