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Associate Professor Kelly Greenop
Associate Professor

Kelly Greenop

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Overview

Background

Dr Kelly Greenop is an Associate Professor within the School of Architecture and is co-Director of the Architecture Culture Theory History (ATCH) Research Centres within the School. Her research has focused on work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in urban Brisbane, using ethnographic techniques to document the place experiences and attachment, and the importance of architecture, place, family and country for urban Indigenous people. She also conducts research into the intercultural place heritage of the Brisbane region, and the urban cultural history of Brisbane’s suburbs.

Kelly's latest research is in Digital Cultural Heritage, utilising 3D laser scanning of heritage environments and buildings in South East Queensland. She has been working with researchers from ATCH, School of Architecture, CSIRO and site managers at Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service to scan and archive fragile, remote and at risk sites, and research the use of scanning in architectural heritage practice.

With colleagues from AERC she has also conducted research into Aboriginal housing, particularly with respect to crowding and homelessness. Kelly’s research has been supported by grants from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), the Queensland Government, the Australian Federal Government and the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).

Awards

National Trust (Queensland) John Herbert Memorial Award (best heritage project in the state) for Agency Programs, in collaboration with Queensland Rail, 2018

National Trust (Queensland) Gold Award for Agency Programs, in collaboration with Queensland Rail, 2018

Queensland Premier’s Sustainability Awards for Heritage: ‘Highly Commended’ for Moreton Bay Digital Cultural Heritage Projects, 2014

Best Paper, Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Conference, 2013

Memberships

Member, International Association for People Environment Studies (IAPS)

Member, Society of Architectural Historians (US)

Member, Society of Architectural Historians Australia New Zealand (SAHANZ)

Member, Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA)

Member, Association of Critical Heritage Studies Member (Appointed), Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Availability

Associate Professor Kelly Greenop is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Digital Cultural Heritage

    Including intercultural heritage shared by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and the digitisation of cultural heritage. I am only accepting PhD student applications from exceptional students with a background in this field.

  • 3D laser scanning for heritage

    Digital collection of data using 3D laser scanning techniques, chiefly to record heritage places. I am only accepting PhD student applications from exceptional students with a background in this field.

  • Place and place attachment

    Analysis of the social, cultural and urban factors that enable the creation and maintenance of place attachment in cities. I am only accepting PhD student applications from exceptional students with a background in this field.

  • Urban social and cultural histories

    Suburban analysis including Inala and Logan, in South East Queensland

  • Housing

    Focusing on cultural factors that influence housing from Indigenous cultures as well as others. I am only accepting PhD student applications from exceptional students with a background in this field.

  • Urban Aboriginal cultures

    Ethnographic analysis of urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's cultures in contemporary Australian cities. I am only accepting PhD student applications from exceptional students with a background in this field.

Research impacts

Kelly's research has often focused on the implications of housing policy and management for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This has been funded by the Federal Government and formed the basis of several policy bulletins for practitioners and policy makers.

Kelly has been invited to speak about her research at Te Whare Kura, the University of Auckland's Indigenous knowledge centre, and has collaborated with University of Auckland academics on both teaching and research to share an intercutural, international perspective.

In 2012 Kelly and Emily Juckes (UQ School of Architecture PhD student) collaborated with CSIRO to use their Zebedee 3D laser scanner to digitise a number of Queensland Parks and Wildlife managed heritage sites in Moreton Bay. This has resulted in new techniques for digitising and analysing cultural heritage sites that are large, remote or fragile, and a better understanding of cutting edge digital cultural heritage practices, potentials and challenges gained.

Works

Search Professor Kelly Greenop’s works on UQ eSpace

80 works between 1996 and 2025

21 - 40 of 80 works

2022

Journal Article

Precarious housing, health and well-being across diverse global settings

Greenop, Kelly and Brugman Alvarez, Johanna (2022). Precarious housing, health and well-being across diverse global settings. Global Discourse, 12 (2), 247-254. doi: 10.1332/204378921x16337538509293

Precarious housing, health and well-being across diverse global settings

2021

Journal Article

The role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements: testing a practical Historic Urban Landscape approach in China and India

Zhao, Xiaoxin, Marnane, Kali and Greenop, Kelly (2021). The role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements: testing a practical Historic Urban Landscape approach in China and India. Digital Creativity, 32 (4), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/14626268.2021.2001538

The role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements: testing a practical Historic Urban Landscape approach in China and India

2021

Other Outputs

Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland

Go-Sam, Carroll, Greenop, Kelly, Marnane, Kali and Bower, Theresa (2021). Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/955791e

Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework at The University of Queensland

2020

Journal Article

Aesthetic anxieties in the migrant house: the case of the Lebanese in Australia

Shaweesh, Maram and Greenop, Kelly (2020). Aesthetic anxieties in the migrant house: the case of the Lebanese in Australia. Fabrications, 30 (2), 217-240. doi: 10.1080/10331867.2020.1749219

Aesthetic anxieties in the migrant house: the case of the Lebanese in Australia

2020

Journal Article

Introduction: applying a landscape perspective to digital cultural heritage

Yang, Chen and Greenop, Kelly (2020). Introduction: applying a landscape perspective to digital cultural heritage. Built Heritage, 4 (2) 2. doi: 10.1186/s43238-020-00002-w

Introduction: applying a landscape perspective to digital cultural heritage

2019

Conference Publication

Experiencing house crowding in Australian dwellings: a multicultural perspective

Shaweesh, Maram and Greenop, Kelly (2019). Experiencing house crowding in Australian dwellings: a multicultural perspective. 9th State of Australian Cities National Conference (SOAC 2019), Perth, WA, Australia, 30 November - 5 December 2019. Perth, WA Australia: Analysis and Politics Observatory. doi: 10.25916/5ec72422282e0

Experiencing house crowding in Australian dwellings: a multicultural perspective

2019

Journal Article

Modular field robot deployment for inspection of dilapidated buildings

Cordie, Troy P., Bandyopadhyay, Tirthankar, Roberts, Jonathan, Dunbabin, Matthew, Greenop, Kelly, Dungavell, Ross and Steindl, Ryan (2019). Modular field robot deployment for inspection of dilapidated buildings. Journal of Field Robotics, 36 (4) rob.21872, 641-655. doi: 10.1002/rob.21872

Modular field robot deployment for inspection of dilapidated buildings

2019

Journal Article

From ‘neo-vernacular’ to ‘semi-vernacular’: a case study of vernacular architecture representation and adaptation in rural Chinese village revitalization

Zhao, Xiaoxin and Greenop, Kelly (2019). From ‘neo-vernacular’ to ‘semi-vernacular’: a case study of vernacular architecture representation and adaptation in rural Chinese village revitalization. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 25 (11), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/13527258.2019.1570544

From ‘neo-vernacular’ to ‘semi-vernacular’: a case study of vernacular architecture representation and adaptation in rural Chinese village revitalization

2019

Book Chapter

Taking my place/talking your place: race, research, and Indigenous architectural history

Greenop, Kelly (2019). Taking my place/talking your place: race, research, and Indigenous architectural history. Speaking of buildings: oral history and architectural research. (pp. 154-172) edited by Janina Gosseye, Naomi Stead and Deborah van der Plaat. New York, NY, United States: Princeton Architectural Press.

Taking my place/talking your place: race, research, and Indigenous architectural history

2019

Edited Outputs

Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS London Symposium

Kelly Greenop and Chris Landorf eds. (2019). Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS London Symposium. digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS London Symposium., London, United Kingdom, 13-15 November 2017. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Architecture Theory Criticism History Research Centre, The University of Queensland.

Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS London Symposium

2018

Edited Outputs

Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS

Kelly Greenop and Chris Landorf eds. (2018). Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS. digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, 19-21 April 2017. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Architecture Theory Criticism History Research Centre, School of Architecture, The University of Queensland.

Proceedings of digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS

2018

Book Chapter

Affirming and reaffirming Indigenous presence: contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, public and institutional architecture in Australia

Grant, Elizabeth and Greenop, Kelly (2018). Affirming and reaffirming Indigenous presence: contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, public and institutional architecture in Australia. The handbook of contemporary indigenous architecture. (pp. 57-105) edited by Elizabeth Grant, Kelly Greenop, Albert L. Refiti and Daniel J. Glenn. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6904-8_3

Affirming and reaffirming Indigenous presence: contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, public and institutional architecture in Australia

2018

Book Chapter

What’s the story? Contemporary indigenous architecture in practice in Australia

Lane, Francoise, Lane, Andrew and Greenop, Kelly (2018). What’s the story? Contemporary indigenous architecture in practice in Australia. The handbook of contemporary indigenous architecture. (pp. 331-346) edited by Elizabeth Grant, Kelly Greenop, Albert L. Refiti and Daniel J. Glenn. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6904-8_13

What’s the story? Contemporary indigenous architecture in practice in Australia

2018

Book Chapter

Introduction

Grant, Elizabeth, Greenop, Kelly, Refiti, Albert L. and Glenn, Daniel J. (2018). Introduction. The handbook of contemporary indigenous architecture. (pp. 1-22) edited by Elizabeth Grant, Kelly Greenop, Albert L. Refiti and Daniel J. Glenn. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6904-8_1

Introduction

2018

Book Chapter

Before architecture comes place, before place come people: contemporary Indigenous places in urban Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Greenop, Kelly (2018). Before architecture comes place, before place come people: contemporary Indigenous places in urban Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The handbook of contemporary indigenous architecture. (pp. 527-550) edited by Elizabeth Grant, Kelly Greenop, Albert L. Refiti and Daniel J. Glenn. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6904-8_20

Before architecture comes place, before place come people: contemporary Indigenous places in urban Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

2017

Journal Article

Women to the front

Greenop, Kelly (2017). Women to the front. Architecture Australia, 106 (4), 65-66.

Women to the front

2017

Other Outputs

Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Wesley Mission Queensland supportive housing model at Clear Breeze Apartments, Brisbane

Cheshire, L., Shevellar, L., Cox, L. and Greenop, K. (2017). Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Wesley Mission Queensland supportive housing model at Clear Breeze Apartments, Brisbane.

Housing for adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges: Assessing the Wesley Mission Queensland supportive housing model at Clear Breeze Apartments, Brisbane

2017

Other Outputs

Recording Peel Island. A digital and historical documentation

Greenop, Kelly, Marijuan-Rodriquez, Carlota, Darr, Jonus, Juckes, Emily, Riddel, Dr Robert, Jarzab, Zbigniew, Sidonio, Luis, Lee, Melissa , Zhang, Simon , Thompson, Daniel , Sou, Ka Meng Steven, Chan, Tsz Wai Jacky, Ching, Wayne Tsun Yin , Feng, Wei-Hsuan Joe, Man, Merrick , Ou, Yu-Hung Johnny , Yau, Eric Kai Chun , Chan, Raymond Pak Kwan , Landorf, Chris , Chan, Yi-Lo Bonnie , Zhao, Xiaoxin , Yin, Max, Lamb, Timothy , Guan, Toni Jingwen and Roberts, Jonathan (2017). Recording Peel Island. A digital and historical documentation. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.361

Recording Peel Island. A digital and historical documentation

2017

Other Outputs

Recording the former penal settlement of St Helena Island. A digital and historical documentation

Greenop, Kelly, Marijuan-Rodriguez, Carlota, Darr, Jonus, Barton, Justin, Roberts, Jonathan, Cuffe, Lachlan, Godfrey, Ben and Evangelista, Sean (2017). Recording the former penal settlement of St Helena Island. A digital and historical documentation. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.364

Recording the former penal settlement of St Helena Island. A digital and historical documentation

2017

Journal Article

Understanding housing precarity: more than access to a shelter, housing is essential for a decent life

Greenop, Kelly (2017). Understanding housing precarity: more than access to a shelter, housing is essential for a decent life. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought, 7 (4), 489-495. doi: 10.1080/23269995.2017.1393788

Understanding housing precarity: more than access to a shelter, housing is essential for a decent life

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Mobile 3D Artefact Digitisation Lab (ARC LIEF administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    A Gamified 3D Cultural Heritage Platform for Archaeology and Architecture (ARC Discovery Project administered by UniSA)
    University of South Australia
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2017
    Digital cultural heritage: FUTURE VISIONS conference
    Ian Potter Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Housing for Adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Health Challenges: Assessing the Mantle Apartments Model
    Wesley Mission Brisbane
    Open grant
  • 2015
    From prototype to practice: applying 3-dimensional laser scanning to the built environment
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Intercultural architectural and material culture heritage and conservation in Moreton Bay
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Kuku Yalanji home places: tracking the attachment of urban Aboriginal people to their traditional lands
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Enhancing Analytic Social Science withComputing Capacity & an E-Archive for Aboriginal Environments Research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Overcrowding for Indigenous households in non-remote areas
    Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Housing - Housing Assistance and Homelessness Prevention
    Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Kelly Greenop is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Representing Cultural Routes with Digital Technology: The Sino- Korean Tribute Routes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Catherine Keys

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Historical-ethnographic approaches to Participatory Design in Australian indigenous architecture

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Ms Carroll Go-Sam, Associate Professor Sally Babidge

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Talanoa of Two Universities: Spatial Belonging of Moana Oceania students at the University of Queensland and the University of Auckland. A Trans-Tasman Case Study.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Ms Carroll Go-Sam

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Preserving Cultural Heritage of Refugee Communities for Inclusive and Cohesive Communities: A Case Study of Syrian Refugees in Al-Balad, Amman¿s Historic Centre

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Susan Holden

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Kelly Greenop directly for media enquiries about:

  • 3D laser scanning
  • community architecture
  • digital cultural heritage
  • domestic practices
  • heritage studies
  • housing policy
  • Indigenous architecture
  • place attachment
  • post occupancy evaluation
  • social housing
  • suburban culture
  • suburban histories
  • urban anthropology

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