Since graduating as an Architect from UNSW, I have combined the practice of Architecture with four broad areas of research:
Shanghai Corrugated Iron Heritage Asset Management Cultural Mapping
Shanghai
My interest in Shanghai stemmed from my residency there from 2003 to 2010, and a commission from Watermark Press to write the Shanghai Architecture Guide, published in 2007. On returning to Sydney in 2010, I furthered my research into Shanghai with a PhD at UNSW completed in 2015, entitled ‘Women in the modern city: 1930s Shanghai’.
| 2015 | Women in the modern city: 1930s Shanghai, PhD UNSW |
| 2014 | Historic Environment Vol26, No. 3 – Asian Cities, Shanghai – City of Multiple Viewpoints |
| 2013 | TAASA Journal Vol 22 No. 3 Sept 2013, Building Tall in Shanghai |
| 2011 | Australia China Friendship Society Newsletter – My Life in China, 2003-2009 |
| 2010 | INDesign, May 2010, Shanghai EXPO |
| 2010 | Australia China Connections magazine: Shanghai Restoration |
| 2009 | Docomomo Journal No. 41, Shanghai, Modernity and the YWCA |
| 2008 | NDesign, Lloyd’s Bank, Shanghai |
| 2007 | Shanghai Architecture, pub Watermark Press, 2007 Download paper |
| 2007 | Urbanland, May 2007 Shanghai’s Lilongs Download paper |
| 2007 | INDesign, Vol 30, June 2007 The Bund Shanghai-ed |
| 2007 | TAASA Journal Vol 16 No. 3 Sept 2007, City of Paradox: Shanghai Stories Download paper |
| 2003/09 | Numerous articles for Shanghai magazines; - That’s, Quo, Metrozine, Urbanatomy |
Corrugated Iron
My Master’s degree at the University of York, UK, in 1990, was on ‘Corrugated Iron’ – telling the story of its evolution on Britain and application in Australia. Since then I have researched many aspects of the material, including its early history in Australia, and options for conservation, repair and replacement.
My paper ‘Corrugated Iron – Options for Repair’ is available on the NSW Heritage Division website View more My thesis on Corrugated Iron is available at the National Library of Australia View more
| 2016 | Warr, Anne, ‘Corrugated Iron: Forming New Perceptions in the Australian Landscape’ Function and Fantasy. Iron Architecture in the Long Nineteenth Century eds Paul Dobraszcyk |
| 1995 | Steel Roofing and Traditional Roof Forms in Indonesia and Malaysia |
| 1993 | National Trust Quarterly Magazine, article on Corrugated iron |
Heritage Asset Management
As Heritage Manager in the Government Architect’s Office, NSW Public Works & Services, Anne was commissioned by the NSW Premier’s Department to prepare the Heritage Asset Management Guidelines for the Total Asset Management package being championed by NSW State Government. First published in 1992, these Guidelines were revised and re-issued in 1996.
Anne received three industry awards for the preparation of these guidelines:
| 1997 | NAWIC Innovation award (National Association of Women in Construction) |
| 1997 | Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Award |
| 1996 | Institution of Engineers Engineering Excellence Award |
Cultural Mapping
My interest in Cultural Mapping arose from work in Asia related to two Commonwealth Government Fellowships:
| 1996 | Australia-Indonesia Merdeka Fellowship |
| 1994 | Asia Fellowship |
Articles on Cultural Mapping include:
| 1999 | World Architecture Magazine, article on Cultural Mapping in special edition on Architectural Heritage and Conservation in Australia (translated into Mandarin) |
| 1999 | AHC InPlace Magazine, article on Cultural Mapping |
| 1995 | Ancient Cities in Transition: The Challenges for Conservation, AWPNUC, Hanoi |