Philip J. Goad is an Australian academic, currently serving as Professor of Architecture in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and 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 nor ...

. He is also a former President of the Victorian Chapter of the

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. Phillip became Chair of the

Heritage Council of Victoria The Heritage Council of Victoria is a statutory authority in the Australian state of Victoria responsible for the protection and conservation of the state's history. It is responsible for maintaining the Victorian Heritage Register and administerin ...

in July 2021. Professor Goad researches in the areas of

architectural history The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelt ...

theory A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be s ...

and

design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

. He is an authority on modern

Australian architecture Architecture of Australia has generally been consistent with architectural trends in the wider Western world, with some special adaptations to compensate for distinctive Australian Climate of Australia, climatic and Culture of Australia, cultural ...

. One of his fields of expertise is the life and work of Robin Boyd. He has been a visiting scholar at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, the

Bartlett School of Architecture Bartlett may refer to: Places * Bartlett Bay, Canada, Arctic waterway * Wharerata, New Zealand, also known as Bartletts United States * Bartlett, Illinois ** Bartlett station, a commuter railroad station * Bartlett, Iowa * Bartlett, Kansas ...

(London) and

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

(Los Angeles). Professor Goad is a past editor of ''Fabrications'', the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, and is a former contributing editor to

Architecture Australia ''Architecture Australia'' is a national magazine covering the practice and works of architects and architecture in Australia. It is published bi-monthly by Architecture Media, and is the journal of the Australian Institute of Architects. Histor ...

. He has also worked extensively as an architectural conservation consultant and exhibition curator. As an architect, his most notable work has been for the Melbourne firm,

Edmond and Corrigan Edmond and Corrigan is an Australian architectural firm based in Melbourne, Victoria, founded in the late 1970s by partners Maggie Edmond and Peter Corrigan, the firm's principals. The practice's work, both built and written, has been widely ass ...

, as project architect for the

RMIT Building 8 RMIT Building 8 is an educational building, part of RMIT University's City campus in Melbourne, Victoria. It is located at 383 Swanston Street, on the northern edge of Melbourne's central business district. Completed in 1993, by Edmond and Corri ...

project in

Swanston Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the main streets of the Melbourne central business district and was laid out in 1837 as part of the original Hoddle Grid. The street vertically ...

, central Melbourne. In 2000 Professor Goad was awarded the

Bates Smart Bates Smart is an architectural firm with studios in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1853 by Joseph Reed, it is known as one of Australia's oldest architectural firms. Over the decades, the firm's multidisciplinary practices involv ...

Award for Architecture in the Media, from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. In 1994 he received the Joint RAPI Award for Excellence from the Royal Australian Planning Institute (now the

Planning Institute of Australia Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) is the peak national body representing town planning and the planning profession in Australia. PIA represents approximately 5000 members nationally and internationally. It is governed by a National Board of D ...

) and in 1991 he was a recipient of the RAIA President’s Award. With Professor

Julie Willis Julie Willis is an Australian architectural historian and academic. She is currently Professor of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. Education and career Willis gained h ...

, Goad edited the ''Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture.''

Selected publications

* Goad PJ & Pieris AD. 2005. ''New Directions in Tropical Asian Architecture''. Sydney, Australia: Pesaro Publishing. * Goad, P., 2000, ''Architecture Bali: Architectures of Welcome'', Sydney: Pesaro Publishing * Goad PJ, Wilken RC & Willis JL. 2004. ''Australian Modern: the Architecture of Stephenson and Turner''. Carlton, Australia: Miegunyah Press (Melbourne UP). * Goad PJ. 2003. ''Judging Architecture: issues, divisions, triumphs, Victorian architecture awards 1929-2003''. Melbourne, Australia: Royal Australian Institute of Architects, RAIA Victoria. * Goad PJ. 2001. ''New Directions in Australian Architecture''. Sydney, Australia: Pesaro Publishing.

References

Kleinman, R - Philip Goad comments on Docklands proposals, The Age, 29/7/06

Profile at Penguin Books website

Review of book by Philip Goad on the NGV website

Philip Goad on Triple R FM radio

External links

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