Published: Tuesday, 19 February, 2013
The AERC are pleased to announce that Dr Catherine Keys will commence her new appointment as a Post-doctoral Fellow of Research in early July 2013.
Cathy's research interests lay in three primary areas:
Vernacular architecture
Cathy is currently researching the sharing of architectural knowledge between Aboriginal people and European settlers in Australia at the time of early cross-cultural contact. This research is concerned with locating Indigenous architecture more centrally within existing architectural histories.
Well-being and architecture
In partnership with Professor Paul Memmott of the Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, Cathy is researching examples of architectural design that draw on and support culturally-specific beliefs and practices surrounding well-being.
Interstitial space
Cathy is also working on the nature of interstitial housing space and practices in Australia in collaboration with Associate Professor Wendy Steele, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies in the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT.