Dr Andrea Jia

Biography

Andrea Jia is educated at University of Hong Kong in Department of Architecture, Department of Real Estate and Construction, and St. John's College. Her teaching portfolio has included project safety management, project delivery systems (procurement systems), research methodologies, design studio, professional practice etc. Her research is approached from an institutional logics perspective on the organising structures, processes and cultures in the AEC industry.

Andrea's empirical research evolves in three themes. One is concerned with the broader domain of construction safety management, including safety as integral attribute of the procurement system, integration of safety and productivity through innovation, safety-in-design (or, design-for-safety / prevention-through-design), project learning and capability development, workforce inclusivity and wellbeing. Another theme is concerned with climatic heat stress on construction site. This included scientific research based on human thermal regulation models, ethnographic research into heat stress management practices on site, and institutional analysis on the management systems, stakeholders and industry contexts of construction projects. A third theme is architecture practice, focused on the survival and transformation of professional logics in architecture firms in market and societal contexts. She is open to inquiries from Masters and PhD candidates interested in these areas.

Underlining her teaching and research is a continuing quest in professional education. She has a keen interest in students, in understanding their diversity and individualities, and in creating fun for their learning and development. The purpose is to plant a seed of intelligence and capabilities with enjoyment of work and life, in the hope that they will become leaders of empathy and compassion in a competitive industry.

Featured projects

• Google Scholar profile
• ResearchGate profile
• ORCiD