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    Assembling Architecture
    Dovey, K ; Frichot, H ; Loo, S (EDINBURGH UNIV PRESS, 2013)
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    Informalising Architecture: The Challenge of Informal Settlements
    Dovey, KG ; Mosley, J ; Sara, R (Wiley - John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
    Abstract Transgression is often driven by the power to exercise choice and consciously cross the line. As Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Melbourne, explains, informal settlements, which have grown up globally out of immediate need for shelter and community, and are legally precarious, transgress established codes of ‘land tenure, urban planning, design and construction’. Their condition requires transgression, even if they are subversion through necessity rather than by design. So what is architecture's future role in informal settlements? And what can be learnt from this more ad hoc and incremental model of urban design?
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    A field test to demonstrate the benefit of cool roof paints in a temperate climate
    JENSEN, C ; Hes, D ; Aye, L ; Schnabel, MA (The Architectural Science Association, 2013)
    This volume contains the refereed papers of the 47th International Architectural Science Association Conference 2013, held at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, They provide a snapshot of current cutting ...
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    Cool Melbourne: Towards a sustainable and resilient zero carbon city in a hotter world
    WISEMAN, J ; karoly, D ; SHEKO, A ; whitzman, C ; gleeson, B ; sheko, A (Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI), 2014)