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Experience
2002 - Professor
Dept.
of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
2003-2006 Visiting Professor of Architecture and Design
Computing
University of Sydney
2002-2003 University Teaching Fellow awarded for Teaching
Excellence
University
of Hong Kong
2002 Visiting
Professor
University
of Eindhoven
2002 Technical
Advisor
University
of Indonesia
2000 Anthony
Mason Fellow,
University
of New South Wales
1999-2002 Dean
Faculty
of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
1998 Visiting
Scholar
University
of Sydney
1995-2002 Associate Professor
Dept.
of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
1993-1995 Lecturer
Dept.
of Architecture, University of Hong Kong
1994-1997 Visiting Lecturer
Hong
Kong Polytechnic University
1993 Visiting
Lecturer
Graduate
School of Design, Harvard University
1991 Visiting
Lecturer
Regent
Center for Architectural Studies, Kansas
1987, 1992 Visiting Critic
Graduate
School of Design, Harvard University
1983-1985 Visiting Instructor
University
of California, Los Angeles
1982-1984 Instructor
University
of California, Los Angeles, Extension
1982-1985 Visiting Lecturer
Southern
California Institute of Architecture
1989- Consultant
The
Coxe Group, Seattle, Washington
1989-1993 Strategic Management Consulting
Hopkinton,
New Hampshire
1986-1989 Suter + Suter
Alexandria,
Virginia.
1981-1986 The Computer-Aided Design Group
Marina
del Rey, California
1979-1980 Dalgliesh Lindsay Group
Gaberone,
Botswana
1977-1978 Spence Robinson Architects Engineers Hong Kong
Recent Publications
Selected Recent Books and Papers
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Brenda Yip, Steve Rowlinson, Thomas Kvan and Helen Lingard (2005), Job burnout within Hong Kong construction industry: a cultural perspective, 2005 CIB W92/T23/W107 International Symposium on Procurement Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, CIB, pp. 383-391
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Thomas Kvan and Song Gao (2004), Problem framing in multiple settings, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4, pp. 443-460-
Marc Aurel Schnabel, Thomas Kvan , Steve K. S. Kuan and Wei Dong Li (2004), 3D Crossover: exploring objets digitalisé, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4, pp. 475-490
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Thomas Kvan and Yunyan Jia (2005), Student's learning styles and their correlation with performance in architectural design studio, Design Studies, 26: 1, pp. 19-34
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Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan and Ka Sing Yu (2004), Morphologies in a high density Asian city: morphologies of a three dimensional shopping street, in P. Yang (ed) Great Asian Streets Symposium 2004, Singapore, National University of Singapore-
Song Gao and Thomas Kvan (2004), An analysis of problem framing in multiple settings. in Design Computing and Cognition '04, J. S. Gero (ed), Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 117-134 -
Steve Rowlinson, Thomas Kvan, Procurement in Architect's Handbook of Construction Project Management, M. Murray and D. Langford (eds). RIBA, London, 2004, pp. 141-157
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Thomas Kvan Computers and Architecture (pp 287-289); Hong Kong, China (pp 639-643); Hong Kong International Airport (pp 643-645), in Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture Routledge, 2004
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Song Gao and Thomas Kvan, An analysis of problem framing in multiple settings, in Design Computing and Cognition’04, J. S. Gero (ed), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 2004
- Brenda Yip, Steve Rowlinson, Thomas Kvan and Helen Lingard (2005), Job burnout within Hong Kong construction industry: a cultural perspective, 2005 CIB W92/T23/W107 International Symposium on Procurement Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada, CIB, pp. 383-391
- Thomas Kvan and Song Gao (2004), Problem framing in multiple settings, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4, pp. 443-460
- Marc Aurel Schnabel, Thomas Kvan , Steve K. S. Kuan and Wei Dong Li (2004), 3D Crossover: exploring objets digitalisé, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4, pp. 475-490
- Bharat Dave and Thomas Kvan (2004), Editorial, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4, pp. 427-428
- Thomas Kvan and Yunyan Jia (2005), Student's learning styles and their correlation with performance in architectural design studio, Design Studies, 26: 1, pp. 19-34
- Justyna Karakiewicz, Thomas Kvan and Ka Sing Yu (2004), Morphologies in a high density Asian city: morphologies of a three dimensional shopping street, in P. Yang (ed) Great Asian Streets Symposium 2004, Singapore, National University of Singapore,
- Thomas Kvan (2004), The dual heritage of CAAD research, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2: 1, pp. 12-17
- Marc Aurel Schnabel and Thomas Kvan (2004), 3D Crossover, in B. Rüdiger, B. Tournay and H. Ørbaek (eds), eCAADe 22, Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, pp. 304-311
- Thomas Kvan and Hartmut Seichter (2004), Tangible interfaces in design computing, in B. Rüdiger, B. Tournay and H. Ørbaek (eds), eCAADe 22, Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, pp. 159-166
- Thomas Kvan and Song Gao (2004), Frames, knowledge and media: An investigative study of frame systems within computer and paper supported collaborative design process, in B. Rüdiger, B. Tournay and H. Ørbaek (eds), eCAADe 22, Copenhagen, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, pp. 410-417
- Thomas Kvan (2004), Modes of representation, Architectural Review Australia: AR090, pp. 82-83
- Thomas Kvan, Earl Mark, Rivka Oxman and Bob Martens (2004), Ditching the Dinosaur: Redefining the Role of Digital Media in Education, International Journal of Design Computing, 7 http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/kcdc/journal/
- Thomas Kvan and Song Gao (2004), Problem framing in multiple settings, in J.-W. Choi and H. S. Lee (eds), CAADRIA 2004, Seoul, Yonsei University Press, pp. 453-466
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Marc Aurel Schnabel, Thomas Kvan, Spatial Understanding in Immersive Virtual Environments, International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), MultiScience, 1:4 2003
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Mao-lin Chiu, Jin-Yeu Tsou, Thomas Kvan, Mitsuo Morozumi, Tay-sheng Jeng (editors), Digital Design: Research and Practice Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003, 464 pages
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Thomas Kvan, Ruffina Thilakaratne, Models in the design conversation: architecture vs engineering, Design + Research, Second International Conference of the Association of architecture Schools of Australasia, Melbourne, 28-30 September, 2003 http://www.arbld.unimelb.edu.au/events/conferences/aasa/maintenance/resources/5/ruffina.pdf
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Thomas Kvan, Ruffina Thilakaratne, The Role of Accreditation, Building the Link: Integrating Teaching with Research and Practice in the Built Environment, Oxford, 2003
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Wilson Wong, Thomas Kvan, Agent support for monitoring collaborative design knowledge, Digital Design, Proceedings of eCAADe 2003, Graz, pp75-82
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Thomas Kvan, John T. H. Wong, Alonso H. Vera, The Contribution of Structural Activities to Successful Design, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 16:2/3, 122-126, 2003
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Thomas Kvan, Revelation through re-presentation, Keynote speech, eCAADe Conference, Technical University of Warsaw, 2003
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Thomas Kvan, Learning Through Structural Activity In Collaborative Computer Aided Design, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design in Asia, CAADRIA2002, pp355-360
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Ian Gibson, Thomas Kvan, The Use of Rapid Prototyping for Architectural Concept Modelling SME Technical Paper PE02-222, The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Michigan, USA, 2002
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Marc Aurel Schnabel, Thomas Kvan, Interaction in virtual building space, Distributing Knowledge in Buildings, Proceedings of the CIB W78 Conference 2002, K Agger, P Christiansson & R Howard, editors, Aarhus (Denmark) 12-14 June 2002, Vol 2, pp91-98
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Marc Aurel Schnabel, Thomas Kvan, Design, Communication & Collaboration in Immersive Virtual Environments, International Journal of Design Computing, 4, 2002 Special Issue on Designing Virtual Worlds
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Ian Gibson, Thomas Kvan, Wai Ming Ling, Rapid Prototyping of Architectural Models, Journal of Rapid Prototyping, 8:2, 91-99 2002
Case
studies
Consulting
reports
- Thomas Kvan, A Database
for Classifying and Retrieving Antiquities Records: System Design
and Implementation, Antiquities and Monuments Office, Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch, Culture Division,
Hong Kong, 1999
Research
Interests include
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Professional processes and management
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Professional implications
of computer applications
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Collaborative design tools
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Educational uses of computing
- I am Associate Editor for the International
Journal of Design Computing and am interested in proposals
for papers on computing and design education
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Facility management : including
the use of computers -- I have recently guest-edited a special
issue of Automation
in Construction (volume 9, issue 2) on Facility Management
and have two more underway.
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Rapid Prototyping: I have
guest edited (with Branko Kolarevic) a special issue of Automation
in Construction on Rapid Prototyping (volume 11, issue
3) and maintain a Webpage
of RP research.
Current Teaching and Supervision:
M Arch courses:
- M Arch year 1 Design Studio, in which we address urban design issues of high density cities. Current projects look at urban morphologies
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The Computer in Architecture: a review of current professional applications and interests
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Management and Design: investigating issues of management and the digital world.
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The
Virtual Design Studio in which graduate students work
on collaborative design projects with students in other parts
of the world, using the Internet and the Web to collaborate.
We have published critical reviews of this work in our book Virtual
Design Studio as well as being documented in some of my
papers above.
Examples from
these classes are available online and can be accessed through
the class projects
homepage.
Research
students:
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Currently supervising research students (M Sc M Phil and PhD) in design and construction management, virtual reality, digital design tools and design processes
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Examined students from universities in Hong Kong and worldwide
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Successful completions in
field of digital design, cognitive science, design education and
design management
Professional
Activities
CAADRIA
I was Founding President of CAADRIA,
the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Asia
which held its first
conference at the University of Hong Kong in April 1996. The second
conference was held in April 1997 at the National Chiao Tung
University, Hsinchu, Taiwan and the third
conference in April 1998 in Osaka. The 1999 conference was
held in Shanghai (Tong Ji University), the year 2000 conference
was in Singapore,
2001 in Sydney,
2002 in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, 2003 in Thailand, 2004 in Seoul and 2005 in Delhi. Look at the CAADRIA homepage for other conferences, details, proceedings and other links of interest.
CAADFutures
Foundation
CAAD Futures was set up under Dutch law in 1985 with the purpose of promoting, through international conferences and publications, the advancement of Computer Aided Architectural Design in the service of those concerned with the quality of the built environment. I am currently a member of the Board
eCAADe
Council
member of eCAADe
IFMA
A past president of the Hong Kong Chapter of the International Facility
Management Association, and recently left the IFMA Board of Directors in Houston after a two year term.
CIB
Served on the Board of Directors of CIB, the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction for the period 2002-2004.
Selected
Recent and Current Appointments
University
and academic
- Fellow, Cognitive Science
Centre, University of Hong Kong
- Management Committee, Centre
for Construct IT, Hong Kong
- Board of Advisors, Centre
for Asian Business Cases, School of Business, University of
Hong Kong
- Member, Working Group on
Strategic Planning, University of Hong Kong
Editorial
Boards
Recent Guest
Editorship
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Bharat Dave and Thomas Kvan (2004), From interaction to generation: supporting creativity in design, International Journal of Architectural Computing, 2:4
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Thomas Kvan (2000), Special
issue on Facility Management, Automation in Construction,
9:2
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Thomas Kvan, Yu-Tung Liu,
Tsuyoshi Sasada, Jingwen Gu, (2001), CAADRIA, Automation
in Construction, 10:3
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Thomas Kvan, Branko Kolarevic
(2002), Rapid Prototyping and Its Application in Architectural
Design, Automation in Construction, 11:3
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