DrMd Mizanur Rashid

Research Profile

Dr Mizanur Rashid’s research is interdisciplinary, integrating architectural history, digital heritage and heritage management, computational design, and the application of augmented and virtual reality to architectural theory and design. He has authored more than 50 publications, including journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, and has secured a range of national and international research grants, including two Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Program grants, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) grant, Deakin University internal funding, and competitive research grants from the Government of Malaysia.

His current research investigates the reconstruction and interpretation of lost heritage through augmented and virtual reality, bringing together architectural history, heritage studies, intelligent systems, and design research. His approach examines buildings both synchronically and diachronically, considering their histories before construction, their subsequent transformations, and their cultural and social impacts after loss. He conceptualises this broader trajectory as the “architectural narrative” of a building, viewing architecture as an evolving cultural organism shaped by historical layering, technological change, political and religious influences, and processes of hybridisation.

His research also critically examines conventional notions of historical authenticity, advocating greater attention to historical narratives alongside material and documentary evidence. Over the past decade, his research and teaching have explored the relationship between architectural production and changing technological paradigms, ideological perspectives, social beliefs, and artistic practices.

Key Knowledge Areas: Architectural Design; History of Architecture; Digital Heritage; 4D Capturing of Design Narratives; Computational and Digital Design; Tradition and Sustainability; Augmented and Virtual Reality.