Staff Profiles

Teaching programmes and studios that Khoa has been involved with designing and developing are orientated to emphasise the process more than the final product. He sees architectural education as a development of professional character and attitude, where students are positioned by the teachings of architecture and are architects in the making.

It is obvious that the architectural profession has become more reliant on technology. All too often, we find our students of architecture losing reason and logic whilst opting for the visual impact of complex graphics. Khoa feels that the best technical tool he can provide a student is the ability to reason and address problems and effectively communicate the solution on a multitude of levels.

The acquisition of knowledge is only a portion in his mode of teaching. He believes teaching and learning is a collaborative exercise, involving much more than the transference of knowledge. It is an opportunity to facilitate an environment that fosters creativity, the engagement of critical thinking and to strive for innovation.

Key responsibilities include:

_Chair, Design Communication Stream

_Member, for A/IA Teaching & Learning Committee

_Supervisor, postgraduate thesis

_Coordinator, Urban Design Studio

_Coordinate, Postgraduate Research Preparation

_Coordinated, Annual Curtin A/IA Publication: "Document"

_Coordinated, Annual Department of A/IA Exhibition

_Moderator, offshore program for: Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology (LUCT), _Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Khoa’s research interest in residential architecture stems from his honours thesis and professional practice experiences. Khoa’s PhD research explores post-war residential architecture in HCMC, Vietnam.

1. PhD
Title of thesis: Contextually Sensitive Housing for HCMC
Areas of Architectural Discourse:

_The New Urbanism

_Traditional Architecture

_Unconventional Building Materials

_South East Asian Architecture

_Culture, identity and the Sense of Place in Architectural Discourse

_Thinking Architecture, Designing and Making Architecture

2. Learning & Teaching
Areas of Teaching Discourse:

_The Experiential Education: beyond the classroom: Integrating teaching, learning and assessment through the connection between domain knowledge base teachings with learning theories (ways people learn)

_REC [Research, Capture & Experience] Program: Undergraduate research study tours

_Holistic and Meaningful Learning”: An integrated learning methodology

_Design Thinking”: Creative production, knowledge absorption and activating innovation.

HASSELL

_review and critique

_Architecture + Interior Architecture 101/121

_Architecture + Interior Architecture 102/122

_Architecture & Culture 101/121

_Design Communications 101/121

_Architectural Techniques 202

_REC [research, experience & capture] Global Studios 

_REC Study Tour Programs:

Vietnam in 2005 - See also BEAD READ Article.

Malaysia in 2006.

China in 2007

Hong Kong 2009

_Architectural Design 401 – Urban Design

_Architectural Special Topics 501

_Arch. Dissertation Preparation 501

_Architectural Dissertation 599

• Coordinating, Annual Curtin A/IA Publication: “Document 13”.
• Coordinating, The Annual Department of A/IA End of Year Exhibition 2005, 2006 and 2007.

AIA (The Australian Institute of Architects);

ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council Asia);

ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations);

INTBAU (The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism);

APEX (The Asian Professional Exchange);

IDRC (The International Development Research Centre);

ANZAScA (Australian & New Zealand Architectural Science Association);

ASEANetwork (Association of South East Asian Nations Network);

IASA (International Association of Software Architects);

COS (Community of Science);

The Vietnam Studies Group - a Sub-Committee of the SE Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies.

Currently Nominated for the 2011 Australian Learning and Teaching Council [ALTC] Teaching Award

Australian Learning and Teaching Council [ALTC Awards] Citation Award: for developing unique and innovative approaches to support creative learning settings that enhance and enrich self-directed and independent learning within the discipline of archietcure and interior architecture. A national award which recognises Australia's leading university teachers.

Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Awards [EIT Awards]: for leadership of three-year to produce an exemplary learning and teaching resource entitled Point of Reference  for transitioning local and internation Architecture and Interior Architecture students.

Executive Dean's Award [Humanties]: team award for the successful execution of the Annual Divisional Postgraduate Exhibition, I Think I See

Executive Dean's Award [Humanities]: awarded for innivative design and development of the interactive CD-Rom digital portfolio concept.

Awarded a full PhD scholarship: awarded a full Architecture, Construction and Planning PhD scholarship from Curtin University.

Prize of Excellence: Office of Information and Communications, Department of Commerce and Trade, for a visionary design for the redevelopment of an existing site infrastructures of Imago Multimedia Centre.

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

• Do, K, and Siew, A. 2006. Research, Experience, Capture: A study tour of self-directed exploration. 15th Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, 01/02/2006. The University of Western Australia: The University of Western Australia.
• Do, K. 2006. The experiential education; beyond the classroom. Evaluations and Assessment Conference 2006: enhancing student learning, 30/11/2006. Curtin University of Technology: Curtin University of Technology.

Minor Creative Works

• Do, K. 2005. research, experience, capture. Western Australia: Curtin University of Technology.