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Dr Man ( Michael ) Mak

Work Phone (02) 4921 7450
Fax (02) 4921 6913
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Position Senior Lecturer
School of Architecture and Built Environment
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office A115, Architecture

Biography

Dr. Michael Mak is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia. He has been teaching in architecture, building, construction and property courses in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Michael is also a Visiting Lecturer with the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, City University of Hong Kong. He is a pioneer in developing and teaching a course on scientific Feng Shui in the Master of Science programme.

Michael is the co-founder of the International Conference on Scientific Feng Shui and Built Environment, and the Chair of the Technical Committee of the Conference since 2005. Recently in 2013, Michael is the founding editor of the Academic Journal of Feng Shui ( www.AJoFengShui.co.nf), which is a peer-reviewed open-access online journal that publishes original research articles in all aspects of Feng Shui. Michael’s PhD focused on the application of Feng Shui knowledge to building design and the built environment using artificial intelligent technique – knowledge-based expert systems approach. He is a leading author in scientific Feng Shui domain, including, Scientific Feng Shui: Application of Feng Shui Knowledge to Preliminary Building Design Evaluation Using Knowledge-Based Expert Systems Approach (Mak, 2009), Research in Scientific Feng Shui and the Built Environment (Mak & So (Eds), 2009) and Scientific Feng Shui for the Built Environment: Fundamentals and Case Studies (Mak & So, 2011).

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Newcastle, 2004
  • Master of Project Management, University of New South Wales
  • Associate in Building Technology and Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic
  • Diploma of Architecture Study, Hong Kong Polytechnic
  • Diploma of Management Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic

Research

Research keywords

  • Feng Shui
  • Sustainability

Research expertise

  • Feng Shui and the built environment
  • Building and property economics
  • Expert systems and decision support systems
  • Knowledge management and knowledge transfer
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Cultural management
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Sustainability

Collaboration

Michael’s research interests are focused on Chinese philosophy, Chinese culture and scientific Feng Shui applications to the built environment, particularly in knowledge management representation, artificial intelligent applications, knowledge-based expert systems, computer modeling; applications to sustainable design, urban development, architectural management, building evaluation and property market.

Languages

  • Chinese

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
120199 Architecture Not Elsewhere Classified 65
129999 Built Environment And Design Not Elsewhere Classified 30
140299 Applied Economics Not Elsewhere Classified 5

Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • Property Economics
  • Property Market Analysis

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