Professor Miles Lewis (born 1943, Amersham, UK) is an Australian academic serving as a Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning, at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

, Australia. He is one of Australia's most notable Architectural historians, and a member of the

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. He is a Fellow of the

Australian Academy of the Humanities The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. It operates as an independent not-for-profit organisation partly funded by the Australia ...

, a former President of

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, of the Society of Architectural Historians Australia and New Zealand and of the Council for the Historic Environment. He is an immediate past President of the

Town and Country Planning Association The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is an independent research and campaigning charity founded and based in the United Kingdom. It works to enable homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive. Through its research, tr ...

, and current Vice-President of the Comité International d’Architecture Vernaculaire (CIAV). He is a former member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Victoria (now VCAT) and a former

Auckland University , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

Foundation Fellow. Professor Lewis has been a consultant on

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listing and to the Getty Institute. He participated in the

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Urban Conservation Study, China. He has many research interests include urban conservation,

urban renewal Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighte ...

, building history, prefabrication,

vernacular architecture Vernacular architecture is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. This category encompasses a wide range and variety of building types, with differing methods of construction, from around the world, bo ...

, and

urban policy Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

. A well-known and forthright architectural historian and commentator on planning issues in the media, Professor Lewis has a number of useful databases online relating to architectural history and the history of building construction in Australia which are essential sources for others in the profession. In 2013, Professor Lewis was awarded Honorary Life Membership of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).

Selected publications

Books

* Lewis, Miles 2021. Architectural Drawings: Collecting in Australia. Melbourne: Melbourne Books. * Lewis MB. 1999. Suburban backlash: the battle for the world's most liveable city. Melbourne: Bloomings Books. * Lewis MB. 1994. Melbourne: the city's history and development. Melbourne: City of Melbourne. * Lewis MB d 1991. Victorian churches. Melbourne: National Trust of Australia ( Victoria). * Lewis MB d 1988. Two hundred years of concrete in Australia. North Sydney: Concrete Institute of Australia. * Lewis MB. 1983. The essential Maldon. Richmond, Vic: Greenhouse in association with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), * Lewis MB. 1977. Don John of Balaclava. Melbourne: Brian Atkins. * Lewis MB. 1977. Victorian primitive. Carlton, Vic: Greenhouse Publications.

External links

Staff webpage at the University of Melbourne

Personal webpage

References

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070829064444/http://www.smithstreet.org/media_watch/protesters_get_tunnel_vision_as_a_dispute_becomes_a_test_case.php Protesters get tunnel vision as Smith St becomes a test case, 23/6/04]
Collingwood Action Group report, edited by Miles Lewis, 17/8/04

Boulton, M, 26/8/05, The Age, What would it take to make Melbourne a more liveable city?
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