Dr Ning Gu is a Professor in Architecture at the University of South Australia. He is a Deputy Director of Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE). He has researched in the broad areas of Architectural Computing and Design Cognition, including topics such as Computational Design Analysis; Computer-supported Collaborative Design; Interactive and Virtual Environments; Building Information Modelling (BIM); Generative and Parametric Design Systems; Intercultural Design and Communication; and Protocol Studies on designers' behaviour and cognition.
Professor Ning Gu’s scholarly outputs have been documented in over 190 peer-reviewed publications. His research has been supported by competitive grants valued ... Read more
About me
Dr Ning Gu is a Professor in Architecture at the University of South Australia. He is a Deputy Director of Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE). He has researched in the broad areas of Architectural Computing and Design Cognition, including topics such as Computational Design Analysis; Computer-supported Collaborative Design; Interactive and Virtual Environments; Building Information Modelling (BIM); Generative and Parametric Design Systems; Intercultural Design and Communication; and Protocol Studies on designers' behaviour and cognition.
Professor Ning Gu’s scholarly outputs have been documented in over 190 peer-reviewed publications. His research has been supported by competitive grants valued at over 4 million Australian dollars, which include prestigious funding schemes such as the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects Grant; ARC Linkage Projects Grant; ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grant; Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Innovation and Development Grant; and Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grant.
Professor Gu is an Associate Editor for the international journal Architectural Science Review (ASR, Q1). He has also guest-edited/chaired/reviewed for major international journals/conferences in the field. He was a Visiting Scholar at MIT, Columbia University and Eindhoven University of Technology.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Sydney
Master of Design Science with Honours (Design Computing) The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Architecture Shenzen University
Current reseach project highlights include:
2022- 2025: Thomas, B.H., Gu, N. (Chief Investigator) and Cunningham, A., Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design, Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (ARC DP) Grant, AUD$455,000.
2018- 2022: London, K. and Gu, N. (Chief Investigator), Rethinking Housing: Network Analysis for Digital Collaboration, Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (ARC DP) Grant, AUD$443,188.
2022- 2025: Barrie, H., Soebarto, V., Faulkner, D., Gu, N. (Chief Investigator), Kroll, D., Crawford-Pope, L. and Di Lernia, N., Determining the Social Value of Extreme, Mixed-use Urban Developments, Partners: Uniting Communities Incorporated and Australian Institute of... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/02/2022 - 31/12/2024
Rethinking housing: actor network analysis for digital collaboration, ARC - Discovery Projects, 30/07/2018 - 29/07/2022
End-user Social Interactions within the UCity Building for Post-occupancy Evaluation, Uniting Communities, 01/11/2019 - 31/08/2020
Developing pedagogical solutions to linguistic and cultural barriers in design education supporting Asian architecture students, OLT-Grants - Innovation & Development, 01/08/2016 - 31/07/2018
Sharing the language of design: an Australian Korean partnership (AKF00624), Australia-Korea Foundation, 23/01/2017 - 31/12/2017
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Gu, N & Maher, ML 2014, Designing adaptive virtual worlds, Walter de Gruyter, Germany.
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Gu, N & Maher, ML 2014, Designing adaptive virtual worlds, Walter de Gruyter, Germany.
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Research
Current reseach project highlights include:
2022- 2025: Thomas, B.H., Gu, N. (Chief Investigator) and Cunningham, A., Parametric VR: An Interactive Virtual Reality System for Parametric Design, Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (ARC DP) Grant, AUD$455,000.
2018- 2022: London, K. and Gu, N. (Chief Investigator), Rethinking Housing: Network Analysis for Digital Collaboration, Australian Research Council Discovery Projects (ARC DP) Grant, AUD$443,188.
2022- 2025: Barrie, H., Soebarto, V., Faulkner, D., Gu, N. (Chief Investigator), Kroll, D., Crawford-Pope, L. and Di Lernia, N., Determining the Social Value of Extreme, Mixed-use Urban Developments, Partners: Uniting Communities Incorporated and Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Research Council Linkage Projects (ARC LP) Grant, AUD$287,994.
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aalto University | FINLAND |
Avondale College | AUSTRALIA |
Avondale College of Higher Education | AUSTRALIA |
Chinese University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
Federal University of Technology | NIGERIA |
George Mason University | UNITED STATES |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Hanyang University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
International University of Sarajevo | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
Kyung-hee University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
MassBespoke | UNITED KINGDOM |
Namseoul University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
National Cheng Kung University | TAIWAN |
Nexus Point Solutions | AUSTRALIA |
Northeast Forestry University | CHINA |
Office for Design and Architecture South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Rangsit University | THAILAND |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Swinburne University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
Technion Israel Institute of Technology | ISRAEL |
Tianjin University | CHINA |
TOBB University of Economics and Technology | TURKEY |
Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Campinas | BRAZIL |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNITED STATES |
University Of Sarajevo | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology | IRAQ |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Woods Bagot | UNITED KINGDOM |
Xi'an Jiaotong University | CHINA |
Yuan Ze University | TAIWAN |
External engagement & recognition
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ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2022 |
Associate EditorArchitectural Science Review, Taylor & Francis |
2022 |
Journal Special Issue EditorBuildings |
2022 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2021 |
Associate EditorArchitectural Science Review, Taylor & Francis |
2021 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2020 |
Associate EditorArchitectural Science Review, Taylor & Francis |
2020 |
Guest ProfessorTianjin University, China |
2020 |
Journal Special Issue EditorArchitectural Science Review |
2020 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2019 |
Associate EditorArchitectural Science Review, Taylor & Francis |
2019 |
Guest ProfessorTianjin University, China |
2019 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2018 |
Grant AssessorNational Science Centre, Poland |
2018 |
Grant AssessorIrish Research Council, Ireland |
2018 |
Guest ProfessorTianjin University, China |
2018 |
Keynote SpeakerThe 2nd Annual Computational Design Conference, University of New South Wales |
2018 |
SecretaryThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia |
2018 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
SecretaryThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia |
2017 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2016 |
SecretaryThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia |
2016 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2015 |
Journal Special Issue EditorArchitectural Science Review |
2015 |
Journal Special Issue EditorInternational Journal of Architectural Computing |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerCultural DNA Workshop, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea |
2015 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2014 |
Board of Directors MemberInternational Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering |
2014 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
Board of Directors MemberInternational Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering |
2013 |
Keynote SpeakerJoint Conference of Design Quality in a Digital and Integrated Age, State University of Campinas |
2013 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2012 |
Board of Directors MemberInternational Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering |
2012 |
Emerging Research LeaderThe University of Newcastle |
2012 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2011 |
Board of Directors MemberInternational Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering |
2011 |
Journal Special Issue EditorAutomation in Construction |
2011 |
ARC Grants AssessorAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2010 |
Board of Directors MemberInternational Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
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Augmented reality (AR) visualisation of building information modelling (BMI) for improved productivity of building performance | Current |
Automated space planning using social data mining | Current |
Data-driven building design solutions for reducing construction and demolition waste | Current |
Demonstrative design: Understanding the role of creative desire and the interpretive potential (hermeneutics) of architecture in the creation of authoritative and engaging experiences | Current |
Design for emotional wellbeing using virtual/mixed reality: Exploring the cross-cultural dynamics that affect the planning, aesthetics and final design layout of living spaces in the homes of multicultural Australians. | Current |
Development of a lean-value integrated framework for construction waste minimisation at the building design stage | Current |
Methodological framework for Design out C&DW during project phase | Current |
Modeling socio-ecological development of urban green space for sustainable urban development | Current |
The pedagogical application and innovation of translation strategy in teaching advanced Chinese | Current |
The prospect of integrating industry-4.0 technologies in construction and demolition (C&D) water management in Australia | Current |
The social value of mixed-use urban developments: how building design impacts user behaviours, perceptions of placemaking, community and well-being | Current |
Transforming to an age friendly world: models of co-design for creating age-friendly public green spaces in urban neighbourhoods | Current |
Spatial and spatio-functional patterns: a syntactical study of four typical historic Chinese towns | Completed |
The impact of urban density and design on social sustainability: measuring spatial configuration of a neighbourhood through a computational approach | Completed |