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Hannah Lewi is an architectural historian and educator based in the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne.
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Hannah Lewi is an architectural historian and educator based in the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne.
Lewi was educated at the University of Western Australia, and worked at Curtin University before relocating to Melbourne. She has been a registered architect with the Australian Institute of Architects. [1]
Lewi has been closely associated with the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ). Between 2003 she co-edited Fabrications: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, alongside Julie Willis (2002–03) and later Deidre Brown (2003–05). In 2005, she was elected as the President for the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, and served in this role between 2005-07. [2] She has been Chair and is currently serving as Vice-Chair of DOCOMOMO Australia. [3]
Alongside Julie Willis and Philip Goad, Lewi is a co-director of the Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH). [4] She is renowned for her generosity towards other scholars and mentoring of new researchers.[ citation needed ]
Lewi's research focuses on heritage and placemaking, as well as Australian 20th century architecture, with particular expertise in the history of Western Australian architecture. Her work in these fields has often experimented with and reflected upon new media including the design of history and heritage digital applications. [5]
She co-led an international research project titled Citizen Heritage, funded by the Australian Research Council. [6] A major output has been the co-design and implementation of a digital platform for sharing stories and memories titled PastPort. [7]
She co-led a project titled Campus: Building Modern Australian Universities, funded by the Australian Research Council. [8] [9]
Lewi was an historical advisor and contributor to the Australian Architecture exhibition and book at the Venice Biennale in 2016 on 'The Pool' [10] and has published many articles on the history of swimming pools in Australia. [11]
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