Overview
Background
Dr Silvia Micheli (BArch Politecnico di Milano; PhD, IUAV, Venice) is Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Program Convener of the Bachelor of Architectural Design. She joined The University of Queensland in 2012 after 5-year of teaching and research at the Politecnico di Milano.
Dr Micheli's design research is cross-disciplinary, focusing on the notion of ‘productive city’ and how small-scale projects can enhance liveability and resilience in our communities. Her forthcoming co-authored book, House, Precinct and Territory: Design Strategies for the Productive City (ORO, 2024) discusses concrete scenarios for urban production. Dr Micheli is concurrently investigating strategies to enhance urban horticulture and farming practices through design to increase food security in the urban environment.
Dr Micheli is an accomplished scholar with a strong track record in contemporary architectural studies and a wide range of outputs, including exhibitions, NTROs and publications. She is co-curator of the forthcoming exhibition on the work of AIA gold medallist Enrico Taglietti, in partnership with the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). She co-designed the Blue Bower Pavilion, recipient of the Crossroads Prize at the 2021 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, as a manifesto of urban resilience during COVID19. In 2018, Silvia's co-designed the multi-awarded residential building One Room Tower, a demonstration project for the densification of the city.
Amongst Dr Micheli’s publications, there is her co-authored critical book on the mechanism of cultural production in late 20th century, Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture between History, Politics and Media (Bloomsbury, 2023); the co-edited volume Italy/Australia: Postmodern Architecture in Translation (URO, 2018), that reflects on the influence of Italian design culture on Australian architecture; the co-edited book Aalto beyond Finland: Buildings, Projects and Network (Helsinki, 2018), which explores the global reach of the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto and her contribution to the travelling exhibition catalogue Alvar Aalto: Second Nature, (Vitra Design Musem, 2014), with an essay on the impact of Italian urban culture on Aalto’s design approach.
Contextually, Silvia has also co-authored the book Storia dell’architettura italiana 1985–2015 (Turin, 2013), which reflects on the mechanisms of architectural production in contemporary Italy; co-edited the volume Italia 60/70. Una stagione dell’architettura (Padua, 2010); solo-authored the volume Erik Bryggman 1891–1955. Architettura Moderna in Finlandia (Rome, 2009). Her first co-authored book, Lo spettacolo dell'Architettura: Profilo dell'ArchistarÓ, looks at the power of media in the making of design culture.
Dr Micheli has a range of international collaborations with cultural institutions, such as the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Triennale di Milano, Centre Pompidou, MAXXI Museum, Alvar Aalto Foundation and Vitra Design Museum. She has also liaised with prestigious academic institutions, including Seoul National University, Berlage Institute, Politecnico di Milano and University of Manchester. In 2019, Dr Micheli was Visiting Professor at the School of Art and Design at the Guangdong University of Technology, China.
Since 2016, Dr Micheli has assisted to secure DFAT funding to foster UQ students mobility in the Asia Pacific Region, liaising with international academic and industry partners in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Singapore, Hong Kong and Seoul.
Dr Silvia Micheli is a registered architect (Board of Architects, Lecco, Italy) and member of the editorial board of the Springer book series Transnational Histories of Design Cultures and Production.
Availability
- Dr Silvia Micheli is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, unknown
Research interests
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Urban farming and agriculture
Looking at urban farming in tropics and subtropics and related design strategies to improve urban production.
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Productive City
House as a place of production; Working from home: Spaces and urban implications; Production and mobility
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Italian Architecture
Postmodern and contemporary Italian architecture; interaction of politics, media and architecture.
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Modern Finnish Architecture
I am interested in how Finnish modern architecture has travelled across and beyond Finland and which cultural vehicles have allowed for Finnish design to spread abrod.
Works
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2024
Book
House precinct territory: design strategies for the productive city
Luna, Rafael, Yim, Dongwoo, Doyle, John, Crist, Graham, Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony and Akhgar, Peyman (2024). House precinct territory: design strategies for the productive city. San Francisco, CA, United States: ORO Editions.
2024
Conference Publication
Place and the intangible in the Making of Canberra: Enrico Taglietti’s Cinema Center (1964–66)
Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony and Rigney, Virginia (2024). Place and the intangible in the Making of Canberra: Enrico Taglietti’s Cinema Center (1964–66). This is Modernism Symposium, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 16 February 2024. Adelaide, SA, Australia: School of Architecture, Unitec l Te Pūkenga, and the Architecture Museum, University of South Australia.
2023
Conference Publication
Experiments in space and pedagogy: Enrico Taglietti’s educational architecture for Canberra and open plan
Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony and Rigney, Virginia (2023). Experiments in space and pedagogy: Enrico Taglietti’s educational architecture for Canberra and open plan. Making a City by Design: Canberra and the CCAE, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 16 November 2023.
2023
Book
Paolo Portoghesi: architecture between history, politics and media
Micheli, Silvia and Szacka, Léa-Catherine (2023). Paolo Portoghesi: architecture between history, politics and media. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Visual Arts. doi: 10.5040/9781350117167
2023
Journal Article
The Changi-Marina Bay corridor: green strategies for Singapore’s soft power
Micheli, Silvia and Brugman, Johanna (2023). The Changi-Marina Bay corridor: green strategies for Singapore’s soft power. Architectural Research Quarterly, 27 (1), 61-71. doi: 10.1017/s1359135522000598
2023
Conference Publication
Re-thinking homes as productive spaces for improved resilient communities
Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony, Akhgar, Peyman, Ayoko, Remi and Kastelle, Tim (2023). Re-thinking homes as productive spaces for improved resilient communities. Repurposing Places for Social and Environmental Resilience, London, United Kingdom, 23-24 March 2023. London, United Kingdom: Counterarchitecture, in collaboration with UEL and Arup.
2023
Conference Publication
The productive house and suburban entrepreneurialism: rethinking the domestic space for urban resilience
Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony, Ayoko, Remi and Akhgar, Peyman (2023). The productive house and suburban entrepreneurialism: rethinking the domestic space for urban resilience. Livable Cities: A Conference on Issues Affecting Life in Cities, New York, NY United States, 14-16 June 2023.
2022
Book Chapter
Inside becomes outside: Queensland’s domestic landscape
Micheli, Silvia and Paine, Ashley (2022). Inside becomes outside: Queensland’s domestic landscape. The new Queensland house. (pp. 12-19) edited by Cameron Bruhn and Katelin Butler. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Thames & Hudson.
2022
Book Chapter
The International call: Italian design, culture, politics, and economics at the 1972 MoMA exhibition and beyond
Micheli, Silvia and Ciccarelli, Lorenzo (2022). The International call: Italian design, culture, politics, and economics at the 1972 MoMA exhibition and beyond. Italian imprints on twentieth-century architecture. (pp. 207-220) edited by Denise Costanzo and Andrew Leach. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Visual Arts. doi: 10.5040/9781350257757.ch-016
2021
Other Outputs
House: from Consumption to Production
Hotston, Paul, Micheli, Silvia and Moulis, Antony (2021). House: from Consumption to Production.
2021
Conference Publication
Process of a global triangulation of cultures: how Alvar Aalto's design methodology crossed the Asia pacific
Micheli, Silvia and Sarvimaki, Marja (2021). Process of a global triangulation of cultures: how Alvar Aalto's design methodology crossed the Asia pacific. 16th International Docomomo Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 29 August - 2 September 2021. Tokyo, Japan: Docomomo.
2021
Book Chapter
The Autonomoue Edge in the (Pandemic) City
Micheli, Silvia, Moulis, Antony and Hotston, Paul (2021). The Autonomoue Edge in the (Pandemic) City. Seoul Biennale Blueprints – Archived Works of the Global Studios. (pp. 311-326) Seoul, Korea: Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
2020
Journal Article
Shifting strategies: Australian architects and the future of Chinese cities
Violett, Paul and Micheli, Silvia (2020). Shifting strategies: Australian architects and the future of Chinese cities. Architecture Australia (Jan-Feb), 56-59.
2020
Other Outputs
Blue bower
Phorm Architecture + Design, Micheli, Silvia and Moulis, Antony (2020). Blue bower.
2020
Journal Article
Come together: the evolving social role of libraries
Laaksonen, Esa and Micheli, Silvia (2020). Come together: the evolving social role of libraries. Griffith Review (69), 246-252.
2020
Conference Publication
The ecology of (sub)tropical residential architecture in urban Vietnam and Australia
Micheli, Silvia (2020). The ecology of (sub)tropical residential architecture in urban Vietnam and Australia. Urban Tropicality: 7th International Network of Tropical Architecture Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 5-8 December 2019. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
“I Made a Choice”: Enrico Taglietti citizen of the world in Canberra
Micheli, Silvia (2020). “I Made a Choice”: Enrico Taglietti citizen of the world in Canberra. Fabrications, 30 (3), 346-370. doi: 10.1080/10331867.2020.1827788
2019
Other Outputs
Rivers and waterfronts
Kaji-O'Grady, Sandra and Micheli, Silvia (2019). Rivers and waterfronts. 2019 Seoul biennale of architecture and urbanism: Collective city. (pp. 263-265) Seoul, South Korea: Seoul Metropolitan Government.
2019
Journal Article
Designing the global city: design excellence, competitions and the remaking of central Sydney
Micheli, Silvia (2019). Designing the global city: design excellence, competitions and the remaking of central Sydney. Planning Perspectives, 34 (4), 750-751. doi: 10.1080/02665433.2019.1620047
2018
Book Chapter
Thinking Italian in postmodern Australia
Micheli, Silvia and Macarthur, John (2018). Thinking Italian in postmodern Australia. Italy/Australia: postmodern architecture in translation. (pp. 6-10) edited by Silvia Micheli and John Macarthur. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Uro.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Wildly productive urban landscapes: Exploring the agency of public urban landscapes in creating healthy cities and community engagement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt, Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Dr Liz Brogden
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Doctor Philosophy
Mobility Culture and Micro-scale Living Patterns: Re-conceptualization of Land Use and Movement Patterns in Australian Cities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yan Liu, Dr Dan Luo
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving food production, convenience, and the comforts of agricultural architecture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Neena Mitter, Dr Liz Brogden, Professor Paul Gauthier
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Master Philosophy
Data-Driven Urban Evaluation of Australian cities through the lens of Micromobility
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dan Luo
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Making Home in the Suburb: An Architectural Analysis of Everyday Life in the Australian Lebanese House
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Timothy O'Rourke, Dr Kelly Greenop
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The Figures of Charles Jencks, 'Semiology and Architecture'
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Radical Restructuring: Autonomies in Italian Architecture & Design, 1968-73
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Macarthur, Associate Professor Andrea Bubenik
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