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john.ting@canberra.edu.au
Dr. John Ting is an Australian architect, researcher and educator. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Canberra, and he has previously taught at the University of Melbourne and at RMIT University. His present research investigates the mobility of timber colonial buildings in nineteenth century Southeast Asia and Australia, and the history of architecture in Sarawak before 1963.
John's architectural practice experience has included commercial and residential projects in Australia and Malaysia. He has worked for firms in Melbourne, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as leading his own firm. He is currently consulting on heritage and conservation projects in Victoria, Australia and Sarawak, Malaysia.
Areas of teaching
- Built Environment Technology
- Professional Practice
- Design Studio
Topics of Supervisory Interest
- Colonial architecture and construction in Southeast Asia
- Vernacular and indigenous architecture
- Sustainability and construction
- Prefabrication of buildings
Research interests
- History of architecture in Southeast Asia
- Conservation and Heritage in Malaysia and Australia
- Vernacular architecture and migration
- Indigenisation in the built environment
- Prefabrication in construction and architecture
- Sustainability and construction
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Precarious power, forts and outstations : indigenisation, institutional architecture and settlement patterns in Sarawak, 1841-1917, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 8 Sep 2015
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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KCLP 2030: Kuching City Local Plan 2030 Conservation and Heritage Buildings
Ting, J. & Abercrombie, L.
3/08/20 → 1/12/21
Project: Research
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Colonial collaborations: the design, procurement and implementation of the 1957 KMC Flats in Kuching, Sarawak
1/06/20 → 1/02/21
Project: Other
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Vernacular Transformations
Memmott, P. & Ting, J., 2020, In: Fabrications: the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. 30, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Vernacular Prefabrication in the Colonial Context: The 1862 Bintulu Type Fort in Sarawak
Ting, J., 2019, Distance Looks Back: Proceedings of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. Jackson Wyatt, V., Leach, A. & Stickells, L. (eds.). Sydney: Society of Architectural Historians Australia New Zealand, Vol. 36. p. 375-387 13 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution
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The history of architecture in Sarawak before Malaysia
TING, J., 2018, Malaysia: Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects). 220 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Quotation: The 34th annual conference of SAHANZ
Hartoonian, G. & Ting, J., 2017, In: Fabrications. 27, 3, p. 422-424 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Permuliharaan dan Menaiktaraf Kubu Alice, Sri Aman, sebagai Muzium Warisan - Final Conservation Report (The Conservation of Fort Alice for adaptive reuse as a Heritage Museum in Sri Aman - Final Conservation Report)
Ting, J. H. S. & Boon, M., 2016, 1st ed. Kuching: Arkitek JFN Sdn Bhd. 871 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report